Situations Sought Listing (most recent update January 2012)

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Name: Andrew Vincent

Date of Birth: 15/10/1991

Experience: Muskellunge Hatchery Volunteer Assistant, Sept to Dec 2011, Fleming College, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.

Ontario Parks Maintenance, June to Sept (summers 2009/2011), Oastler Lake Provincial Park, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.

Ontario Parks Ranger, June to Sept 2008, Massauga Provincial Park, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.

Pet Valu Sales Associate, June to Aug 2006, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.

Post Sought: Summer job, May to Sept 2012.

Current Position: Student (graduate in May).

Qualifications: Summary of key skills:

Technical skills : experience within a standing water hatchery and basic knowledge of fish husbandry and population rehabilitation. Feeding (pellet and live feed). Siphon cleaning and water quality maintenance. Coded wire tagging with injection gun. Practice of writing day-to-day log book of hatchery events, in field species collection, identification, tagging, and population observation practices with trap nets, gill nets, seine nets and dip nets.

Technical report writing experience : in groups and individually.

Interpersonal skills : highly organised and time efficient inside a job environment, working in a team or as an individual. Ability to multi task and carry through tasks on a given deadline. Sensitive and considerate of others inside a working environment. Ability to communicate, both verbally and in written format.

Computer skills : experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Ability to use Internet Explorer and equals efficiently. Everyday use of E-mail and messaging exchange programs.

Certificates, Licenses and Awards : Electrofishing Certificate. Valid Ontario G Drivers License. Valid Heartsaver (A) CPR training (3 year validation) Expires 8 Oct 2014. Wildlife Tracking Certificate. Ontario Conservation Fishing Outdoors Card.

Address: 70 Cascade Street, P2A 1K5, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.

Telephone: 705-203-0842

Mobile: 705-203-0842

(Jan 2012)

Name: Ben Long

Date of Birth: 12/05/1997

Experience: Seeking work experience for the period Monday, 27 June to Friday, 8 July 2012. This position would also need to be confirmed by February 1st 2012.

Post Sought: Work experience placement.

Current Position: Student.

Qualifications: GSCE Student attending Beths Grammar School in Bexley, Kent.

Address: 150 The Drive, Bexley, Kent, DA5 3BX.

Telephone: 020 8298 9143

Mobile: 07771887489

(Jan 2012)

Name: Robin Gooda

Date of Birth: 20/02/1990

Experience:My passion for angling and interest in the natural environment and surrounding water bodies lead me to Sparsholt College where I have just finished studying a national diploma in sport fisheries management. This covers huge areas of learning subjects from marine aquaculture to wetland management. This has allowed me to participate in many different practical areas and gain experience in everything from electro fishing to re-instating chalk streams.
Due to the nature of jobs that I have undertaken I can work well as part of a team or on my own. I am hard working, motivated and enjoy a challenge.

Assistant fishery manager Suffolk Water Park

During my time at Suffolk Water Park I was responsible with the day to day running of the complex. This involved everything from working in the tackle shop to netting lakes, helping angling coaches teach children and being on call 24 hours a day. I learnt a lot about running a business as I often had to handle all the money and order stock weekly for the tackle shop.

General Estate Worker Lincolnshire-
I undertook many different job roles whilst working on the estate. One day I may have been corn carting and the next day I could have been cutting out dykes for the entry level stewardship scheme. A lot of evenings where spent pest controlling.

I undertook three weeks working on a fishery in the Cotswolds water park where I participated in general fishery management varying from swim building to fish stockings.

My second placement I was with a fishery consultant also in the Cotswold water park area. This work placement was extremely beneficial and I learnt vast amounts about improving habitats in and around water bodies. A lot of the placement involved surveying the fish populations using seine nets and electro fishing. This was to determine the biomass and more often than not would end up with the removal of fish due to the water body being over populated. Another main area of the work was the planting of many different species of flora. This included yellow flag iris and juncus to try and combat erosion of the banks.

Finally I travelled to the Argyll region in Scotland. Where I have undertook a three week work placement with Lakeland Smolt. My main area of work was on the brood stock units which involved selecting and stripping the mature males and females. This was an amazing experience and I learnt a lot about the aquaculture industry.

Voluntary work
My voluntary work has ranged from close season work parties with local angling clubs. To a trip to Liverpool, during which I spent a fortnight working on the largest sustainable house in Europe, whilst living in a tipi with 12 people spanning 6 nationalities. More recently I have spent 6 weeks working on a dressage yard which has involved many aspects of the equine industry from mucking out stables, learning to ride to getting horses ready for competitions and administering treatments to injured horses.

.Post Sought: Any.

Current Position: When needed on fishery, and with local tree surgeons.

Qualifications: Sparsholt College, Sparsholt, Hampshire National Diploma in Sport Fisheries Management DDD

Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham, Suffolk
9 GCSES s between A*- C

I have a level one angling coaching award.

I have undertaken a basic first aid course and also a two day health and safety course.

