EMPLOYMENT

CURRENT POSITION:
10/09 – present  MARINE MAMMAL BIOLOGIST
                             US Navy SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific (SSC-PAC)
                            San Diego, CA

Marine mammal expert for the Navy's Natural Resources and Environmental Compliance
Branch of SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific. Primary job responsibility is to act as Navy
representative and liaison on a five-year, multi-faceted, collaborative marine mammal
Behavioral Response Studies (BRS) research project in the Southern California Bight.
Research is a continuation of previous controlled exposure experiments (CEEs) that
stems from the critical need to obtain information on behavioral responses of beaked
whales and other species sensitive to military sonar. Job duties are to ensure fleet
compliance with marine mammal legal obligations and the Navy's "at sea" policies;
manage, prepare and edit complex documents; organize and participate in special
environmental research and monitoring studies and public outreach efforts; develop
marine resources monitoring and mitigation measures; coordinate proposals with
agencies and the public; and develop solutions to resolve conflicts.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

04/08 – 09/09    MARINE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST - BIOLOGIST
                             Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific (NAVFAC PAC)
                            Pearl Harbor, HI

01/92 – present  LORI MAZZUCA PHOTOGRAPHY & RESEARCH PROJECT MNGR
                             Pacific Rim Projects: Marine Research – Education – Media
                            Kailua Kona, HI

07/97 – 04/08    MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH – PROJECT MANAGER
                             Marine Mammal Research Consultants, Inc.
                             Honolulu, HI

04/02 – 12/05    RESEARCH FISHERIES BIOLOGIST
                             NOAA Fisheries – Alaska Fisheries Science Center
                             National Marine Mammal Laboratory
                            Duty Stations: Kodiak, AK and Seward, AK

08/99 – 10/01    MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH – SHIPBOARD SURVEYS
                             NOAA Fisheries – National Marine Mammal Laboratory
                             Seattle, WA

04/01 – 07/01    U.S. NAVY SHIP-SHOCK TRIAL ANIMAL MITIGATION
                             New England Aquarium
                            Fernandina Beach, FL

07/00 – 12/00    GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
                             Univ. of Washington School of Ocean & Fishery Sciences
                            Seattle, WA

11/98 – 04/99    MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH OBSERVER– AERIAL SURVEYS
                             Georgia Department of Land and Natural Resources
                             Brunswick, GA

11/95 – 09/98    MARINE WILDLIFE NATURALIST AND CRUISE DIRECTOR
                             Hawai’i Wildlife Fund / Royal Hawaiian Cruises
                             Honolulu, HI and Lahaina, Maui, HI

08/93 – 10/98    GRADUATE RESEARCH AND TEACHING ASSISTANT
                             University of Hawaii, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
                             Honolulu, HI

 

2001     Master of Marine Affairs
              University of Washington

1986     Master of Arts – Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
              University of Northern Colorado

1984     Bachelor of Science – Rehabilitation and Related Human Services
              University of Northern Colorado

2006     American Red Cross Lifeguard Training
2006     CPR and First Aid for the Professional Rescuer
2006     Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
2006     Oxygen Administration
1997     PADI Medic First Aid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
1994     PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
1989     Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Santa Barbara City College
1988     Fighter I & II Certificates, Alan Hancock College Fire Academy