Environmental biologist with over 15 years of knowledge in environmental compliance with federal, state, and local laws pertaining to developmental standards and surface water management criteria, permitting related to coral reef, seagrass, and nearshore coastal communities, and supervisory dive safety operation procedures adhering to AAUS/OSHA standards while working for private, non-profit, and government organizations such as Monroe County BOCC, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Park Service, Adventure Aquarium, and Mote Marine Laboratory.