Michael Gast
Fort Simpson,NT
Summary
Skilled eye for spotting and identifying various mammalian species from aerial surveys. Valuable experience with programming languages R and SQL for efficient reproducible statistical analysis. Professionally made maps in ArcPro for internal colleagues, external collaborators, co-management partners, and reports. Evaluation of species using demographic, spatial and count data for reporting. Can use VHF telemetry for mortality investigations and collar retrievals. Ability to assist with necropsies of variable mammal wildlife with majority of experience in mammals. Habitat identification is another valuable skill that is always being further explored.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wildlife Technician II
Government of the Northwest Territories
01.2021 - Current
- Wildlife Surveys by ground, boat, helicopter, fixed-wing
- GPS collar deployment as an animal handler via net-gunning, chemical immobilization
- ARU deployment and retrieval
- Lab cleanliness, inventory, equipment ordering
- Sample collection, inventory, storage, shipment, and sub-sampling
- Data collection, entry, cleaning, management, reporting, analysis
- Presenting work done to public
- Assist in necropsies
- Acted as Manager of Wildlife Research and Monitoring on two occasions
- Map making for internal and external agencies
Summer Student Wildlife Technician
Government of the Northwest Territories
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Assist biologist on surveys
- Lab cleanliness, inventory
- Data entry
- Sample collection and inventory
Summer Student
Government of the Northwest Territories
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Assist Officers with land inspections
- Shop inventory, cleanliness
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology And Chemistry
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB12.2020
Skills
- Wildlife identification, sampling
- R for statistical analysis
- Map making in ArcPro
- Telemetry
- Data Collection
- Population Surveys
- Writing reports
Certification
Wilderness First Aid, Chemical Immobilization, ICS-300
Timeline
Wildlife Technician II
Government of the Northwest Territories
01.2021 - Current
Summer Student Wildlife Technician
Government of the Northwest Territories
05.2020 - 08.2020
Summer Student
Government of the Northwest Territories
05.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Biology And Chemistry
University of Alberta
Wilderness First Aid, Chemical Immobilization, ICS-300
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