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CONTRIBUTIONS/OBJECTIVE
Knowledgeable, multidimensional geologist/mineralogist for a junior-level field or office based position in a mining/exploration company
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
* Participated in a major workshop/conference for metallic (lead, vanadium, zinc), and non-metallic deposits (phosphates, barite, fluorite) in Morocco
* Visited many copper mineralization sites in Chile (Chuquicamata, Copiapơ)
* On-site examination of precious and semiprecious stone deposits in Teofilo
Otoni, Ouro Prệto, and Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil (topaz, tourmaline, indicolite, beryl and brazilianite etc..)
* Analysed data for a geotechnical company
* Did geobarometry/geothermometry/fluid inclusion studies in metamorphic assemblages in California and Colorado
* Mapped areas in the Middle East and U.S.
* Studied mineral thin sections through petrographic microscope
ASSETS
* Highly developed mathematical and computational skills
* Experienced in M.S. Word, PowerPoint, Excel and in web research
* Excellent report-writing and speech skills
* Widely-travelled including long stays in South America, U.S., Europe and Middle East
* High ability to work under stress and facing tight deadlines
* Competent in 5 languages (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Arabic)
* Ran own retail business for 10 years quintupling its assets, retail space and client base
WORK HISTORY
2004-2005 Construction Cost Estimator, Aplus Contractors, Scarborough, Ontario
Visited construction and renovation sites, made estimates on labor and materials required, optimizing costs and time by emphasizing the synergy
2002 Semi-precious and gemstone appraiser, Compania Irffi Internacional,
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
A six-month stay in Minas Gerais visiting mines and semi-precious stone (beryl, rutilated quartz, topaz, tourmaline) sites, buying/negotiating with dealers and buyers
1989-2001 Manager, Kaiss Food and Convenience Store, Beirut, Lebanon
Successfully managed store and made one of the top 10 in Beirut
1988 Constuction Supervisor, Chantilly Geotechnical, Virginia, U.S.
EDUCATION
M.S. Iowa State University, Ames, 1988
B.S. American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 1985
Delf French Language Diplôme, UniversitÄ" de MontrÄ"al, 2003
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2005 North York General Hospital, Toronto
2005 Toronto International Film Festival
HOBBIES
Mineral collecting (400 samples from around the world)
Visiting Natural History Museums (almost 25 visited)
Drawing, New age and jazz music, web research and design
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