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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, OR
06.2026

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

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