CONTACT INFORMATION:
CONSULTANT, RENO
Allied Nevada Gold, Toronto 10/07 – 1/09
As Site Exploration Manager at Hycroft Mine, directed 5-rig, 400-hole (75 core, 325 RC) drilling program totaling 300,000' to supplement gold and silver reserves previously identified for resumption of mining. Logged all core holes to develop new interpretations of regional stratigraphy, alteration and mineralization. Managed support group of geotechs to assure timely processing of core (RQD, photography & splitting) and RC samples.
U.S.Gold, Toronto 8/06 – 10/07
Conducted real-time, detailed logging of 8 core rigs conducting deep exploration at the Tonkin Springs Mine in the Battle Mountain – Eureka Gold Trend. Typically logged 65 boxes of HQ core daily, totaling 55,000.'
New West Gold, Toronto 5/06 – 8/06
Conducted on-site logging for track-mounted RC reconnaissance exploration at Sandman project site NW of Winnemucca.
Atna Resources, Vancouver 6/04 – 5/06
Coordinated underground exploration program to develop gold reserves beneath an existing complex of inactive open pits 40 miles NE of Winnemucca, Nevada. Completed first round of deep diamond drilling to permit Atna Resources to secure financing on Toronto Venture Exchange to begin construction of an exploration decline in Spring, 2005. (see www.atna.com ).
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, FALLON
Science Teacher, Gateways to Success Charter School 8/02 – 6/04
Taught sciences (physical, earth, life, health, and computer), French and Art History, to at-risk, previously unsuccessful high school students. Succeeded in retaining 90% of fall enrollees and graduating entire senior class. Spearheaded school-wide effort to revamp curriculum and identify areas of success and failure. Implemented conversion of school environment from instructor-led classroom to online/distance-education model. Resigned to resume consulting opportunities.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, RENO
Substitute Teacher, Washoe, Lyon & Storey County Schools 1/02 – 6/02
Taught all grades, K-12, in 3 surrounding counties (usually middle and high school). Obtained permanent position in Fall, 2002.
TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR, RENO 2000 & 2001
Technical Instructor, HybridMedia LLC 1/00 – 9/01
Technical Instructor, Specialty Systems, Inc.
Trained corporate customers with week-long Sun Microsystems' hardware and software courses on Solaris System Administration, Solaris for System Maintainers, and Desktop Maintenance at Sun Education centers throughout North America (Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas, Austin, Calgary, Denver, San Jose). Received superior ratings for customer satisfaction. Stopped due to tech industry collapse after 9/11.
EDITOR, RENO 1999
Editorial Director, NevadaWatch.com 7/99 – 12/99
Composed and produced, in HTML and Front Page, a daily Web-based news summary specializing in Nevada-related items culled from on-line publications, and assembled them nightly into a digest for email distribution to subscribers. Multiplied initial subscription list 10-fold. Resigned to begin teaching for Sun Microsystems.
CONSULTANT, RENO 1999
Kinross Gold Corporation, Toronto 1/99 – 4/99
Initiated onsite compilation, in eastern Siberia, of raw geochemical & geophysical data for GIS-based exploration program in Russian Far East. Recommended exploration targets which proved successful. Left due to abrogation of contracts.
EDITOR & MANAGER, RENO 1998
Technical Editor, Specialty Systems, Inc. 1/98 – 12/98
Prepared and reviewed final drafts of UNIX/Solaris courses written for Sun Education Services, using Adobe FrameMaker to format text and embed graphics. Resigned to take consulting assignment in Siberia.
Office Manager, ACDS Technologies 1/98 – 12/98
Managed administrative and financial umbrella functions of parent shell corporation providing oversight for 3 subsidiary hi-tech, patent-protected ventures:
* Bio-Virus Research, Inc: design of peptide vaccines
* Nature's Technology, Inc: invention of isoflavone food supplements
* Ultra-Res Corp: production of instant holography cameras.
Resigned to take consulting assignment in Siberia.
