Andrew wants to live in a world filled with next-level technologies, phones that come standard with animal voice-to-text translation and a magic spray that will offer unlimited dog hair protection and the occasional food item.

As a field technician, he’s been commended on his successful team management and data analysis skill. At his last field site in South Africa, he led an important role in the habituation of wild baboons, where the new team now collects data for a baboon sociality project.

Andrew is currently searching for a graduate program where he can study Biology. Although his experience is mainly in marketing and design, Andrew plans to take this excellent opportunity from Missouri River Bird Observatory to learn more about birds and how they are such an important indicator for a healthy environment. For the next few months, Andrew will be learning from the knowledgeable team at MRBO surveying lands throughout the season. He will also be using audio recording equipment to study the vocalizations of Missouri’s rare marsh-dwelling species.

When he’s not out taking photos with his old film camera, you can find him diving into one of the latest video games, watching obscene amounts of foreign films trying to learn a new language, and optimistically searching for some good waves in Wilmington, North Carolina.