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Am a seasoned geologist seeking a position as a Senior Geologist/Exploration Geologist in the oil industry. I can manage, run, operate a business or office, oversee employees/teams, delegate and regulate, and take necessary responsibility. I have managed an independent oil company, a professional palynological laboratory, and an institute for discovery science, all with two or more employees. I excel at accomplishing goals and assignments, meeting deadlines, and taking initiative when needed, but I also enjoy working with others in a team environment, leading when appropriate, following when necessary to achieve objectives. I enjoy a structured environment, but I can also think outside the box, innovate, and improve where needed.
I have Thirty-two years experience in geology, basin analysis, paleontology, palynology, performing geologic and geophysical analyses and interpretations, mapping geologic structures using outcrops and geophysical data.
I have Twenty-two years professional experience managing drilling operations, well-site geology and mudlogging (11 wells), core description and analysis (7 wells), prospect generation and well-sites selection (7 different wells), and leading-coordinating exploration teams (e.g. Gulf Oil Corp and Geminoil, Inc.) comprised of geologists, geophysicists, micropaleontologists, palynologists, geochemists, mud loggers, and technicians.
I have Five years teaching experience: physical geology, historical geology, botany, combined biology, genetics, and organic chemistry for MCAT, and reading hyperlearning for MCAT.
Responsible (directly or indirectly) for the drilling of six wells in the Richmond basin (Mesozoic), Chesterfield County, Virginia (1980-1986), one well on the Damon Mound salt dome (Tertiary), Brazos County, Texas (1984), and one re-entry well (Tertiary) in southeast Texas (1987). Participated in the successful completion of a new well showing re-generated reservoir conditions in the water-flooded Holly Unit (Pennsylvanian), abandoned 35 years ago, Graham County, Kansas (2002). Experience in North Sea Jurassic & Cretaceous Biostratigraphy & Correlation (3 yrs), and Porcupine Basin Biostratigraphy & Seismic Correlation (1 yr).
I am interested in a full-time position in the oil industry and am willing to relocate my family to a new location (within or outside of the U.S.), if needed. Would like to request an interview with your company for the above said position(s). Thank you for your time and consideration.
EDUCATION
High school (HS): Conard High School, West Hartford, CT; diploma year 1963.
Colleges and universities attended:
Fairleigh Dickinson University Madison, NJ 07940 Major: Zoology (72 hrs) transferred 1968
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06268 Major/Minor: Biology/Chemistry (50 hrs) B.A. 1970
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 06268 Major: Botany/Paleobotany (21 hrs) M.S. 1972
Penn. State University University Park, PA 16802 Major: Geology/Palynology (110 hrs) Ph.D. 1977
Honor Societies: Alpha Pi Theta honor society (Brookdale Community College), 1997.
Sigma Xi honor society (Penn State), 1975.
Phi Kappa Phi honor society (U.Conn.), 1970.
Phi Zeta Kappa honor society (F.D.U.), 1964.
EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Professor – El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX 79998, From: 08/2004 To: Present;
Dona Ana Branch Community College, Las Cruces, NM 88001, From: 01/2006 To: Present;
Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, NJ 08876, From: 01/2003 To: Present;
The Princeton Review, 252 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542, From: 01/1999 To: 01/2000, taught MCAT.
Hours per week: varies. Current Salary: ranges from $2,300-$7,500/college/semester.
Description of duties: Currently teaching courses: Physical Geology, Historical Geology, and distant learning at RVCC - Geology (WebCT).
Deputy Administrator - National Institute for Discovery Science, Las Vegas, NV 89118.
From: 01/2004 To: 05/2004. Hours per week: 40 Salary: $50,000/yr.
Description of duties: Manage NIDS, oversaw two employees, and investigated scientifically various types of cases/research projects. Reason for leaving: Bigelow Aerospace budget shortfall with layoffs.
Independent Geological Consultant - Self employed, El Paso, TX.
From: 03/1993 To: Present. Hours per week: variable. Salary: job dependent.
Description of duties: Current work: Evaluating prospects with an independent oil company in Brazoria, Ft. Bend, and Concho counties, TX.
Recent work:
1) Worked with Dr. Paul Olsen at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (July-August and December 2005) to process and study hundreds of palynological samples from the Triassic-Jurassic boundary in Morocco, Nova Scotia, and Pennsylvania.
2) Reservoir analysis of Holly Field in Kansas for V.J.I. Natural Resources (report).
Results: Successful drilling with completion of a well in the 'J' zone (2002-2003).
Accomplishments: Well site geology, core description and analysis, seismic interpretation, elog interpretation and correlation with seismic lines, gravity and magnetic surface studies, geochemical evaluation and correlation, reservoir evaluation, subsurface fracture and joint evaluation, hydrologic fluid movement, surface mapping of geologic formations and faults.
Research Associate - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY.
