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EDUCATION
MS, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM - 2001
Major: Geology
Thesis Title: Proterozoic to Middle Tertiary Magmatic History of the Little Hatchet
Mountains, Grant and Hidalgo Counties, South-western New Mexico
BS, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH - 1997
Major: Geology
Minor: Chemistry
Field Camp: Indiana University – 7 week field course in south-western Montana
EXPERIENCE
Staff Research Assistant: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM – 2001 to present
• Environmental field sampling of soil and water
• Bedrock mapping of volcanic rocks
• Logging volcanic rock cores
• Construction of cross sections
• Fracture characterization analysis
• Groundwater modeling
• Digitizing geologic maps in ArcMap
Staff Scientist: Souder, Miller, & Associates, Las Cruces, NM – 2000 to 2001
• Supervised drilling operations
• Collected environmental field samples of air, soil, and water
• Maintained, installed, and monitored remediation systems
• Drafted well logs, potentiometric surfaces, and site maps
Teaching Assistant: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM – 1998 to 2000
• Prepared rock and mineral specimens
• Lectured for physical geology laboratory and mineralogy laboratory
Geoscientist Intern: Texaco Exploration & Production, Midland, TX – 1999
• Characterized reservoir in south-eastern New Mexico
• Described 350 feet of limestone/dolostone core
• Evaluated a suite of electric logs
• Assembled cross sections
• Implemented sequence stratigraphy
Geologist: Rosebud Mining Company, Kittanning, PA – 1997
• Mapped coal reserves suitable for deep mining
• Interpreted drill hole data
• Used topographic and isopach maps
Drillers Assistant: McKay & Gould Drilling, Darlington, PA – summers of 1995 & 1996
• Installed piezometer wells, monitoring wells, and shot holes
• Collected core samples and split spoon soil samples
PUBLICATIONS
Channell, R.A., McMillan, N.J., Lawton, T.F., Heizler, M., Esser, R.P., and McLemore, V.T., 2000,Magmatic History of the Little Hatchet Mountains, Hidalgo and Grant Counties, south-western New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, no. 51, p. 141-148.
PRESENTATIONS
• Southwest Section of American Association of Petroleum Geologists – Midland, TX
• New Mexico Geological Society 2000 Fall Field Conference – South-western New Mexico
CERTIFICATION & TRAINING
• 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Site Worker Complying with 29 CFR 1910.120 (e)
Alice Hamilton Occupational Health Center, Los Alamos, NM – October 5, 2001
• 40-Hour Basic Health and Safety Training Complying with 29 CFR 1910.120 (e)(3)(i)
Center for Hazardous Materials Research, Pittsburgh, PA – March 28, 1997
• MSHA (Mine Safety & Health Administration) surface mining only
McKay & Gould Drilling, Darlington, PA (Jack Gould, Instructor) – April 19, 1997
• Notary Public of the State of New Mexico - (Expiration: January 16, 2005)
SHORTCOURSES
• Trimble Navigation RTK Training with 5700 GPS Total Station – 2001 Los Alamos, NM
• Geology and Development of a Lower Cretaceous Natural Gas Field, Lavaca County, TX: Annual Convention of the AAPG – 1999 San Antonio, TX
• Texaco Core Workshop - Reservoir Characterization by Analyzing Carbonate Cores and Applying Sequence Stratigraphy – 1999 Midland, TX
• Reservoir Enhancement Through the Implementation of Horizontal Drilling – 1999 Hobbs, NM
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient with Power Point, Excel, Word, and Canvas
Moderate knowledge of Access, Auto Cad, Abode Illustrator, ArcMap, and SpheriStat
Basic Knowledge of ArcView GIS, Petra, and Powerlog.
INSTRUMENTATION EXPERIENCE
• Petrographic Microscope
• X-Ray Diffraction
• X-Ray Fluorescence
• Photo Ionization Detector
• 4-Gas Meter
• Digitizing Table
• Surveying Equipment (standard transit with rod)
• Trimble GPS 5700
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
• Assistant Scout Master – Boy Scouts of America
• Vice President - Youngstown State University Geological Society
• Arts & Sciences Representative – YSU Student Government
• Student Academic Senator – YSU Academic Senate
HONORS & AWARDS
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Eagle Scout
• Deans List – Youngstown State University
• Russell & Frankie Clemons Field Scholarship
• New Mexico Geological Society Scholarship
• New Mexico State University Geology Department Scholarship
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