Address: 21 Banyard Close, Grange Farm, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 2FR.

Mobile: 07760239950

Name: Adrian dos Santos

Date of Birth: 20/11/1962

Experience: Have 6 years experience in tilapia fish farming, in cages,ponds and in raceways, from construction of ponds, raceways to making cages and construction of nets, from egg collection, fry collecting monitoring fish growths, monitoring water quality, installing water piping and electrical and doing repairs to pumps and piping, doing all recording of the day to day of the running of the fish farm, also helping the state run fish department on fish and feeds (Mozambique)Have also done machine maintenance,vehicle maintenance, I am multi-skilled and have a passion for fish farming as I believe it is the food of the future.

Post Sought: Any on a fish farm.

Current Position: Operations/maintenance worker.

Qualifications: Tilapia and hatchery management (Thailand - Nam Sai Farms). Fork lift truck license.

Address: 1 Taleworth Close, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9BD.

Mobile: 07774388370

Name: James Stewart Harman

Date of Birth: 19/06/1990

Experience: University Experience:
-Part of a 5 day project in Millport, Scotland carrying out a range of surveys from marine quantitative surveys to sediment surveys -Carried out Ecological surveys of the Freshwater Pearl Mussels in Mid Wales as part of Undergraduate Research Project -Took part in survey work aboard the Swansea University Research Vessel (RV) Noctiluca -Extensive study in the area of Ocean Acidification as part of final year Literature Review -Wide range of field work on the Gower Peninsula from Geological surveys to sediment analysis -Involved in Behavioural studies of Birds and Mammals in the Bristol Zoo and National Wetlands Centre Wales -Special interest in Aquaculture (Studied 'Diseases in Aquaculture' in final year) and Environmental Impact Analysis

Other Work Experience:
Royal Naval Reserve (January 2010 Present)
- Key Achievements:
+ Scored highly achieving Very Satisfactory Performance at Raleigh (End of Basic Training)
+ Bar manager for unit
+ Experience in public speaking having given multiple briefs to ships company on key events
+ Part of Ceremonial visit to Gavrelle, France
+ Made Killick of the mess (Class Leader) during Sea Sense Training Sea Cadet Instructor (February 2011 July 2011)
- As well as standing duties as an Instructor:
+ Instruct New Entries and Juniors on Basic Naval Knowledge
+ Teach cadets basic Seamanship
+ Instruct older cadets in Navigation Marketing Assistant for TH-Marketing (7th July 11 present)
- Responsibilities include:
+ The set up and subsequent manning of marketing stands
+ Compiling marketing data electronically Restaurant Work
- Mas Pla Restarant (Summer 2008)
- Il Padrino Restaurant (October 2008)
Veterinary Surgery Work Experience (Summer 2006)

Post Sought: First role job within aquaculture industry.

Current Position: Unemployed graduate.

Qualifications: 2:2 BSc (Hons) Marine Biology, Level 1 First Aid qualified, 3 A levels, 2 AS levels, 11 IGCSEs.

Address: The Priory Granary, Lower Raydon, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 5QT.

Mobile: 07824712261

Telephone: 07824 712 261

Name: Dominic Harris

Date of Birth: 14/11/85

Experience: Worked in aquaculture for 8 years, worked with salmon, trout, grayling and shellfish, both in the UK and in mainland Europe. Worked on restocking and table farms. Also good hatchery experience. Comfortable with fish transportation, vaccinating, grading and all other day to day tasks.

Post Sought: A permanent, full time fish farm position.

Current Position: Stockworker at Leadmill Trout Farm (Feb - Nov)

Qualifications: HND Fish Reproduction/Fisheries Management (Barony College, 2006).

Address: 19 Fontburn, Amble, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 0BL

Mobile: 07812 381 881

Name: Nick Reeves

Date of Birth: 01/05/1964

Experience: 15 years experience owing and operating pond expert and landscaping construction business

Fishery Manager at Stustoke Reservoir, Assistant Manager Leominstead Trout Fishery, Trainee at Zeals Fish Farms, Practical experience in game keeping and river keeping..

Post Sought: To suit experience.

Current Position: Owner Pond Expert.

Qualifications: Higher National Diploma Fishery Studies, National Certificate in Gamekeeping, Waterkeeping and Fishery Management, all at Sparsholt, 1982 - 1983, 1995 - 1997.

Address: email to nicholasreeves64@btinternet.com

Telephone:01934 750043

Mobile: 07748351976

Name: Matt Drew

Date of Birth: 05/06/1987

Experience: 6 Oct 2009 to date: Operations Delivery, Environment Agency
Team Member
I am part of a close knit team working outside in all conditions and responding to incidents as and when they arise. These incidents can vary from large obstructions in the watercourse (fallen trees, dumped vehicles, fly tipping, dead animals, ect), which have to be removed safely and efficiently, to flooding and pollution incidents. I am used to working in deep and fast flowing water in dry suits and waders, using power tools in and around the water, including chainsaws. It also involves responding to flooding and pollution incidents and dealing with them, sometimes at night or in adverse weather. I have also been on 24 hour standby when needed. This job has involved working around and with heavy plant such as tractors and 360 excavators, and using heavy lifting and winching equipment.