CONSULTANT, RENO 1987 – 1997
Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corporation, Reno 10/88 – 12/97
Supervised development drilling of a world-class gold deposit in northern Nevada. Subsequently, managed compilation of all geologic and assay information to permit developing a comprehensive ore reserve model for a large open pit. Interpretation of the mine database required construction of several hundred vertical cross-sections and 95 bench-mining plans reaching a depth of 1800 feet. Upon takeover of mine by Newmont Mining, converted mine data and geologic computer models from SFPG's commercial software package to proprietary modeling software of new owners.
Chemstar, Inc., Henderson 6/88 – 9/88
Explored for and developed mineable 6 M ton reserve of chemical-grade limestone near Wells, Nevada.
Various 9/87 – 6/88
Consulted for Canadian and U.S. clients in gold exploration in central Nevada.
CONSULTANT, DENVER 1983 – 1986
Consulted for Canadian and U.S. clients in gold exploration in central Nevada (1983-1985). Ran well-logging operations for oil exploration in Railroad Valley (1985-1986). Returned to University of Colorado at Denver for teaching certificate (1986-1987).
EXPLORATION GEOLOGIST, DENVER 1973 –1983
Marathon Resources, Inc., Denver 1978-1983
Managed $4M sandstone exploration and delineation project to develop in-situ uranium leach production in southwestern Williston Basin. Initiated district-scale, deep exploration program for subtle stratigraphic uranium traps, Colorado Plateau. Provided technical corporate oversight on projects run by foreign subsidiaries in southern Canadian Shield and Saharan Africa (Niger). Left to begin consulting practice.
French-American Metals Corp., Denver 1973-1978
(subsidiary of the French Atomic Energy Commission)
Site manager for underground (Grants Mineral Belt) and open-pit (North Dakota) uranium exploration programs in sandstone environments. Directed hard-rock uranium exploration programs in North America, principally in Southern Appalachians and Colorado Rockies. Served as principal geologic liaison and interpreter for French-speaking staff. Prepared French-English translations of book-length reports on African deposits, for use in marketing these properties to U.S. uranium producers as possible JV partners.
CLAIMS ANALYST, BALTIMORE 1965-1969
Disability Claims Examiner, Social Security Administration 8/65-8/69
Rapidly promoted from novice to journeyman. Reviewed appeals of denied claims for disability benefits; prepared written decisions reversing or affirming the previous denials. Relied on Federal Regulations and precedent case law to explain the decision to the claimant, and support the Administration's position in subsequent appeals to Federal District Court. Returned to school for M.S.Geology degree.
EDUCATION & SHORT COURSES
* B.S.French, Georgetown University, 1965
* M.S.Geology, University of Wyoming, 1972
* Metallogeny of the U.S. Cordillera, Mackay School of Mines, 1974
* Geophysical Logging, Century Geophysical Corporation, 1977
* Detrital Rocks, Marathon Oil Company, 1980
* Fluvial System, Colorado State University, 1981
* Ore Microscopy, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1981
* Magma Chemistry, MagmaChem, 1988
* Rights and Responsibilities of the Practicing Geologist, 1992
* Microsoft Access, Truckee Meadows Community College, 1995
* Basic Linux, Truckee Meadows Community College, 1997
* Course convener (1993-1994), Applied Structural Geology for the Practicing Geologist
(9-day central Nevada field course).
CERTIFICATIONS
* MSHA Surface & Underground Miner
* Teaching Certificate, University of Colorado
* Nevada Teaching License, Secondary Science & French
* Sun Microsystems o SA-119, Fundamentals of Solaris for System Administrators o SM-101, Solaris for Hardware Maintainers o SM-210, Desktop Maintenance)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
* American Association of Petroleum Geologists
* American Institute of Professional Geologists o Certified Professional Geologist # 5138
o AIPG Nevada Section Newsletter Editor o AIPG Nevada Section President o Investigator, Ethics Violations
* Geological Society of Nevada
* Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists
* Society of Economic Geologists
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