Skills and Qualifications

  • Digital Cinematography with RED and Sony cameras

  • DCBC Occupational (commercial) Scuba Diver

  • TDI certified rEvo closed circuit rebreather

  • Aerial filming with DJI Inspire 2 + Mavic 3 Cine drones. Transport Canada certified drone operator. FAA Part 107.

  • Use of large gimbals. Owner/operator of Ronin 2 with vehicle and boat mounts.

  • design, build and operation of custom underwater camera systems; remote and pole cameras, ROVs

  • dslr camera traps with 300+ days spent in the field managing systems from the rainforests of South America to frozen forests of Canada

  • Transport Canada Small Vessel Operator (SVOP) and Radio Operator (ROC). Hundreds of hours operating zodiacs and powered vessels in hostile open ocean conditions.

  • Comfortable working in remote and extreme environments, above and below water, with large and unpredictable wild animals.

  • Bachelors degree in biology. Skilled naturalist with in depth knowledge of species identification, ecology and behaviour.

  • Red Cross Marine First Aid training

  • Canadian Firearms Safety Training

  • Production Safety in the New Normal: COVID-19 Awareness Course