DAVID K.

HAAS

Career interests: Cetacean behavioral and foraging ecology; marine mammal bioacoustics; cetacean
conservation and management; DTAG use and next-generation acoustic dive tag development

EDUCATION Bachelor of Science, General Biology, June 2013 · GPA: 3.62

Minor: Marine Biology
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Senior research project: Investigating adaptive evolution in two cerebral
gyrification genes in Orcinus orca and Tursiops truncatus

Marine Bioacoustics Workshop

Friday Harbor Labs, San Juan Island, WA · Summer 2013
A four week workshop, covering hydroacoustic physics and active
and passive acoustics practicum.

Passive Acoustics Technician Training Course

Bio-waves, Inc., San Diego, CA · February 2013
Design and operation of passive acoustic towed hydrophone arrays
and localization and post-processing software coursework.

PROFESSIONAL Field research assistant

EXPERIENCE Pacific Orcinus Distribution Survey (PODS) Cruise
Northeastern Pacific Ocean, March 2013
Worked with NOAA NWFSC as a bioacoustician aboard the Bell
M. Shimada, researching winter habitat of Southern Resident Killer
Whales (SRKWs) and Offshore Killer Whales (OKWs). Primary
responsibilities included passive acoustic localization of killer
whale vocalizations and clicks using Ishmael and Pamguard, and
deployment and retrieval of towed hydrophone array. Additional
duties included visual surveying using 25 x 150 “big eye”
binoculars, oceanographic sampling and preparation of audio-
visuals for use by NWFSC managers and Bio-waves senior staff.

Field research assistant, Pacific black abalone ecology survey

San Nicolas Island, California, January 2013
Worked as part of a three-person team continuing a decades-long
black abalone abundance survey on San Nicolas Island.

Research assistant, VanBlaricom Lab

University of Washington, September 2012 - March 2013
Sorted, quantified and identified thousands of unknown fish
otoliths, in the context of a graduate student’s research
investigating southwestern Australia dolphin foraging ecology.

Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer

PopCap Games, Seattle, WA
September 2003 - February 2010
Led a worldwide organization of hundreds of employees,
overseeing software development of hundreds of products played
by millions of consumers across dozens of technology platforms.
As a key technology executive, helped grow the company from
thirteen to over 400 employees, profitably increasing revenues by
greater than 40% each year with annual budget responsibility
exceeding $20MM.

Email: dave@cetaceanresearch.org · Web: http://cetaceanresearch.org · Mobile: +1.206.295.9300

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PROFESSIONAL Technology Archon

EXPERIENCE Sabertooth Games, Tukwila, WA
February 2002 - August 2003
Responsible for procurement, installation, development and
administration of a Linux, Apache, Java and PostgreSQL server
infrastructure to power this gaming startup’s web site and
organized play system.

Founder and Chief Technology Officer

Seer Logistics, Seattle, WA
October 2000 - October 2001
Developed a Java-based software prototype integrating global
positioning satellite (GPS) and radio frequency identification
(RFID) technologies into traditional ground-based supply chains
(e.g.: long-haul trucks, trains).

Director, Information Technology

BootlegTV/BootlegNetworks, Seattle, WA
July 2000 - February 2001
Led a five person information technology team at this short-lived
internet media startup.

Manager, Information Technology and Network Operations

Definitive Stock / Visual Communications Group, Seattle, WA
July 1999 - June 2000
Deployed and managed one of the first multinational e-commerce
platforms, enabling direct-to-consumer sales of stock photography
images over the internet. Deployed and administered a worldwide
network of routers, switches, load balancers and firewalls to power
and protect this e-commerce platform.

Owner and Chief Technologist

Island Computer Solutions, Bainbridge Island, WA
March 1995 - July 1999
A computer and network consulting company focused on bringing
the early internet to businesses and consumers.

PRESENTATIONS PAFAH1B1 and NDEL1 in the Cetartiodactyla superorder: investigating adaptive

evolution in two cerebral gyrification genes in Orcinus orca and Tursiops
truncatus. Haas, D. K. Marine Genomics Research Symposium
Friday Harbor Labs, Friday Harbor, WA. June 5, 2013.

ADDITIONAL Successful leader, manager and developer of new and innovative

INFORMATION technologies and products.
Proven ability to manage complex projects with small and large
teams, consistently delivering highest quality results.
Experience using Raven, Audacity, MATLAB/Triton, Ishmael,
Pamguard, SQL database, Linux and open source technologies.
Small and large boat experience, including Basic Keelboat and
Bareboat and Catamaran Charter certifications from the American
Sailing Association.
Avid marine and terrestrial nature photographer.
Member: Acoustical Society of America, American Cetacean Society
and Society for Marine Mammalogy

Email: dave@cetaceanresearch.org · Web: http://cetaceanresearch.org · Mobile: +1.206.295.9300