Dedication to excellence
Kyle Aveni-Deforge has extensive experience working in diverse aquatic environments (seagrass, rocky intertidal, stream, coral reef, marine benthic and wetland). Through a PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology (Universiy of South Carolina, 2007), a post-doctoral fellowship in the biomechanics of nutrient uptake (Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology), a stint with Biological Engineers (North Carolina State University) and consulting work with Oceanit (Honolulu, HI), Rising Tide Engineering (Paia, HI) and now Ecological Monitoring and Analysis, Kyle has provided technical diving, sensor development and deployment, benthic habitat survey and analysis, water quality monitoring and analysis, small scale beach nourishment permitting and support, sand field monitoring and analysis, technical document review and development of compensatory mitigation accounting strategies, among other things. Kyle brings broad experience, pragmatism, open-mindedness and dedication to problems of all sorts; he enjoys a hands on approach throughout the lifecycle of a project. When he isn't collecting and analyzing data (or parenting), he enjoys road cycling, surfing poorly and planning ecological studies of his immediate environment.
Services
Dive and snorkel surveys, benthic habitat, sand field analysis, sensor deployment and recovery, discrete and continuous water quality, flow and current monitoring
Environmental Monitoring
Automation of data collection, archiving and visual summary; statistical analysis, time-series analysis, phase I data review
Technical Computing, Large Data Set Analysis and Visualzation
Species abundance, species diversity,functional diversity, population changes, wetland delineation, as well as surveys for compensatory mitigation support, endangered species, and biological impact
Biological Surveys
Experimental design and project scoping for complicated surveys, Data Quality Objectives, Best Management Practices, feasability studies and first of a kind projects
