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Objective: International professional permanent or temporary position in environmental or earth sciences.
Education:
Ph.D., Geology, with an emphasis in coal geology, 1989, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.
M.S., Geology, 1982, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA.
B.S., Geology, 1979, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA.
Business and administrative skills:
Planning exploration strategies, programs, and budgets, coordinating work activities, supervising laboratory and field staff, planning and supervising fact-finding, field, and reconnaissance trips, inter-company liaison skills, interdisciplinary working experiences in Asia and Europe, and designing, and planning. I hold State of Washington Geologist License No. 2231
Computer and analytical skills:
I am proficient in Microsoft Office and COREL Graphics Suite X3 in a WINDOWS environment. I am also adept in using various photo-converting and resizing software. I have worked with photomicrography, thin-section petrography, scanning electron, x-ray diffraction analysis, direct current plasma spectrometry, atomic absorption, exploration field techniques, and description and interpretation of core and outcrop.
Teaching experience:
ave taught two levels of environmental geology, physical geology, stratigraphy, sedimentary petrology, carbonate geology, sedimentary ore deposits, historical geology, evolution, geobiology, prehistoric life, and applied palynology. I could easily teach other earth science subjects as well. Most of my courses included a lab component.
Selected international/professional experience:
1996-97, Senior Exploration Geologist/Project Geologist, GeoCompute Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 252, Scarborough, Western Australia 6019 and TRA Mining (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, P.O. Box 18, 27200 Kuala Lipis, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia. I organized, and supervised follow-up and new soil and stream sediment geochemical programs and integrated the data with side look radar geophysical information. I selected and logged samples at drill sites, organized bulldozer and excavator preparation of drill sites, both in plantation areas, primary, and secondary jungle, and on the mine site. I taught Malaysian nationals in field techniques and how to become accomplished and independent field assistants. This was a one-year contract.
1995-96, Laboratory Section Head, Skanska International Civil Engineering AB, P.O. Box 5164, Vientiane, Laos. I was responsible for the site laboratory, which involved the running of the laboratory, supervising 35 people, and finding appropriate road, bridge, and quarry material by using prior geological knowledge of the Vientiane area. A main part of my duties entailed investigative research of testing results for road and bridge construction material by collecting, compiling, and comparing past and present road compaction rates with expected rates. The aim was to check whether a predetermined standard was kept. The results earned Skanska a pecuniary claim. This was a six-month contract with a two-month extension to finish the job.
1994-95, Exploration Manager, Malaysia Mining Corporation Berhad & Bunduon SDN. BHD., P.O. Box 5976, Vientiane, Laos. The position involved epithermal gold and associated minerals exploration, establishing an office in Vientiane, coordinating work activities, and gathering information pertinent to future project activities. I was responsible for liaison with other mining companies, government offices, and businesses in Vientiane and Xieng Khouang province. I was also in charge of a reconnaissance and fact-finding mission to the proposed concession area in Xieng Khouang, Province and I supplied suggestions for future exploration sites. I planned and wrote all exploration strategies, programs, and budgets. The position ended when granting of the mineral concession was delayed for over a year and funding for the project was halted.
1992-94, UNV Specialist Geologist, UNDP Office, P.O. Box 345, Vientiane, Laos. In close collaboration with the National Project Director for an UN-funded, national-executed project at the Department of Geology and Mines, I was responsible for assisting the government in the timely implementation and quality control of project activities, liaison with UN organizations, and coordination of UNDP inputs. I established a functional mineralogy and petrography laboratory, trained personnel in the field and in the lab, and taught sedimentary petrology and carbonate geology. I planned and participated in field activities, such as mapping and geochemical sampling. I initiated a research project where Cretaceous non-marine clastic sequences of the Vientiane basin were described and correlated with the Khorat Group clastic sequences of northeastern Thailand. This was a one-year contract with six months extension.
1991-92, Research Geologist, Department of Reservoir & Exploration Technology, Institute for Energy Technology, P.O. Box 40, N-2007 Kjeller, Norway. A main part of my work included scanning electron microscopy and petrography of North Sea shale and siltstone cores. In combination with other data, these data were to be used as input into a computer model for prediction of diagenesis, porosity, and permeability. I wrote a subsequent 170-page report. I also instructed staff in various methods of clay mineral preparations and techniques. This was an eight-month contract job.
Personal attributes:
I am very motivated, flexible, and innovative
I like to see something started to a conclusion
I am a systematic and organized worker
I am used to writing reports and research papers and getting these published
I am comfortable (and prefer) multi-cultural/disciplinary working environments
I am in excellent physical condition and used to stringent work in tropical as well as Arctic areas
Other interests and activities:
Traveling to remote areas, trekking/hiking, skiing, photography, and writing.
References:
Will be provided
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