Senior Technician, OOI

Alex received his B.S. in Marine Biology from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2012 where he focused on scientific diving. He joined the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) in 2018 where he brings his technical expertise as a Motor Boat Operator Training Course Instructor, NAUI Dive Master and Private Pilot. He has extensive sea going experience, serving as an Able Seaman and Marine Technician on the R/V Point Sur (Moss Landing Marine Laboratories), R/V Questuary (San Francisco State University) and R/V Oceanus (Oregon State University) on projects that ranged from the Antarctic Peninsula to the Aleutian Islands. Alex currently leads the mechanical assembly and maintenance of the Endurance Array moorings and serves as the Mooring Operations Lead during OOI's biannual regional cruises.