MATTHEW SCHAFFER
Corvallis,Oregon
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Student Lab Tech, Ocean Mixing Group
Oregon State University
12.2023 - Current
- Manufacture, calibrate, test and repair barotropic sensors (xPods) under the supervision of senior engineering management
- Responsibilities include:
- EEPROM programing
- Sensor calibrations (xPod)
- Soldering and wiring circuit boards
- Diagnostics and troubleshooting
- MATLAB coding
- Use of CCM and lathes for creation of parts
- Use of temperature baths
Summer Intern
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
06.2025 - 09.2025
- Photo acquisition and annotation of marine aids for on board AI modules
- Writing Python script for data processing and organization
- Small boat operations while at sea
- Hydrographic surveying of coastal floor
- Cleaning hydrographic data through Chimera
- Autonomous Surface Vehicle(ASV) maintenance and operations
Science & Communications Intern
Ocean Exploration Trust
06.2022 - 07.2022
- Processed over 280 biological and geological marine samples including:
- Extracting environmental DNA (eDNA) from Niskin bottles
- Logged and recorded ferromanganese crust deposits and nodule samples
- Preserved and logged live marine biological samples
- Deck hand for all 16 launches and recoveries of ship's ROVs (Atalanta and Hercules)
- Maintained and repaired science equipment including Niskin bottles and basic ROV systems
- Prepped and launched expendable bathythermographs (XBT)
- Co-presented 15 ship-to-shore lectures and presentations to over 500 K-12 students
- Filled global data requests with onshore scientists
- Video logging of sea floor
- Cruise NA141 (E/V Nautilus)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Oceanography
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR06.2026
Skills
- Field sample collection
- Lab equipment maintenance
- Sample processing (eDNA, Piston core sampling)
- XPod (Chi-Pod) manufacturing, testing, and maintenance
- Laboratory procedures
- ROV operations (launch recovery and basic maintenance)
- Deck operations
- Small boat operations
- Data entry and organization
- Ship-to-shore community outreach
- Soldering
- Basic circuitry
- Machine shop operations
- MATLAB
- R (programming language)
- Python
- Chimaera (programming language)
- Microsoft Office
- Basic EEPROM programming
- Public speaking
- CPR
- Basic First Aid
Certification
- CPR, Red Cross - 2024
- First Aid Training - 2024
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
- CAMP COUNSELOR, June 2023 – August 2023
- Jewish Community Center, Los Gatos, CA
- Planned and scheduled camp activities
- Acted as an occupational assistant for campers with special needs
Timeline
Summer Intern
Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
06.2025 - 09.2025
Student Lab Tech, Ocean Mixing Group
Oregon State University
12.2023 - Current
Science & Communications Intern
Ocean Exploration Trust
06.2022 - 07.2022
Bachelor of Science - Oceanography
Oregon State University