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ECOLOGIST
Professional Summary
Over 14 years of experience conducting ecological research in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. *Applied knowledge of ecosystem management, environmental planning, environmental impact assessment, restoration and mitigation, species at risk assessment and natural heritage system planning. *Project management experience including project conception and execution, and personnel management.
Skills

Experienced in environmental impact assessments, endangered species assessments, ecosystem management and environmental planning.

Expertise in aquatic (fish, amphibians, benthic-invertebrates, water quality) and terrestrial (vegetation and wildlife) field sampling techniques. 

Strong writing (peer-reviewed scientific publications) and oral communication skills.

Proficient in advanced statistical methods and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). 

Accomplishments
  • Certifications:.
Work History
Ecologist, 03/2008 to 09/2011
 Beacon Environmental – Markham, Canada, Ontario

Ecologist, 10/2006 to 04/2008
 GENIVAR Ontario Inc – Markham, Canada, Ontario
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
  • Planned and executed environmental impact studies/assessments that directly facilitated environmental compliance in over 20 infrastructure, development and quarry projects.
  • Undertook proposal writing, project scoping and budgeting, and application of relevant environmental legislation.
  • Designed and conducted field studies including amphibian surveys, fish and macro-invertebrate sampling, aquatic features assessments, species at risk assessments and habitat mapping.
  • Assessed impacts to terrestrial and aquatic natural heritage features and developed mitigation and restoration measures.
  • Liaised between various stakeholders including consultants, private developers and various municipal, provincial and federal agencies (project scoping, technical meetings, public consultation meetings, workshops).
  • Prepared technical reports and presented project findings on the firm's behalf at over 10 stakeholder meetings.
  • ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING Undertook strict monitoring that ensured ecological integrity and enhanced compliance with regulatory protocols.
  • Inspected ground and surface water levels for compliance with Permit to Take Water (Ministry of the Environment, Ontario, Canada) and other environmental/dewatering conditions of contracts for 10 infrastructure projects.
  • Monitored environmental resources (benthic invertebrate diversity, surface water levels, stream-flow, water quality) for over 20 infrastructure, development and quarry projects.
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS AND APPROVALS
  • Prepared robust documentation that enabled timely approval of regulatory permits Endangered Species Act Permit Application (Ministry of Natural Resources; Ontario, Canada).
  • Assessed potential impacts and developed mitigation measures for redside dace [C.
  • elongates] and butternut [J.
  • cinerea] in preparation of permit applications for infrastructure, development and quarry projects.
  • Permit to Take Water Application (PTTW, Ministry of the Environment; Ontario, Canada).
  • Undertook research on impacts to ground and surface water quantity/quality in preparation of PTTW permit applications for five infrastructure projects.
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) MAPPING
  • Served as junior GIS specialist which improved productivity and efficiency in completing projects.
  • Mapped vegetation communities, ecological/development constraints and natural heritage features for 20% of all development, quarry and infrastructure projects at Beacon Environmental.
  • Mapped water quality/quantity monitoring locations for 10 infrastructure projects at GENIVAR Ontario Inc.
Research Assistant, 10/2004 to 07/2006
 University of Toronto
  • Modelled changes in distribution ranges of butterflies, mammals and birds from the Americas.
  • This research attempted to answer urgent concerns regarding Pan American biodiversity loss in the face of climate change and habitat modification.
  • Employed the latest distribution modeling techniques in order to predict extinction risks due to loss in species ranges based on varying global climate change scenarios.
Research Assistant, 10/2002
University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Involved in community-based, active learning initiatives in ecology.
  • Undertook sampling and identification of invertebrate species from Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska.
  • Assessed local stream health through invertebrate biodiversity indices.
Research Assistant, 10/2001
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Research Grant, University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Participatd in research on the impact of Viagra usage on trade in threatened plant and animal species utilized in traditional Chinese medicine.
  • This research is among the first contributions from the field to present information on the positive effects of medicine towards reducing trade in threatened species.
Research Assistant, 10/2000
Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science – Bangalore, India
  • Conducted field studies on interactions between the spider Mrymarachnae platileodes and its ant host Oecophyla smaragdina.
  • Developed techniques for husbandry of M.
  • platileodes in the lab.
  • Presented findings to local student groups within the context of cryptic species conservation.
01/1999 to 01/2000
 St. Joseph's College – Bangalore, India
  • Researched quality of treated wastewater of the Vrishabhavati Valley Sewage Treatment Plant in Bangalore.
  • Developed various optimal wastewater management techniques with economic feasibility.
Teaching Assistant, 01/1999 to 01/2000
 St. Joseph's College – Bangalore, India
  • Researched phenotypic variations of carrots cultivated near industrial areas as indicators of effluent contamination.
  • Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto.
  • Conservation of Tropical and Subtropical Forests 2013, 2014, 2015.
University of Toronto
  • Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment 2014, 2015 School of the Environment, University of Toronto.
  • Assessing Global Change: Science and the Environment, Urban Sustainability 2014, 2015.
01/2004 to 01/2006
 University of Toronto at Scarborough *Introductory Biology
Introductory Biology, Microbiology, 01/2002 to 01/2003
 University of Alaska Anchorage
Work History
Department of Zoology
Biological Sciences
Department of Environmental Science
Department of Zoology
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Life Sciences
Department of Biology
Education
Ph.D.: Forestry, Current
 University of Toronto - Ontario
Thesis: Response of small mammal communities to removal of downed woody debris in Ontario's boreal forests.

MS: Biological Sciences, 2004
 University of Alaska Anchorage - Alaska
Thesis:  Biological Sciences Ecological isolation and female life-history traits in a species pair of anadromous and resident-freshwater threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) in Mud Lake, Alaska. 
Bachelor of Science: Environmental Science, Chemistry, Zoology, 2000
 Bangalore University - Bangalore
Certifications
Certified Ecologist, 2016 (Ecological Society of America) Wildlife Control at Airports, 2010 (Beacon Environmental, Markham, Canada) Fish Species at Risk, 2009 (Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada) Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol, 2008 (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Toronto, Canada) Class 2 Backpack Electrofishing, 2008 (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Toronto, Canada) Fish Identification, 2008 (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Toronto, Canada) [Type text] [Type text] [Type text] 1
Publications
1. Karve AD, Baker JA & von Hippel FA. 2013. Female life-history traits of a species pair of threespine stickleback. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 15:171-187. 2. Karve AD, von Hippel FA & Bell MA. 2008. Isolation between sympatric anadromous and resident threespine stickleback species in Mud Lake, Alaska. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 81:287-296.
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Beacon Environmental
  • GENIVAR Ontario Inc
  • ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
  • ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS AND APPROVALS
  • GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) MAPPING
  • University of Toronto
  • University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Research Grant, University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Center for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science
  • St. Joseph's College
  • University of Toronto at Scarborough *Introductory Biology
  • Department of Zoology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Department of Environmental Science
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Life Sciences
  • Department of Biology

School Attended

  • University of Toronto
  • University of Alaska Anchorage
  • Bangalore University

Job Titles Held:

  • Ecologist
  • Research Assistant
  • Teaching Assistant
  • Introductory Biology, Microbiology

Degrees

  • Ph.D. : Forestry , Current
    MS : Biological Sciences , 2004
    Bachelor of Science : Environmental Science, Chemistry, Zoology , 2000

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