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1406 Baker Pl. W. 2392441148
Apt. 33 jaliucci@yahoo.com
Frederick, MD 21702 jaliucci@comcast.net
08/09/15 https://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-aliucci/95/85/ab2
John Aliucci
Objective
Aquaculturist. General Specialist. Manager.
Experience
Lead Life Support Systems Operator 10/04/10 - Present
Charles River Laboratories/National Institute of Health
Bethesda, MD
● Daily care and maintenance of 4 modular 25,000 tank, 6,500 gallon Zebrafish Closed loop
systems.
● Automation specialist and care of Dosers, Water Quality trending, Actuators, and
Thousands of Virtual and Physical, Controllable, and Alarmable Siemens points.
● Supervised staff, SOP formulation, design proposals, contractor scheduling, and resource
allocation.
Senior Environmental Enforcement Officer January 2006 - Sept. 2010
Lee County Southwest Florida
Fort Myers, FL
● Enforced local Storm Water Environmental Ordnance and Clean Water Act in conjunction with
State and Federal Environmental agencies.
● Trained and educated public through seminars and public outreach on pollution safe
practices.
Aquaculture Consultant Sept. 2002 - Sept. 2006
8th Sea, The Organic Seafood Company
Brazil
Virginia Research and Conservation Lab
Blacksburg, VA
● Advised on Tilapia growth, reproduction, and nutritional requirements.
● Designed and installed community pilot Tilapia grow-out project system.
Assistant Manager June 2005 - November 2005
OceanBoy Farms, Inc.
Clewiston, FL
● Managed full production Pacific White Shrimp, zero discharge, 240,000 lbs. shrimp/16
ponds systems, Tilapia green raceway systems, and Vibrio project.
● Managed 4 permanent staff, up to a peak 20 harvesting staff.
Work Study Technician Sept. 2000 - Sept. 2005

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Virginia Tech Aquaculture and Conservation Center
Blacksburg, VA
● Maintained various Closed loop systems and nutritional research projects: Bubble Bead
Filter, Rotating Biological systems with Yellow Perch, Summer Flounder and Tilapia.
● Propagated endangered mussel species: Villosa iris, Potamilus inflatus, Fusconaia
cuneolus with microalgae cultivation of Nannochloris, Neochloropsis, and Chlorella.
Tilapia Consultant Sept. 1998 - Sept. 2005
Capital Fruit Importers, Inc.
Puerto Rico
● Advised rearing and propagating techniques for Nilotica Tilapia.
● Proposed cage culture within million gallon irrigation ponds on experimental organic
banana plantation.
Operations and Maintenance Intern August 1998 - Sept. 2000
Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute
Shepherdstown, WV
● Maintained full flow, partial reuse (70,000 gallon/35,000 lbs. fish capacity), and total
(96%) reuse systems utilizing drum filters, ozone reactor, swirl separators, UV
sterilization system (4 bank 1,000 watt), and Venturi Oxygen saturator, housing Arctic
Char and Trout.
● Project head of Tilapia Low-budget community design project.
Project Technician Sept. 1995 - June 1998
Charles Town Junior High and Jefferson High School
Charles Town, WV
● Designed, built, maintained the school’s first Aquatic and Aquaponic Laboratories.
● Maintained Nitrifying Bacteria optimal growth conditions, Aquaponic standards, and Hybrid
Striped Bass Behavioral studies conducted.
Education
Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Blacksburg, VA
● Bachelor of Science, Fisheries - May 2005
● Minor - Biology
● Extensive training in Ecological and Biological Relationships.
Additional Experience
● Cumulative 20 years of Aquacultural experience focusing on system design and research.
● 10 years of Interpersonal Development and communication refinement working with and
managing teams and individuals.
Certification
● Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) 2011.
● Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) 2012.
● Florida Department of Environmental Protection Qualified Stormwater Inspector/Instructor
2006.