Rebeca Zertuche-Chanes

PROJECT: Ocean Hall and Aquarium at Caracol Science Museum.

• Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for development of project.
• Fund raising, administration, budget management and monitored project performance to ensure successful execution.
• Solicitation and follow-up of quotations for acquisition of aquarium equipment and construction of exhibit.
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
• Achieved project deadlines by sourcing, vetted and managed service providers to accomplish project deadlines.
• Negotiated and managed third-party contracts related to project deliverables.
• Scheduled and facilitated meetings between managers and project stakeholders to discuss project budget, progress and problem solving.

• Create and offer ecotourism packages in Baja California.
• Assisted call-in customers with questions and reservations.
• Increased sales and customer satisfaction through personalized servicing.
• Handled administrative aspects of sales and reservations by completing customer contracts and warranties and processing payments.
• Identification of new targets and locations for ecotourism, development of new business opportunities around Baja California
• Create catalogs of provided services and experience packages.
• Negotiated pricing with service providers to fit customer budgets and generate maximum gross profit.
• Logged reports, expenses, receipts, and sales in company database.
• Coordinate supply chain, travel logistics, booking of services, lodging requests and scheduling of activities.

PROJECT: Conservation of the marine ecosystem of the Coronado Archipelago through large bony fishes and elasmobranchs.

• Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
• Reviewed documents and data to identify trends and patterns.
• Maintained up-to-date records of research activities and fisheries reports.
• Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
• Created and applied surveys and questionnaires to collect data for research projects.
• Scheduled and organized reunions and workshops with fishermen, stakeholders and government representatives.
• Conducted environmental education on conservation of elasmobranchs with artisanal fishermen of the region.
• Co-authored journal articles on research topics.
• Develop outreach material for elasmobranch conservation, sustainable fisheries practices and ecological awareness.

PROJECT: Monitoring of Elasmobranch Fisheries in the Pacific and Caribbean Sea of Guatemala.

• Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
• Reviewed documents and data to identify trends and patterns.
• Gathered, arranged, and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations and reports.
• Created surveys and questionnaires to collect data for research projects.
• Utilized advanced analytical software to analyze data sets.
• Collaborated with other researchers to develop successful research strategies.
• Co-authored journal articles on research topics.

PROJECT: White Shark Biological Monitoring Program in the Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve.

• Performed complex statistical operations on collected data from White Shark biological monitoring programs, behavior analysis and oceanographic parameters.
• Worked with large oceanographic datasets and visualized trends with CODAP and Qgis software, R and matlab programming resources.
• Photo-identification of the Great White Shark population in Guadalupe Island to update the seasonal catalogue. Processing and management of photographic collections for seasonal identification.
• Recorded and processed oceanographic parameters with CTD, weather stations and information drained from acoustic tags placed on sharks.
• Plan and prepare field trips, coordinate transportation with vessels, assign students and support researchers.
• Select, trained and supervised junior technicians and volunteer students in biological monitoring, on-board data collection and on-board behavior protocols.
• Performed research into study topics to increase knowledge and to provide valuable contributions.
• Co-authored and authored multiple journal articles on research topics.
• Wrote reports, reviews, and summaries regarding project results.

PROJECT: Lagrangian study of surface currents and exchange flows in a semi-enclosed bay, Baja California, Mexico.

• Gathered, organized and distributed technical documentation.
• Provided technical support to team members.
• Updated supervisor on status of projects.
• Support team members on installation and calibration of field equipment.
• Planning of work field trips, logistics of transportation, material and equipment needed, and budget administration.
• Transferred computer files between programs.
• Prepared technical presentations, reports, and other materials for advisory meetings.
• Compiled databases in field using acoustic doppler profilers (ADP) and CTD equipment, processed obtained databases, graphics and images for corresponding technical reports.
• Support in planning of field measurements, transects, time series and target areas.
• Support in launch and collection of drifting buoys, capture data in field log.