Meet the Team Matt Gies Registrar, Shedd Aquarium Matt Gies has worked on the Chicago Peregrine Program since its inception in 1986. His work includes attending hack (release) sites, banding birds, and measuring adult Peregrines and chicks, called eyases (EYE-ah-sez). Currently, Matt is the Registrar for the animal collection at the John G. Shedd Aquarium. Prior to his work at the Shedd, Matt held positions in the Conservation Department at Lincoln Park Zoo and in the Entomology Division of the Field Museum’s Zoology Department. meet the team>>