augustine porter

senior project officer, biodiversity offsets

About

I am an experienced scientist, passionate about applying robust research across the disciplines of pure ecology, monitoring, regulation, environmental offsets and environmental engineering. I have experience in marine mapping, science communication, estuary management, water quality, ecotoxicology, aquatic ecology and threatened species conservation.

Country

united states

City

san francisco

Industry

environmental services

Skill

biodiversity, environmental awareness, water quality, aquatic ecology, endangered species, conservation issues, environmental science, environmental education, environmental policy, ecology, environmental consulting, environmental impact assessment, field work, environmental compliance, policy analysis, wildlife, environmental management systems, climate change, remediation, gis, sustainable development, arcgis, sustainability, research, sampling, mitigation, fish, microsoft office, public speaking, data analysis, report writing, teaching, fisheries, statistics, r, multivariate statistics

Experience

senior project officer, biodiversity offsets

research associate

university of sydney

2018-9 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

project officer

nsw department of water and energy

2008-9 - 2009-6 · 10 mos

Managed data and information in a politically sensitive environment, keeping stakeholders updated, while maintaining confidentiality. - Actively fostered communication among compliance, scientific, legal and ministerial branches of state and federal governments. - Organised the investigation, prioritisation and appropriate actions for 119 legal, illegal and legal-but-harmful water diversion structures.

environmental technician - estuaries

nsw dept environment and climate change

2009-7 - 2012-7 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Estuarine Ecology, Hydrographic Modelling, Water Quality, Fish Sampling, Catchment Management

fisheries research technician

alaska department of fish and game

2007-4 - 2007-9 · 6 mos

Catch-Recapture, and radio telemetry studies of Sockeye and Chinook fisheries escapement from a remote field station on the Copper River, AK.

ecotoxicology technician

weston solutions, inc.

2006-8 - 2007-4 · 9 mos

Water quality monitoring, ecotoxicology, aquatic discharge assessment.

environmental technician - estuaries

office of environment and heritage (nsw)

2009-7 - 2012-7 · 3 yrs 1 mo

* Conducted water quality testing from fieldwork to lab analysis to reporting. * Co-authored Ecological studies designed to inform water quality policy at Lake Macquarie and Wyong Councils. (see Publications section) * Developed in-depth knowledge of the sampling regimes currently used to measure ecological health in estuaries across NSW.

co-founder, director, manager

green bike program

2003-1 - 2006-6 · 3 yrs 6 mos

The Green Bike Program is a student-run organization created to promote cycling, bike safety and sustainability at The Claremont Colleges and the surrounding community. This is done through the reuse of old bikes and parts along with the organization of cycling events. The Green Bike Program gives community members free access to bicycles, tools, repair lessons. The GBP was crafted by Pitzer students Joey Haber, Gus Porter, and Fritz Rice, with support from Pitzer Professor Al Wachtel and former Associate Dean of Student Affairs Chris Freeberg, with funding from Pitzer’s EcoCenter. The GBP began as an attempt to counter Los Angeles’ renowned car culture.

biodiversity conservation officer

office of environment and heritage (nsw)

2012-7 - 2014-2 · 1 yr 8 mos

Implemented NSW legislation on threatened species, biodiversity offsetting, Species Impact Statements, 7 Part Tests. - Built productive relationships with Manly, Warringah, Pittwater, Lane Cove and other Councils and stakeholders around contentious environmental issues. - Engaged stakeholders on the Biobanking / Biocertification framework and resolved technical issues with Biobank calculations.

phd candidate

university of sydney

2014-3 - 2018-8 · 4 yrs 6 mos

*  Framed, conceptualized and designed robust multi-faceted ecological studies focusing on ecological and social relevance and statistical methods. * Invented, validated, implemented and published new technique for high-resolution underwater 3D mapping. See sketchfab.com/augustine.porter * Developed in-depth knowledge on current coastal science, especially as related to marine infrastructure mapping, fish distribution and anthropogenic impacts. * Utilized a variety of statistical analyses including uni- and multivariate linear and additive modelling, R, ANOVA and Primer.