Zach Viva
Glider Technician
Zach Viva is a 2019 graduate of the Nova Scotia Community College’s (NSCC) Oceans Technology program, he started an internship as a glider technician after completing his program. Zach also has a diploma in Electronic Engineering Technology and is currently enrolled part time in the Bachelor of Technology, Engineering and Applied Sciences program at Memorial University.
During his time at NSCC, he helped design two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), one of which was used to compete in the International Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) ROV competition in 2015. Zach was one of the team’s design leads and the craft’s pilot during the competition.
In his current role at Dalhousie, Zach is responsible for glider operations with wave gliders and Slocum gliders, focusing mostly on Slocum prep-work, maintenance, repair, as well as deployments and recoveries.
Dalhousie University operates in the unceded territories of the Mi’kmaw, Wolastoqey, and Peskotomuhkati Peoples. These sovereign nations hold inherent rights as the original peoples of these lands, and we each carry collective obligations under the Peace and Friendship Treaties. Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and Treaty rights in Canada.
We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.
