Matthew Schaffer
Marine Technician @ Shinkei
About
Getting an undergraduate degree in Oceanography while specializing in machine assembly and construction, I have spent the last 3+ years working with and deploying multiple ocean and fisheries related instruments across the world. In 2022 I interned aboard the E/V Nautilus helping with deck ops and deployment of the R.O.Vs Hercules and Atalanta as well as helping collect and categorize biological and geological samples from the ocean floor. During my undergrad from 2024-2026 under James Moum, I helped on the Chi-Pod system, building long term sensors to track turbulence and ocean mixing across the world, working on the calibrations and circuitry to ensure precise and accurate data for researchers over 1-2 year deployments. In 2025 I also interned at the Center for Coastal Ocean Mapping helping train and build their ASVs machine learning models to ensure safe navigation through ocean channels. Post graduation I now work at Shinkei Systems as a Marine Technician, helping build and deploying along side there new Poseidon robotic systems. While in the field it is my job to ensure the Poseidon robots stay active and serviceable while ensuring quality of fish before shipment to outside vendors.
United States
Astoria
Environmental Services
Equipment Installation, Hardware Installation, Mechanical Testing, Mechanical Engineering, Commercial Fishing, Electrical Wiring, Electronics Repair, Public Speaking, Lathe, On-board Diagnostics, Maintenance and Repair, Condition Based Maintenance, DNA Extraction, Data Modeling, Thermoforming, Equipment Maintenance, Geospatial Data, Plate Making, Troubleshooting, Core Measures
Experience
Marine Technician
Shinkei
El Segundo, CA
- Represent Shinkei professionally while serving as the primary technical operator aboard a commercial fishing vessel. - Partner closely with engineering teams to identify, document, and mitigate field issues. - Safely operate hand tools, power tools, and standard industrial manufacturing equipment. -Working alongside commercial fishermen and vessel crews, gathering operational feedback and communicating insights back to engineering teams - Build, repair, and maintain electrical harnessing and related components - Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, and operational issues in the field with limited support. - Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot Shinkei's robotic fish processing systems while deployed at sea. - Operating hand tools, power tools, and standard industrial manufacturing equipment
Assistant Laboratory Technician
Ocean Mixing Group
Corvallis, OR
Assembly of mechanical and electrical instrumentation components: - Painting and soldering - Disassembling and repairing instruments that return from sea Preparing various oceanography instruments for shipment: - Testing and calibrating pressure and temperature sensors - Assembling microchip boards - Assisting in redesign and implementation of marine instruments Driving Motor Pool vehicles between machine shops, to purchase lab supplies, to Newport, OR for testing, and as needed to Seattle, WA to deliver instrumentation
Summer Intern
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping / NOAA-UNH Joint Hydrographic Center
Durham, New Hampshire, United States
Photo acquisition and annotation of marine aids to navigation, vessels and other noteworthy objects related to safe navigation of vessels at sea for on board AI modules
Intern
Ocean Exploration Trust
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
● Sampling & processing of over 280 biological and geological samples ● Processed Niskin bottle samples to extract EDNA ● Deck hand for all 16 launches of both ship's ROVs (Atalanta and Hercules) ● Maintained repaired science equipment including Niskin bottles and basic ROV systems ● Prepped and Launched Expendable Bathythermographs (XBT) ● Through Ship-to-Shore interactions Co-Presented data and lectures to over 500 K-12 students ● Filled global data requests with onshore scientists ● Engaged in video capture of sea floor video ● Acted as the onboard social media contact point during missions
Education
Oregon State University
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
University of New Haven
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