Thomas J. Patwell
Bellmore,NY
Summary
Fisheries professional with 4+ years of experience conducting multiple fish populations studies and performing field research. Highly motivated with a strong work ethic. I'm a fast learner with new tasks and a common sense thinker.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Aquatic Technician II
SOLitude Lake Management®
03.2022 - 12.2023
- Assisted with coordinating daily field and client related work.
- Managed customer calls and service reports daily.
- Diagnosed and treated for algae, submersed and floating weeds, shoreline weeds, and any other unwanted vegetation.
- Diagnosed water quality issues using water quality tests.
- Diagnosed and serviced fountains, aerators.
- Performed necessary equipment maintenance.
- Assisted with fish stocking.
- Organized and submitted permit applications, treatment and wetland maps, and all other necessary documents to The Department of Environmental Conservation.
Fisheries and Wildlife Technician 1
New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation
03.2020 - 02.2022
- Assisted in different types of fisheries surveys such as mark-recapture studies and fish population studies.
- Extensive use of fisheries sampling methods such as boat electrofishing, gill nets, beach seines and haul seines.
- Monitoring of Hudson River anadromous fish species such as atlantic sturgeon, shortnose sturgeon, river herring, striped bass and blue crabs.
- Extensive identification of estuarine fishes.
- Detailed biological data retrieval that included lengths, weights, sex, age, and genetics samples.
- Assisted in the discovery of round goby in the tidal Hudson River.
Volunteer
South Fork Natural History Museum
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Assisted SOFO Shark Research and Education Program catch and tag sharks off the coast of Long Island.
- Used rod and reel as method of capture.
- Assisted in data collection which included collecting biological data such as lengths, sex, fin clip sample and tagging with a CATS tag.
- Assisted in the retrieval of the pop off CATS tag.
Fisheries Management Intern
New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Assisted in multiple fisheries management operations including boat and backpack electrofishing surveys, trap net surveys, disease testing surveys, banded sunfish presence- absence surveys, invasive species pulls, scale pressing and aging, aquatic vegetation surveys, and walleye stocking.
- Assisted in organizing and supervising I Fish New York fishing outreach events throughout Long Island.
- Conducted lessons to the public about fish anatomy, fish identification, fishing techniques, fishing safety, and gear repair and maintenance.
Volunteer
University Of Miami
06.2018 - 06.2018
- Used GIS to track shark movements and analyze spatial data.
- Shark immunology workshop examining proteins in shark plasma and created blood smears to perform cell counts.
- Performed hands-on workups on sharks that included shark identification, multiple length measurements, fin clippings, blood samples, muscle biopsies, and tagging.
- Used drum lines as sampling method.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Fisheries And Aquaculture
SUNY College of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY12.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Fisheries And Wildlife Technology
SUNY College of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill
Cobleskill, NY12.2017
Skills
- New York State Boating Certification
- New York State Pesticide Technician Certification (5a)
- Educated and trained in OSHA standards
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Access
- Use of passive and active fisheries sampling gear and methods
- Fish scale and otolith preservation and aging
- Able to launch and trailer boats up to 24 feet
- Experienced in water quality testing
Timeline
Aquatic Technician II
SOLitude Lake Management®
03.2022 - 12.2023
Volunteer
South Fork Natural History Museum
06.2021 - 08.2021
Fisheries and Wildlife Technician 1
New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation
03.2020 - 02.2022
Fisheries Management Intern
New York State Department Of Environmental Conservation
05.2019 - 08.2019
Volunteer
University Of Miami
06.2018 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Technology - Fisheries And Aquaculture
SUNY College of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill
Associate of Applied Science - Fisheries And Wildlife Technology
SUNY College of Agriculture And Technology At Cobleskill
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