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  • Operations manager, Skipper and marine biologist guide for Townsville Whale Watching (2015-present) 
- Running whale watching tours on a small 6.2m RIB in the Palm Islands, QLD. Skipper and marine biologist guide for tours but also managed the website, social media, customer relations, online booking system and advertising. Did multiple radio interviews with local radio stations and local newspaper and contributed photographs of whales to the local media. Worked with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority by reporting whale sightings and their locations. 

  • Skipper/Coxswain/Mate/Divemaster and w/ Kalinda, Patrol 2, E.T. and Catcher, run by Affordable Charters Group (Part time 2013-present, full time from March 2016 but available for contract work) 
-Research and dive charters to reefs and wrecks (SS Yongala) all over the GBR, including the far north around Cape York, Cooktown and lizard region, Cairns region, Townsville region and Whitsunday region. 
-Also includes maintenance and assisting in management of 22m liveaboard, 16m motor sailor, 13m tug boat with crane and two 6.3m RIBS as well as smaller aluminum hull vessels and RIBs. 

  • Scientific Diver, fish survey team, Living Oceans Foundation (2015)  
 
  • Skipper, James Cook University (March 2015- April 2015, March 2016- April 2016)
 
  • President JCU Dive Club (2013-2015)
-Restructured club framework to save committee members hours of work per week. Introduced and developed a new website, membership management system, newsletter system and payment system. Helped organize and run 8 trips, each with between 5 and 20 customers/divers. 

  • Deckhand and Divemaster on Adrenalin, run by Adrenalin Dive (2013-2014)
-Guided divers, assisted instructors, and fulfilled a deckhand role on trips to SS Yongala and Townsville region reefs. 

  • PADI Divemaster (2012-present)
-Guided dozens of trips to the Townsville region of the GBR, the SS Yongala and Whitsunday Islands. 
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  • Founder and manager of ChrisFixesIT.com and 'Boston PC Experts' (2007-2012)
- Comptia A+ certified computer/network technician
- IT Project Manager
- 27 core clients, primary client was (early on) a small biotech start-up (~30 employees) in Cambridge MA 


  • Volunteer Aquarist at New England Aquarium (2009-2011)
-Volunteered one day a week for two years to help maintain the cold water section of the New England Aquarium.
-Included plumbing and filtration maintenance, water quality monitoring and maintenance and husbandry

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