PROFILE

710-H, Lorong Taman Jaya 8,

Jalan Pusara,

20400 Kuala Terengganu.

Malaysia.

+6012 957 2597

lsehling@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/sehling/

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Managed the daily schedule, permit/grant applications, housekeeping accounting, shopping, project website and social media, report writing

Recruited, trained and supervised interns and volunteers

Established sea turtle citizen science photo-ID at Perhentian Islands

Engaged citizen scientists in research (by submitting turtle photos) and conservation (by reporting nesting and stranding encounters)

Performed night patrols, hatchery work, data collection and clean-ups

Trained 30 local men as certified eco-snorkel guides

Organized two turtle camps for 30 local school children

Project Co-Founder & Manager Jan 2015 – Dec 2015

Perhentian Turtle Project, Fuze Ecoteer (M) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

Project Manager Jan 2012 – Dec 2014

Perhentian Community and Conservation Project, Ecoteer (M) Sdn.

Bhd., Malaysia

Sales Executive Jul 2009 – Aug 2010

Fero-Medic & Consultancy (M) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

A Ph.D student with 9 years experience in conservation (particularly sea turtles) including 4 years as a project manager. Highly organized and able to live and work with people from different backgrounds as well as in a remote environment. Excellent writing skill and motivated to apply grants and raise funds for conservation and outreach. Strong interpersonal skills, good at communicating and developing relationships with different stakeholders.

SEH LING LONG

Handled day-to-day activities, volunteer enquiries, report writing, accounting, housekeeping, shopping, project social media

Liaised with local stakeholders (e.g. local communities, NGOs, tourist operators, government agencies,) for collaboration and event coordination

Acted as an advisor for the Perhentian Islands Ladies Association

Painted 7 houses and 5 murals and started a community garden

Conducted composting and recycling programs, English, Environmental and Eco-Snorkel Clubs and turtle camps for local children

Did weekly awareness talks at resorts/dive centres and hosted conservation programs for school/university/corporate groups

Clean-ups, beach monitoring and Coral Watch surveys

Performed market survey and promoted company’s products to end users in medical field

Achieved annual sales target of RM 1 million

Sales Executive Sep 2008 – Mar 2009

Alliance Direct Marketing Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia Organized road shows to market credit cards and balance transfer

Process Analyst Jul 2007 – Jun 2008

Transfingo (M) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia Processed claims, analyzed data, wrote reports and liaised with partners

from Asian countries on behalf of HP and Dale

EDUCATION

Research area: The sustainability of local community livelihoods and sea turtle conservation in Terengganu Marine Parks

Scholarship: MyPhD Scholarship of MyBrain15 Program

Ph.D. in Conservation and Biodiversity 2016 – Present

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia

Research Assistant Aug 2011 – Nov 2011

Sea Turtle Conservancy, Costa Rica

Performed night patrols to encounter nesting turtles for species identification, flipper tagging, biometric data collection and nest marking

Performed daily track and nest survey to determine nesting density

Supervised short-term volunteer groups during monitoring activities

Research Intern Apr 2006 – Jun 2006

Environment Health Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research,

Malaysia

Research project: The risk of dengue at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa

Intern May 2005 – Jun 2005

Recreational Centre, Laguna Redang Resort, Malaysia Worked as a cashier, provided information, guided tourists on snorkel

trips

Dissertation: Do early life social experiences influence later life success and helping behaviour in the banded mongoose?

Scholarship: Centre for Ecology and Conservation’s Asia Full Fee Masters Scholarship 2010/11

MSc Conservation and Biodiversity 2010 – 2011

University of Exeter, UK

Dissertation: Comparative study of aquatic insect communities for water quality assessment in Sungai Peres and Sungai Bubu, Hulu Terengganu

Nomination: Best Thesis Report of the Department of Biological Science in 2007

Award: Best Student Academic Award for the BASc (Conservation and Biodiversity Management) Program

BASc Conservation and Biodiversity Management 2004 – 2007

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia

INTERNSHIPS

SKILLS

LANGUAGES

Project Management &

Coordination

Customer Service

Research & Outreach

CERTIFICATES

PADI Advanced Open

Water

Malaysian Driving License

Reef Check Eco-Diver

Collaboration

Microsoft Office

Team/Volunteer Support

English

Native or bilingual proficiency

Malay

Native or bilingual proficiency

Mandarin

Expert proficiency

German

Intermediate proficiency

ON-GOING PROJECTS

2016 – present

Act as an advisor

Manage the Perhentian sea turtle photo-ID database

Perhentian Turtle Project

Oct 2013 – Oct 2014

Assisted in the setup of the research station

Conducted dive surveys on corals, invertebrates and fishes and interview surveys on tourist perception of potential impacts on coral reefs

Acted as a Malay translator for dive courses and trained local boatmen in fish, invertebrate and substrate identification and dive surveys

Perhentian Marine Research Station, Blue

Temple Conservation

PUBLICATIONS

VOLUNTARY WORK

GRANTS

Project: Engaging the public in sea turtle research and conservation in the Perhentian Islands Marine Park, Terengganu, Malaysia

Project duration: Feb – Oct 2019

Amount awarded: USD 1,000

Conservation Small Grants Program

Society of Conservation Biology, Marine

Section

Project: Engaging the local villagers and tourists of the Perhentian Islands, Malaysia, in a novel sea turtle identification and movement project

Project duration: Jan – Oct 2015

Amount awarded: £ 5,000

National Marine Aquarium Grant

National Aquarium Ltd, UK

Aug 2018 & Jun 2019

Facilitated 4D3N Marine Awareness Program at Laguna Redang Resort

Manned the booth and raised fund through donation and merchandise sale

Coordinated the hatchling release event

Sea Turtle Research Unit (SEATRU)

Nov 2018 – present

Started a citizen science photo-ID project at Redang Island in collaboration with SEATRU

Handle email enquiries and sighting submissions

Manage the Redang sea turtle photo-ID database

Redang Sea Turtle Photo-ID Project

May 2014 & May 2015

Conducted RCM annual dive surveys at five to six different sites around Perhentian Islands

Reef Check Malaysia (RCM)

2002 – present

Act as a liaison person for foreign exchange students in Malaysia

Organize road shows to promote AFS exchange student and internship programs

Organize activities for exchange students

Jarina, M. J., Jamalludin, M. A. and Long, S. L. 2020. To ban or not to ban? Reviewing an ongoing dilemma on sea turtle egg trade in Terengganu, Malaysia. Front. Mar. Sci. 6: 762.

Long. S. L. and Azmi, N. A. 2017. Using photographic identification to monitor sea turtle populations at Perhentian Islands Marine Park in Malaysia. Herpetol. Conserv. and Biol. 12(2), 350-366.

Apr 2019- Sep 2019

Organized the Virtual “Run for River Terrapin 2019” to raise funds and awareness for Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia

Secured sponsorships for the special prizes

YSEALI (Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative)

Boot Camp 2019 Winner

COMPLETED PROJECTS

AFS Antarabudaya Malaysia