High School Management
Resume:
Amanda Nicole Swisher
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: January 8, 1987
Place of Birth/Citizenship: Orlando, FL/ USA
Sex: Female
RELEVENT COURSEWORK BACKGROUND IN BIOLOGY:
Principles of Biology I & II, Freshwater Biology, Biology of Algae, Genetics, Cell Biology, Ecology, Oceanography,
Marine Geology, Marine Biology, Marine Technical Methods, Marine Aquaculture, Coastal Zone Management, Shark
and Ray Biology, Tropical Plant Diversity, Advanced Scuba Diving, Biochemistry
RELEVENT COURSEWORK BACKGROUND IN ANCILLARY FIELDS:
Physics I & II, General Chemistry I & II, Organic Chemistry I & II, Engineering Calculus, Geology I & II (Dynamic
Earth & Earth Through Time)
MASTER COURSES:
Marine Ecology, Methods in Biological Oceanography, Aquaculture and the Environment, Food Webs in the Pelagic,
Selected Topics in Benthos Ecology, Assessment of Marine Resources, Marine Pollution, Data Processing,
Management of Marine Resources, Ecotoxicology, Marine Mammals, Fish Behavior, Endangered Species in the
Adriatic, Invertebrates Aquaculture, Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Environmental Modeling, Methods in
Scientific Work, Ecology of Early Development Stages of Fish, Echinoderms, (Biology, Ecology and Dynamics of
Cephalopods), Environmental Impact Assessment
EDUCATION
Winter Springs High School: Graduated in 2005
University of Alabama, USA: Graduated on December 12, 2009 with Bachelors in Science
Majors: Marine Science and Biology
University of Split, Croatia: Expected Graduation in June 2013 with Masters in Biology and Marine Ecology
Thesis in Process: Distribution and Biological Characteristics of spiny dogfish, Sqaulus acanthias, and small spotted
catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula in the Adriatic Sea.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
English
Spanish (4 years in high school).
Croatian
FIELD AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
June 2013, Will lead and organize a 10 day expedition in the Adriatic Sea using long lines to target the Species
Prionace glauca, and set with 3 GPS tags to analyze both vertical and horizontal migration habits, distribution and
other various data.
Summer of 2012, Worked at Big Blue Diving in Bol, Croatia as a Master Scuba Diver. Guided tourist on both
recreational and certifying dives. Pointed out notable species of the Adriatic during dives, and taught importance and
biological aspects of the seen species. Taught beginning diver discovery courses.
August 2009, Assisted with a night watch for turtle nests. Spotted turtle tracks coming from the ocean and covered
their nest with a protective wire. Dug up recently-hatched nests and assisted turtles, in need of help, back to the ocean.
May 2009, Teacher Assistant for Shark and Ray Biology. Assisted with setting up labs for dissections, helped students
understand shark biology, gill netting, long-lining and other various activities.
Summer 2008, Bimini Biological Field Station, Bahamas
Worked on a number of different shark projects. Performed various studies on bait manipulation, which required
cutting bait and setting the line. Set underwater cameras to observe how the sharks would take the bait. Worked
sharks up which included taking DNA, sexing, tagging, measuring, and taking other relevant data. Helped out with a
long-line study. Set five long-lines about a mile long, with a twenty-four hour soak time. Observed which bait was
taken, shark population numbers, which ones were re-caught, etc.. Attempted to identify the mangroves as a nursery
habitat for juvenile sharks, predominantly Lemon Sharks and Nurse Sharks. Helped construct observation towers
which were used to record any sharks that entered the nursery habitat. Learned to identify sharks by reading their
color code that had been placed on it earlier in the season. Kept a record of which sharks would be seen together
repeatedly, as part of a social behavior study.
Summer 2007 Ecuador, Bilsa Biological Field Station and Tiputini Felid Station/ Tropical Plant Diversity. Identified
and collected plant specimens throughout the Amazon.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Free diving, hydrophone, underwater camera work, Advanced Open Water SCUBA, Rescue Certified, tagging
REFERENCES
Dr. Bryan Franks
Lab Director of Bimini Biological Field Station
Bimini Biological Field Station
9300 SW 99 St
Miami FL 33176-2050
Dr. Enric Cortes,
National Marine Fisheries Service
SEFSC, Panama City Laboratory
3500 Delwood Beach Road
Panama City, FL 32408
John K. Carlson, Ph.D.
Research Fisheries Biologist
NOAA Fisheries Service
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
3500 Delwood Beach Rd.
Panama City, FL
850-***-**** ext. 221
Dr. William Driggers
NOAA Fisheries, Mississippi Laboratories
PO Drawer 1207
Pascagoula, MS 39567
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Michael Cooper
Cape Canaveral National Seashore, Titusville, FL
Biology technician
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Andrej Gajic
Global Research Officer Founder
Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina 70230
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