Brandon M. Doheny
bdoheny@ucsb.edu
EDUCATION:
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management – University of California, Santa Barbara. Master of Environmental Science and Management (June 2013): Coastal Marine Resources Management specialization
Highlighted Coursework: Environmental Modeling; Social-Coastal Interactions; Coastal Marine Ecosystem Processes; Applied Population Ecology; Coastal Policy and Management; Natural Resource Economic Policy; Conservation Planning; Ecological Aquaculture; Business and the Environment.
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Bachelor of Arts in Physical Geography and Earth Science (June 2004)
Highlighted Coursework: Physical Oceanography; Remote Sensing; Geographic Information Systems; Environmental Science; Tropical Meteorology and Geology.
Highlighted Coursework: Physical Oceanography; Remote Sensing; Geographic Information Systems; Environmental Science; Tropical Meteorology and Geology.
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION:
Wildland Program: India (Spring 2004)
Environmental Studies Field Project: Participated in a two-month ecological field study & research program in Western Bengal and Sikkim, India through the UCSB Study Abroad Program.
MASTER’S THESIS GROUP PROJECT:
Ridge 2 Reef: Land-use changes, sedimentation and marine resource vulnerability in Raja Ampat, Indonesia (April 2012 – June 2013) Client: Conservation International
Project Manager for the development of a spatial and temporal model determining the vulnerability of marine resources to sedimentation from current and proposed land uses in the region. Worked with the Conservation International-Indonesia team in Raja Ampat to map newly built roads, assess magnitude of reef degradation and discuss impacts and conservation measures with local stakeholders.
Project Manager for the development of a spatial and temporal model determining the vulnerability of marine resources to sedimentation from current and proposed land uses in the region. Worked with the Conservation International-Indonesia team in Raja Ampat to map newly built roads, assess magnitude of reef degradation and discuss impacts and conservation measures with local stakeholders.
MARINE & CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE:
Marine Biodiversity Observation Network – (NOAA – NASA – BOEM – UCSB)
Assistant Research Specialist III (January 2015 – Present)
Manager of subtidal field operations, data collection and analysis aimed at quantifying biodiversity and species richness within the Santa Barbara Channel. Other responsibilities include website development and interactive data mapping, image analysis, geospatial modeling, data representation and documentation, equipment engineering and management of subordinate employees and volunteer duties.
Manager of subtidal field operations, data collection and analysis aimed at quantifying biodiversity and species richness within the Santa Barbara Channel. Other responsibilities include website development and interactive data mapping, image analysis, geospatial modeling, data representation and documentation, equipment engineering and management of subordinate employees and volunteer duties.
Marine Science Institute – (UCSB – BOEM)
Assistant Research Specialist (July 2013 – Present)
Manager of subtidal field operations, data collection and analysis using both empirical and modeling techniques focused on documenting the distribution, abundance and dispersal of select marine species on offshore oil platforms and natural reefs. Co-developed state-of-the-art, automated image analysis software.
Manager of subtidal field operations, data collection and analysis using both empirical and modeling techniques focused on documenting the distribution, abundance and dispersal of select marine species on offshore oil platforms and natural reefs. Co-developed state-of-the-art, automated image analysis software.
Rincon Consultants, Inc
Marine Scientist (October 2016 – Present)
Contracted Marine Biologist for the Santa Barbara Desalination Rehabilitation Project conducting water quality and turbidity testing, marine mammal and threatened species observations and vessel operations.
Contracted Marine Biologist for the Santa Barbara Desalination Rehabilitation Project conducting water quality and turbidity testing, marine mammal and threatened species observations and vessel operations.
Sustainable Fisheries Group
Aquaculture Research Analyst (December 2012 – Present)
Fisheries Economics Research Assistant (September 2012 – December 2012)
Fisheries Economics Research Assistant (September 2012 – December 2012)
Western Ecological Research Center – United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Wildlife Research Biologist Intern (September 2012 – December 2012) Shoreline Resource Consultants
Fisheries Research Scientist (California Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan) (March 2012 – July 2013)
BOATING/DIVING EXPERIENCE:
Cross Pacific Sailboat Voyage
Sailed from California to New Zealand (December 2006 – January 2009)
Sole contributor (physically and financially) to a 2.5 year voyage above and below the water exploring Mexico, Central America, Galapagos, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Western Samoa, Tonga, and New Zealand.
Sole contributor (physically and financially) to a 2.5 year voyage above and below the water exploring Mexico, Central America, Galapagos, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Western Samoa, Tonga, and New Zealand.
Truth Aquatics
Deck Assistant / Safety Diver (July 2002 – April 2006) City of Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol Crew
(November 2004 – May 2006)
CERTIFICATIONS / AWARDS / SKILLS:
Data Analysis / Computing
Website design/programming, R, ArcGIS 10.3 (advanced knowledge), QGIS, Excel, Matlab, Auto CAD, Python, Bisque (image analysis), movie and photographic editing, SBE 26+, ADCP, CTD.
U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer (50 ton)
License #1132521 with over 25,000 miles logged. UCSB certified Boat Captain (Mainland & Islands, all vessels).
AAUS Scientific Research Diver:
>2,500 dives internationally to depths of 230ft, Nitrox.
PUBLICATIONS:
Simons RD, Page HM, Zaleski SF, Miller RJ, Dugan JE, Schroeder DM, Doheny BM, Goddard J. 2017. Distribution and potential larval connectivity of the non-native Watersipora (Bryozoa) among offshore platforms, harbors, and natural reefs in the Santa Barbara Channel, USA. In Press.
Page, HM; Doheny BM; Hoesterey J; Johnston R; Hubbard DM; Schroeter SC; Myers MR. 2017. Santa Barbara Area Coastal Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment (Chapter 5: Estuaries). CASG-17-009
Page HM, Zaleski SF, Miller RJ, Doheny BM, Dugan JE, Schroeder DM. 2017. Regional patterns in shallow water invertebrate assemblages on offshore oil platforms along the Pacific continental shelf. Bulletin of Marine Science.
Viola SM, Page HM, Zaleski S, Miller RJ, Doheny BM, Dugan JM, Schroeder DM. 2017. Anthropogenic disturbance facilitates a non-native species on offshore oil platforms. Journal of Applied Ecology.
Simons RD, Page HM, Zaleski S, Miller R, Dugan JE, Schroeder DM, Doheny BM. 2016. The effects of anthropogenic structures on habitat connectivity and the potential spread of non-native invertebrate species in the offshore environment. PLoS ONE 11(3).
Rude J, Minks A, Doheny BM, Tyner M, Maher K, Huffard C, Hidayat N, Grantham H. 2015. Ridge to reef modelling for use within land-sea planning under data-limited conditions. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
Rahimi AM, Miller RJ, Fedorov DV, Sunderrajan S, Doheny BM, Page HM, Manjunath BS. 2014. Marine biodiversity classification using dropout regularization. ICPR Workshop on Computer Vision for Analysis of Underwater Imagery.
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