Federal Research Scientist and Co-owner of Wemantic LLC
Cincinnati Area
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- Co-owner at Wemantic LLC
- Certified Ecologist at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Past
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- Research Aquatic Biologist at NOAA
- Certified Federal Resume Writer at The Resume Place, Inc.
- Education
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- Michigan State University
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh
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David Raikow, Ph.D’s Summary
RESEARCH COORDINATOR: Plan, develop, and administer multi-disciplinary research programs, create and lead new research thrusts, oversee scientific contracts; create and manage budgets; hire and supervise technicians; write interagency agreements, Quality Assurance Project Plans, project management plans, and work breakdown structures; Write Operating Agreement for a Limited Liability Company.
AGENCY REPRESENTATIVE: Represent the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), and the NOAA National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species (NCRAIS) at workshops, meetings, and conferences; build new relationships with state and federal agencies, universities, and non-government organizations; critique scientific merit of proposed federal regulations.
WRITER and SPEAKER: Write grant proposals, protocols, status reports, technical memos, scientific papers, presentations, book reviews, book proposals, book chapters, and books; critique scientific manuscripts and grant proposals; present complex scientific concepts to scientists, untrained audiences, congressional delegates, and the media; create workshops for, and present seminars to, undergraduates and the public.
SCIENTIST: Federal Principal Investigator; stream ecology; lake ecology; community, ecosystem, and landscape ecology; ecosystem connectivity, food webs, biogeochemistry, and ecotoxicology.
CO-OWNER and CO-FOUNDER of Wemantic LLC.
David Raikow, Ph.D’s Specialties:
Ecosystems: Streams, inland lakes, watersheds, coasts.
Organismal: Benthic macroinvertebrates, mussels, phytoplankton, zooplankton, terrestrial insects, fish.
Methodological: Geographic Information Systems, stable isotopes, data mining, instrument-based environmental monitoring, analytical chemistry.
Experimental: Synoptic field surveys, in-situ mesocosms and ecosystem manipulation, laboratory-based bioassays and mesocosms.
David Raikow, Ph.D’s Experience
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Co-owner
Wemantic LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Wemantic LLC creates social media aggregator and distribution networks, and applies biological concepts and analytical methods to the creation of original semantic web applications.
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Certified Ecologist
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
RESEARCH COORDINATOR: Lead, create, develop, and organize multidisciplinary and interagency research programs. Write research proposals, scopes of work, and budget estimates. Write Quality Assurance Project Plans, work plans, work breakdown structures, and timelines. Oversee scientific work contracts.
ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGIST: Apply knowledge of aquatic ecosystem ecology, experimental design, methodology, and statistical analysis while designing and implementing applied ecological research projects in the field and laboratory. Collect, manage, explore, and analyze scientific and environmental data. Write peer-reviewed scientific publications, technical reports. Present results at national conferences.
SCIENCE ADVISOR: Provide advice and counsel on technical scientific approaches to peers. Review reports and manuscripts.
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Research Aquatic Biologist
NOAA
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)
November 2003 — September 2006 (2 years 11 months)
RESEARCH COORDINATOR: Lead, develop, and organize research programs. Write proposals, plans, interagency agreements. Manage budgets and spend funds. Supervise technicians.
AQUATIC BIOLOGIST: Apply knowledge of ecology, biological invasions, methodology, and analysis while designing and implementing research. Manage and analyze data. Present and publish results.
SCIENCE ADVISOR: Provide scientific advice to peers. Prioritize and recommend aquatic nuisance species research priorities to agency. Critique scientific merit of proposed federal regulations. Comment on biological invasion publications, studies, programs, proposals, and rapid response plans.
REPRESENTATIVE: Represent NOAA, the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, and the NOAA National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species at scientific and regulatory meetings, workshops, conferences. Develop and maintain relationships with state and federal agencies, Universities, and non-government organizations. -
Certified Federal Resume Writer
The Resume Place, Inc.
(Writing and Editing industry)
September 2002 — August 2004 (2 years )
FEDERAL RESUME WRITER: Certified Federal Resume Writer and Coach, Certified Federal Job Search Trainer. Write federal resumes, KSA's, and SES ECQs.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR: Wrote chapter for "The Federal Resume Guidebook" , by K. Troutman, 3rd and, 4th eds., Jist Works, Indianapolis, IN, ISBN: 978-1593574260. Wrote initial draft of "The Student's Federal Career Guide: 10 Steps to Find and Win Top Government Jobs and Internships", by K. Troutman, and E. Troutman, 2004, The Resume Place, Baltimore, MD, ISBN: 978-0964702561.
David Raikow, Ph.D’s Education
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Michigan State University
Ph.D. , Zoology, Ecology , 1996 — 2002
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University of Pittsburgh
M.S. , Biological Sciences , 1994 — 1996
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University of Pittsburgh
B.S. , Biological Sciences , 1988 — 1993
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University of Pittsburgh
B.A. , History and Philosophy of Science , 1988 — 1993
Additional Information
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David Raikow, Ph.D’s Interests:
• Web comics • The Tolkien legendarium • Weightlifting • Home movie editing
David Raikow, Ph.D’s Groups:
• Ecological Society of America
• American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
• North American Benthological Society
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The Ecological Society of America (ESA)
David Raikow, Ph.D’s Honors:
• Certified Ecologist, Ecological Society of America
• Certification in Teaching College Science and Mathematics, Michigan State University
• EPA Superior Accomplishment Recognition Award, 2007, 2008, 2009
• GLERL Service Recognition for the “Environmental Science Careers Seminar Series”, 2005
• Fellowship, Graduate Research Training Group (RTG), Michigan State University, 1997-1999
• Graduation Cum Laude, University of Pittsburgh, 1993
• Departmental Honors, Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 1993
• Departmental Honors, History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1993
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