Shane is a Marine Technician with the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Prior to joining CCS, Shane obtained his Masters in Marine Biology at UC San Diego where he studied the cellular physiology of osmoregulation in larval white seabass. While working on his thesis he obtained his AAUS Scientific Diving and SIO Small Boat Operator certifications which sparked his interest in field work. Shane specializes in diving and boating operations, drone piloting, design and fabrication of research equipment, and LiDAR and photogrammetric data processing.