Position:
Diving Safety Officer at American Museum of Natural History, Founder, President, Director at Ocean Opportunity, Proprietor at Lombardi Undersea (Self-employed)
Location:
Providence, Rhode Island Area
Work:
American Museum of Natural History
since 2009
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Diving Safety Officer
Ocean Opportunity
since Jan 2003
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Founder, President, Director
Lombardi Undersea
since Jan 1998
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Proprietor
University of Rhode Island
May 2011 - Jun 2012
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interim Diving Safety Officer
NOAA's Caribbean Marine Research Center
Nov 2004 - Oct 2005
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Diving Safety Officer
Education:
University of New Hampshire 1997 - 2000
BSc, Marine Biology
Seekonk High School 1993 - 1997
High School
Skills:
mixed-gas CCR ops, SSA ops, Technical Writing, Program Development, Research, Science, Editing, Non-profits, Project Management, Program Management, Diving, Scuba Diving, Master Scuba Diver, Management, Data Analysis, Fundraising, Ecology, Strategic Planning, Proposal Writing, Conservation Issues, Public Speaking, Teaching, Grant Writing
Honor & Awards:
Awards & Honors
2012. National Geographic Society/Waitt Grants Grantee
2011. 'A New Life' recognized in Top 5 Earth Mystery Blogs
2011. OCEAN Magazine's Spring 2011 Writing Contest Winner
2010. National Geographic Society/Waitt Grants Grantee
2009. 2nd Place | Environment & Science Journalism Rhode Island Press Association Awards
2008. Featured on WHOI Sea Grant Marine Careers
2007. Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition
2007. '40 Under Forty' in Providence, RI - award through the Providence Business News
2007&2005. RI Foundation Leadership Development Grant
2005. NOAA/NURP Program Development Award
2004. Sea Technology Magazine - featured in Dec. cover photo
2003. Recognized in Providence Monthly's 'Top 20 to Watch’
2003. RI HRIC Grant
2003. WPGRI Training Grant
2000. David W. Drew Scholarship for undergraduate research