Jeffrey Smith

• Serve as a biology subject expert advising on the development of large language models

• Collaborate with business owner on business development, and devising strategy and marketing for a startup private security firm
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients

• Prepare ship daily
• Converse with onboard clients
• Sell existing and potential clients on possible voyage options

• Taught and worked with over 2000 undergraduate students in a diversity of classes within the Department of Biology and the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

• Produced GIS maps and performed geo-spatial analyses on data from the Great Elephant Census
• Compiled landscape analysis on African lion and giraffe population trajectories and conservation issues
• Regularly engaged with international researchers on issues in conservation science and policy

• Collaborated with six researchers from a diversity of disciplines, compiling the most comprehensive to date report on bitumen oil properties, extraction, economics, trade, and risks associated with transport
• Served as the lead biologist and organic chemist
• Co-authored a report published as a technical memorandum used by the US State Department as part of the formulation of policy on bitumen oil development and transport under the Obama administration

• Studied behavioral ecology of spotted hyena and other carnivores
• Managed field camp and local employees and maintained relationships with local stakeholders
• Managed camp finances and produced necessary paperwork for permits and visas

Field responsibilities:

• Collect data and serve as on-the-ground logistics lead and site manger at field camp in Argentina
• Work with local, provincial, and national representatives and agencies
• Liaise with landowners, tourists, park rangers, and stakeholders

Lab responsibilities:

• Mined, extracted, cleaned, and analyzed data
• Designed and refined research project protocols
• Engaged in international collaborative projects focused on penguin conservation
• Prepared reports for government agencies and manuscripts for peer review