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ERNESTO DE LA HOZ

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Fisheries Biologist, Aquatic Ecologist

Mr. de la Hoz has 13 years of professional experience, which includes 8 years conducting research on aquatic ecosystems and 5 years working as an environmental consultant. Some of his field research skills include surveying, identifying, and tagging fish; electroshocking; seining; gill netting; trawling; conducting lake, stream, and estuary habitat assessments; sampling for algae and zooplankton; collecting and analyzing biological, physical, and chemical data in freshwater and marine environments; SCUBA diving; photographing underwater; and operating boats. Mr. de la Hoz's laboratory
skills include water chemistry; nutrient and fish diet analyses; stable isotopes; and ichthyoplankton, zooplankton, and picoplankton identification and quantification. He is a candidate for a M.S. degree in environmental/natural resource sociology from Utah State University. Mr. de la Hoz has an M.S. in aquatic ecology and a B.S. in fisheries and wildlife management with an emphasis in aquatic ecology, both from Utah State University, as well as a B.S. in marine biology from the Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano.

Skills & Qualifications
  • Skilled technical and scientific writer

  • Experienced project manager
  • Proficient in National Environmental Policy Act documentation

  • Experienced in spatial data analyses and modeling, statistics, and database design and management

  • Proficient in SigmaPlot, SPSS, LISREL, HLM, ArcGIS, and Microsoft Access and Excel

  • Holds ArcGIS Training Certificate

  • PADI-certified open water and advanced SCUBA diver

  • Received the Administration and Development of Aquiculture Enterprises Special Certificate from the Universidad de Bogotá

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