Education & Certifications
- M.S. Applied Marine and Watershed Science from California State University Monterey Bay, CA
- B.S. Oceanography from California State Polytechnic University, (Cal Poly) Humboldt, CA
- Licensed UAV Pilot - Airman Certificate
- NAUI Rescue Diver
- 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
Winn is a GIS specialist and a oceanographer working for MSA. He manages MSA’s geospatial needs through data management, analysis and cartographic production. Winn converts the biological data collected by MSA into GIS files and final map product. Winn is an experienced field scientist and has led various surveys in marine, estuarine and freshwater environments while diving, aboard research vessels, and on land. In addition, he is well experienced with maintaining and deploying oceanographic equipment including CTDs, Sondes, and hand held devices. Prior to his time with MSA, Winn worked for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as a Research Data Specialist where he comanaged the Marine Region geospatial department. One of his priorities included developing R code that conditions fisheries data for geospatial application.
Email Winn:
winn@msaenvironmental.com