From: 07/1989 To: 02/1993. Description of duties: Responsible for mapping and correlating lacustrine lithostratigraphy of the Newark basin, NJ; palynological sample collection and analysis, petrology, and biostratigraphic correlation of shallow to deep lacustrine units, evaporite playa units, and deltaic-fluvial units in Newark basin; determination of stratigraphy and structure of well site areas for seven 4,000-foot (7 km) coreholes in the Newark basin, NJ (Principal investigators: P.E. Olsen and D.K. Kent); performed land work to determine property ownership for chosen well sites; collected and analyzed cuttings sample at well sites; described, photographed, and analyzed all 21,000 feet of core during drilling using Amoco's most advanced continuous coring rig.
Post-doctorate Research Associate - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY,
From: 08/1988 To: 07/1989. Description of duties: Geological and paleontological field work.
Independent Geological Consultant - Same as consultant, Houston, TX.
From: 04/1985 To: 07/1988. Description of duties: Prospect generation on salt domes in Brazos County - Tertiary marine and coastal plain, Gulf Coast, Texas; re-entry well prospects in southeast Texas - Tertiary coastal plain; well site geology in Chesterfield County, Virginia - rift basin shallow to deep lake and deltaic facies; mud logging in Appling and Wayne counties, Georgia - Cretaceous-Tertiary coastal and marine deposits.
Manager and Senior Geologist - Superior Oil Company, Houston, TX (taken over by Mobil Oil Corp. in 1985). From: 05/1982 To: 03/1985. Description of duties: Managed palynological laboratory; correlated deep marine deltaic fan and turbidite deposits in North Sea.
President and Exploration Manager - Geminoil, Inc., Houston, TX. Owner.
From: 04/1981 To: 05/1982. Description of duties: Organized an exploration effort into Late Triassic basins in eastern Virginia. Responsible for managing and drilling six exploratory and wildcat wells in the Richmond basin (two deep stratigraphic test wells with Cornell Oil Co., Dallas, TX). Supervised geologic interpretations, made well site selections, supervised well site geologists and mud loggers, performed independent cuttings and core analyses, involved in reservoir petrology and diagenesis studies, documented and analyzed the geochemistry of all oil samples and source rocks. Geminoil interests purchased by SEPCO in 1985.
Senior Geologist - Exxon Company, U.S.A., Houston, TX.
From: 08/1980 To: 03/1981. Description of duties: Provided palynological services: thermal maturation and diagenesis of Gulf Coast overpressured zones; Paleozoic-Mesozoic, over thrust belt, Utah; Triassic, Chinle Formation and Dockum Group, Texas, New Mexico, and Utah; Cretaceous, Colorado.
Senior Geologist - Gulf Research & Development Company, Houston, TX.
From: 06/1977 To: 07/1980. Description of duties: Provided palynological services: deep marine deposits on the Continental Shelf, offshore Eastern North America, Georges Bank and Baltimore Canyon; deep marine in Porcupine basin, offshore Ireland; Williston basin, Mississippian-Pennsylvanian, North Dakota and Montana.
Park Guide and Curator - Connecticut Geological Survey, Middletown, CT.
From: 05/1970 To: 08/1970. Description of duties: Answer questions from visitors to park, and collected and prepared fossil specimens for exhibit at Rocky Hill Dinosaur Park, Rocky Hill, CT.
Materials Control Technician - Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company, East Hartford, CT.
From: 08/1966 To: 01/1968. Description of duties: Tested and analyzed composition of cyanide plating solutions; machined and plated engine parts for corrosion resistance; tested rubber products for spec. requirements; tested fuels and oils for quality composition and flash points. Secret clearance.
REFERENCES
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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Geology and Paleontology
* Course on electric log analysis (Houston, 1984: 144 hours).
* Basic Core analysis school (Houston, 1980).
* East Coast rifting seminar (Houston, 1980).
* Seismic Interpretation for geologists (Houston, 1979).
* Short course on structural geology (Houston, 1979).
* Short course on fossil dinoflagellates (Stanford University, 1978).
Geologic Expertise (grouped according to years experience)
* Stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleoecology (facies interpretation), palynology (age and stratigraphic correlation), and paleobotany (22 yrs.).
* Core and outcrop description and mapping (18 yrs.).
* Well-log analysis and correlation (16 yrs.).
* Seismic line interpretation and correlation (8 yrs.).
* Geochemistry and kerogen-thermal maturity & radiometric surface mapping (7 yrs.).
* Geophysical - magnetic & gravity mapping (5 yrs.).
* Geomagnetic field mapping and analysis; petrology-sandstone diagenesis (4 yrs.).
* Mud logging; radiometrics and satellite telluric current studies (2 yrs.).
* North Sea Jurassic & Cretaceous Biostratigraphy & Correlation (3 yrs.).
* Porpupine Basin Biostratigraphy & Seismic Correlation (1 yr.)
JOB RELATED SKILLS
Skilled at Scientific writing; Operations Management (6 yrs.); Project Management (8 yrs.); Webmaster (7 yrs.); Public Speaking; Teaching, mentoring, training, and working with/in teams; MS Word; Excel; Powerpoint; Canvas; Corel Draw; HTML and web design (Dreamweaver; Front Page); Adobe PhotoShop; graphics illustration; gif animation; video for the web (avi, rm, mov); professional photography; biological illustration (artist); Netscape Navigator/Internet Explorer; Javascript; JCL, Cobol, and 'C' programming languages.
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