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Natural Science Collections Facility (NSCF)Research Assistant
Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2022Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South AfricaThe NSCF protects South Africa's mega biodiversity with over 30 million preserved plant, animal and fossil specimens from more than 40 museums, science councils and universities, organised under a single coordinating hub. KEY FUNCTIONS: Supported the Data Manager of the NSCF with a wide range of tasks: Migrated specimen records to the Specify collection management software platform. Assessed database schema configuration, form design, queries, and reports. Cleaned data on OpenRefine and prepared for migration. Conducted data reviews with institution staff during migration. Worked with fossil and helminth datasets. Maintained records via Asana. Attended meetings via Zoom and communicated clearly and accurately. ACHIEVEMENTS: • A 20% increase in Data Cleaning at Natural Science Collections Facility • A 60% increase in productivity using Asana to manage Schema configurations
South African National Biodiversity InstituteResearch Assistant
Dec. 2020 - Mar. 2021Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South AfricaSANBI contributes to South Africa’s sustainable development by facilitating access to biodiversity data, generating information and knowledge, building capacity, providing policy advice, showcasing and conserving biodiversity in its national botanical and zoological gardens. KEY FUNCTIONS: Supported the Systems Information Manager, Project Coordinator: Biodiversity Informatics, biodiversity ecologists and gazetteer experts of SANBI with the following tasks: Checked the gazetteer for errors, to produce a Quality Assessment Report. Utilised the backend SQL server to investigate the data quality of the gazetteer. Assessed the wildlife economy evidence base for the effectiveness of interventions from the African Journal of Range and Forage Science and a variety of international journals regarding “rewilding rangelands”. Produced GIS products (shapefiles), for wildlife management and decision makers. Learned the intricacies of Brahms 7 and Brahms 8 (Botanical Research And Herbarium Management System). Conducted literature analysis and assimilation for ‘interventions’ on Excel.
Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism AgencyWWF intern
Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2020East London, South AfricaFostered from sub-tropical and tropical climates, and maintained by a dedicated team of parks agents, conservationists and wildlife protection services, South Africa’s Eastern Cape is host to a variety of provisional parks, home to indigenous biodiversity, ecosystems and biomes of natural wonders. KEY FUNCTIONS: Supported the biodiversity ecologists in the Agency with a range of tasks, as follows: Provided logistical support to field and technical researchers. Provided administrative support to key ECPTA personnel. Conducted data collection and data management across a variety of projects. Produced GIS products, including maps and shapefiles, for management and decision makers. Compiled species lists for all the reserves from a range of sources, including ground-truthing species lists (involving extensive plant identification). Compiled SQL data queries in Microsoft Access. Utilised GPS, GIS and QGIS for georeferencing of non-GIS imagery, plotting points submitted by rangers/managers from reserves and providing tailored maps. Mapped vegetation, roads, alien species invasion, and unlawful activities and other encroachments on reserves for early detection monitoring using QGIS. Created and maintained the equipment inventory repository. Procurement – compiled specifications and tender documents for IT equipment. Learnt and applied a range of data quality, data cleaning and data validation techniques. ACHIEVEMENTS • A 10% increase in SQL queries for Microsoft Access • A 40% increase in speed of procurement
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