1. CLAUDIA MARTIN
claudiaannemartin@hotmail.co.uk
07592404466
Brookside Lodge, Lyncombe Vale Road, Bath, BA2 4LS.
uk.linkedin.com/in/claudia-martin-64219283
EDUCATION
2012 - 2016 CardiffUniversity
BSc (Hons) Biology withProfessional TrainingYear(FirstClass)
ModulesincludedConservation,Bioinformatics,AquaticResource Managementand
Animal Behaviour.Professional TrainingYearat SlimbridgeWildfowlandWetlandsTrust
(see scientificexperience).
2010 - 2012 Ralph AllenSchool,Bath
3 ‘A’Levels inBiology(B), Geography(B),Physics(C). AS-Levelsin Mathematicsand
Chemistry.
2006 - 2010 Stonar School,Wiltshire
11 GCSEs (A*-B) includingMathematics(A),Core Science (A*),Additional Science (A*),
Geography(A),EnglishLanguage (B),InformationCommunicationTechnology (A)
SCIENTIFIC
EXPERIENCE
Jul 2016 MesocosmExperiment,incollaboration with Bangor University:“Investigatingthe
decayrate of environmentalDNA infreshwaterecosystems”
Jun2016 A Rocha Storm Petrel Project, Portugal: 4 weeksof nocturnal fieldwork studyingthe
feedingandmigratorybehaviour,populationstabilityandimpactsof climaticchange on
the EuropeanStorm Petrel, Hydrobatespelagicus.
Oct 2015 - Mar 2016 Final Year Research: “Experimentalinvestigationof ecosystemresilience toclimate
change:the ecological impactof droughtand flooding onuplandstreams”.Collection
and analysisof biofilmand invertebrate Hess’ samplesfromexperimental flume
mesocosms atLlynBrianne Reservoir,Wales.
Sep2015 -Jan2016 PopulationViabilityAnalysis Projectusing Vortex:“Projectinggeneticdiversityand
populationviabilityforthe endemicMadagascarPochard Aythya innotata througha
captive breedingprogramme andpopulationreintroductions”. Resultsare currently
beingused tohelpinform the Durrell Wildlife ConservationTrustreintroductionplan.
Aug2014 - Sep2015 Slimbridge Wildfowl andWetlandsTrust,Professional TrainingYear
 Projectinvestigatingthe ongoingimpactof leadpoisoningonMute Swans,
Cygnusolor,withinthe UK;undertakingX-rayandbloodsample analysisto inform
RSPCA wildlife healthcentres.
 Waterfowl round-upsof migratory species duringwinter,includingfittingsatellite
transmittersto Bewickswans forflyway monitoring.
 Undertook commentatedwildswanfeedsforthe publicinadditiontomonitoringof
endangeredspecies hatchinginthe Duckery.
 Developmentandmanagementof 800 acre reserve atSlimbridge,including
improvingbreedingconditionsforCommonCranesandAvocets.
 Avianhealthscreeningthroughcollectionof faecal samples,wormingand DuckViral
Enteritisinoculation.

2. Jul- Aug2013 RSPB, South Stack, Anglesey
 SummerResidential Volunteerworkingtoengage andeducate membersof the
publiconcoastal maritime heathland importance andAukspecies nestingonthe
highseacliffs.
 Extensive monitoringof the Chough,Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax,aspartof Anglesey
Reserves EcologyChoughProject.
SKILLS PROFILE
 Collaborationand management skills enrichedthroughoutmyyearatSlimbridge where workingcohesively
withinasmall teamwas essential.Icoordinatedandleadcorporate workpartiesinadditiontospeciessurveysto
ensure projectswere undertakenefficiencyandsafely.
 Stronganalytical skillsgainedthroughresearchprojectsundertakendevelopingmyuse of QuantumGIS software,
R programminglanguage andArtemisgenome annotationtool.
 Effective communicationskillsdevelopedthroughpresentingtoschool partiesandvisitingpublicduringwild
swanfeedsandteachinggroupsat Slimbridge.Ihave since presentedmyprofessional trainingyearresearch
findingstoCardiff Wildlife Trust.
 Fieldskillsdeveloped duringextensiveandvariedexperience,mostnotably,speciessensitive habitat
managementof Slimbirdge’s 800 acre SSSIand Ramsar wetlandreserveonthe SevernEstuary andnocturnal mist
nettingonthe southcoast of Portugal.AtSlimbridgeIconductedmonitoringof avianmigratorynumbersand
breedingbehaviour;inadditional tobotanical surveysof speciesincluding Grasspoly,Lythrumhyssopifolia,and
Water Voles,Arvicola amphibious, acrossthe site.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND INTERESTS
SpeciesandHabitatConservation: Weeklymonitoringof mothpopulationsat reedbedsitesforGloucestershire
ButterflyandMoth Group.GainedLantra awardingfor tractor and brushcutter
maintenance andoperation,inadditiontohavingafull cleanUKdrivinglicence.
BirdRinging: RingerforA Rocha Portugal and Cardiff University jointStormPetrelproject
and at Abbotsbury swanroundup;fittingmetallicBTOand Darvicringsin
additiontosexing,weighingandageingover40 individuals. Mistnettingof
passerines throughsummer2015 as part of the BTO ConstantEffortSites
Schemes andforpublicengagementthroughA RochaPortugal.
Scuba DivingandSwimming: Have completed divesbothwithinthe UKandabroad, gainingmyBSACOcean
Divercertificate. Attended afieldcourse toTobagoinSummer2014 to examine
the social interaction of Whitespottedfilefish,Cantherhinesmacrocerus.
University ChoirandAcapella: Electedas Raisingand GivingOfficerforthe UniversityChoirfor2014-15;
throughwhichI organised charitycarol singingandconcerts.I alsohave a
distinctionGrade 6 Musical Theatre andenjoyperformingatpartof an Acapella
group.
REFEREES Dr. RobertThomas
StatisticsandAnimal BehaviourLecturer(Cardiff
University), Personal AcademicSupervisor,
Storm PetrelsinPortugal Project Leader.
Tel: 02920876653
Email: ThomasRJ@cardiff.ac.uk
School of Biosciences,
Cardiff University,
Cardiff,CF13AT.
Julia Newth
SeniorEcosystemHealthOfficer(Slimbridge Wildfowl
and WetlandsTrust),PTYProjectSupervisor.
Tel: 07960880870
Email: Julia.Newth@wwt.org.uk
ConservationProgrammesDirective,
Slimbridge Wildfowl andWetlandsTrust,
Gloucestershire, GL27BT.