Eila Miller graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science and Animal Behavior and minor in Hispanic Culture. As an undergraduate she studied the effects of ultraviolet radiation on zooplankton migration behavior in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. After graduating she earned her divemaster followed by an instructor certifications in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. She reveled in finding unique nudibranchs, shrimps, and fishes and showing them to the guests she guided.
She then returned to her home town of San Diego to work at the Navy's Marine Mammal Program as a marine mammal trainer, training the program's Atlantic bottlenose dolphins to find underwater ordinances as part of the MK7 program. In addition to her animal responsibilities, she became a dive supervisor and was responsible for the training and safety of a dive crew, performing tasks such as underwater metal detecting, lift bag, and closed circuit diving. Additiobally, she assisted in acoustic and research projects and marine mammal health studies conducted by the Marine Mammal Foundation's scientists. She is also a USCG 25 Ton Near Coastal and Inland credentialed captain, ROV operator, and Part 107 Drone Pilot.
When she's not spending time in or under water, she is running on San Diego's local trails and volunteering with the San Diego's Mountain Rescue team.
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