Ongoing: Berkshire 4x4 / Berkshire Corporate Events
Instructing and training members of other organisations in the correct method of driving 4 wheel drive vehicles off road in all conditions. This included self recovery and use of different vehicles in an off road environment. This also entailed some aspects of vehicle maintenance. I also provided support on company corporate events using quad bikes, motocross motorcycles and other off road vehicles. I have learnt how to encourage people to succeed as part of this job and how to prepare people for a difficult challenge.

Part Time: Hungerford Town and Manor Fishery:
This was a work placement to expand my knowledge of fishery management techniques. During this I landscaped parts of the fishery, rebuilt bridges, removed debris from deep water and some minor tree cutting from the river. The main method of transport up and down the river was quad bike and trailer. I also escorted rods and anglers up and down the river and supported the full time river keeper in his duties. I worked closely with Robert Starr, the full time river keeper, to ensure the fishery is running smoothly, during all weather. This means working on my own a lot of the time, completing jobs with little or no help. It also means using power tools un-supervised and using common sense to ensure jobs are done safely.

11 Jun 2007-Sept 2007: ISS Waterers Landscape, Bagshot, Surrey:
Landscape Gardener
Working outside in all weather on large office blocks with outdoor gardens maintaining the grounds. This included the use of petrol strimmers, long handled hedge trimmers, small hedge trimmers, petrol push mowers and diesel ride-on lawn mowers. I worked as part of a team during the course of a 5-day week starting at 0530 until 1500, driving a 3.5 tonne van to and from sites and the depot. I enjoyed this summer job as it was outside and also learnt how to communicate with clients and act as part of a professional landscaping team.

Nov 2007-Dec 2007: Lower Itchen Fishery Ltd, Southampton, Hampshire:
Three Weeks Work Placement
This was a work placement to expand my knowledge of fishery management techniques. During these three weeks I took part in weed cutting, fringing, restocking fish and pest control.

Jun 2007-Jul 2007: Moore and Moore Carp Ltd, Swallowfield, Berkshire:
Three Weeks Work Placement
This was a work placement to expand my knowledge of fishery management techniques. During these three weeks I took part in netting, electro-fishing, and was shown how to handle fish correctly. I was also trained briefly in how to use most equipment used for fishery management.

Post Sought: Fishery Manager/Keeper or similar.

Current Position: Incident Response - Environment Agency.

Qualifications: 2006 2009: Sparsholt College, Sparsholt, Hampshire.
1998 2004: Reading Blue Coat School, Sonning-on-Thames, Berkshire.
1991 1998: Holme Grange School, Wokingham, Berkshire.
GCSE
(June 2003): English (B), English Literature (A), French (B), Mathematics (B), Geography (B), History (C), Design Technology (C), Double Science (BB), and Information Communication Technology (B).
A Level
(June 2004): English Literature (C), Design Technology (D), History (E), and Geography (C).
B.Sc Degree
(Sept 2006): Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Aquaculture and Fishery Management.

I have also completed a Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace. I hold a full UK driving licence and have no criminal convictions. I am an experienced driver and have driven vehicles up to 3.5 tonne MGW regularly both on and off road. I also hold B+E entitlement and am experienced in towing different sizes of trailers (including those containing live stock and vehicles), both behind work vehicles and my own Land Rovers. I also hold certificates and qualifications in the following areas:
Certificate of Oil Spill Competence from the Environment Agency NPTC City and Guilds Chainsaw - CS 30.1, 30.2, 31, 32, 48.
Lantra Awards Hedgetrimmer and Brushcutter Working Safely Institute of Occupational Health and Safety 95% Pass in Off Road Driving Skills Emergency First Aid at Work from St. John Ambulance Niton Training Hostile Situations from the Environment Agency Manual Handling Lantra Awards Sandbagging and Pumps Incident Response Working in and near Water and Water Rescue Spartan Rescue I have a lot of experience of working in deep water using dry suits and the use of PPE such as buoyancy aids / life jackets / helmets, ect. I am also experienced at using power tools such as chainsaws in the water. I am qualified at off road driving, working in water, basic first aid, health and safety, manual handling and trailer towing. Relevant certificates can be obtained if required.

Although not qualified, I have experience at driving tractors, forklifts, telehandlers, JCB 180 excavators, quad bikes and other farm and agricultural machinery. I also have skills and experience in fencing, tree felling and tree surgery, hedgelaying and hedging, vehicle maintenance, welding, working with animals ranging from fish to horses and cattle, and working in adverse weather, darkness and at abnormal hours. I have very good written and spoken english and a good understanding of how to approach and engage with people of all different types.

Address : Please email or call in first instance for privacy. CV available on request.

Telephone: 0774 016 2510

Mobile: 0774 016 2510

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