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High School: St. James School, St. James, MD ,21781, 6/1967
College: Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, 17013, B.S. Geology, 130 Semester hours
Graduate: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80303, M.S. Geology, 30 Semester hours
Professional: Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR, 97116., O.D. Optometry, with honors
150 Semester hours
Graduate: University of Denver, Denver, CO 80225, 2000, Three GIS courses, 9 Quarter hours, one Web
Content Management course, one GPR and Archaeology course.
Work Experience:
Geologist, GS-9, August, 2001 to present, 40 hours/week
US DOI, MMS, DFS, RM 275, Bldg. 85, MS 392B2, Denver, CO 80225.
Duties and Accomplishments: Evaluation of royalty payments from companies on onshore Federal leases. Special geologic studies related to oil and gas.
Optometrist, November, 1999 – February, 2001, 40 hours/week
Duties and Accomplishments: Primary care optometry practice. Increased gross revenue of optical by
22% in one year.
Teaching Fellow and Attending Doctor, September, 1998- Nov, 1999, 40 hours/week
Duties and Accomplishments:, 40 hours/week
Taught labs and lectured to optometry students in the areas of geometric, physical, visual, and physiological optics, as well as perceptual problems and contact lenses. Evaluated patients in the clinic and advised 3rd and 4th year student interns in primary care and vision therapy.
NEI Research Fellow, June to August, 1995 (summer job), 40 hours/week
School of Optometry
Duties and Accomplishments:
Low vision laboratory of Dr. Ian Bailey: developed a new computer program to calculate various aberrations in aspheric lenses and did research on computer aids for low vision patients.
Geologist,GS-12 November, 1989 to December, 1994, 40 hours/week
Duties and Accomplishments
Served as an expert geological analyst and advisor on a broad range of oil and gas resource related projects and issues. Analyzed oil and gas resource development trends; the
identification of oil and gas resource data needs; acquisition and development of such identified data and informational requirements; preparation of issue papers, analyses, and other related reports. Published
papers on coalbed methane production and geology and tight gas production in the U.S.. Published oil and
gas information for the general public.
Environmental Scientist, November,1988-November, 1989, 40 hours/week
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
Duties and Accomplishments:
Enforcement of Pre-treatment Regulations and Clean Water Act covering sewage treatment plant operations. Oversight of EPA regional offices’ enforcement work. PC and mainframe database work to track Pre-treatment violators as well as EPA and state enforcement.
Consulting Geologist, March, to October, 1988, 40 hours/week
Duties and Accomplishments: Hydrogeology, well drilling, permitting, environmental audits, title searches for quarry owners, economic geological research.
Data Center Manager, January to March, 1988, 40 hours/week
Duties and Accomplishments:
In charge of Vax computer data center for atmospheric science data, tape library, systems manager, search and retrieve data for customers.
Research Assistant, February to July, 1987, 40 hours/week
Duties and Accomplishments:
Laboratory research in physiological optics, eye movements, search coil techniques, computer mapping of retinal function and visual fields in low vision subjects.
Senior Professional Geophysicist, January, 1986- January, 1987, 40 hours/week
Duties and Accomplishments
Hydrocarbon prospect generation in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. Stratigraphic seismic mapping of the Minnelusa Formation. Responsibility for seismic data acquisition, processing, and interpretation for use in exploration activities. Computer modeling of seismic response to stratigraphic changes in the Minnelusa with an IBM AT. Computer contour mapping and report writing.
Independent Consulting Geophysicist, September, 1985-January, 1986 , 40 hours/week
Duties and Accomplishments:
Hydrocarbon prospect generation in the Williston Basin of North Dakota. Stratigraphic and structural seismic mapping to extend the trend of recent discoveries by Kinson.
Senior Geophysicist, Sohio Petroleum Company, Denver, Colorado, 80202, 40 hours/week, Frank Farkas, Supervisor, (713) 552-8600 (Okay to contact)
Duties and Accomplishments:
June 15, 1981 to June, 1983
Seismic interpretation in Montana and Northwest Montana Belt Basin. Prospect generation, evaluation of current acreage, acreage purchase recommendations, report writing,
recommendation and coordination of new seismic programs, regional mapping and evaluations. Coordination of data acquisition and processing. Computer modeling of complex
structural cross sections. Project leader for new seismic program acquisition and interpretation.
Uranium Exploration Geologist, September, 1975 to February, 1978
Uranium exploration in the Appalachians and development of the Rhode Ranch and Clay West fields in South Texas, supervision and initiation of drilling projects, subsurface geologic studies, preparation of budgets, and report writing.
Research Assistant, September, 1974 to May, 1975,15 hours/week
University of Colorado, Boulder
Duties and Accomplishments:
Analyzed the geology, hydrology, and heat flow of the Mesa Geothermal Anomaly in the Imperial Valley of California using data from six wells drilled by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Wrote a final report for the National Science Foundation.
Summer Field Geologist, Summer, 1974, 40 hours/week
Texaco, Inc., 4601 DTC Parkway, Englewood, Colorado, 80237
Duties and Accomplishments:
Geologic field work in the Wind River Basin of Wyoming. Measured sections and sampled Cretaceous marine and nearshore marine formations and interpreted their paleoenvironments and petroleum potential. Prepared final report and cross sections at the end of the summer.
Honors: Beta Sigma Kappa- Member of this honorary optometric society from 1994 to 1998.
Other Qualifications:
-Have taken 3 GIS courses, on Web Design Course, and have done much computer mapping and modeling.
-Remote sensing experience
-Proficient in computer applications: MS Word, Excel (including VB programming),
Lotus, WP, Harvard Graphics, WWW, email, and Web Page Design.
-Licensed Optometrist n Colorado- #2081
M.S. Research:
My master's research consisted of studying the geology, hydrology, geochemistry, and heat flow of the Mesa Geothermal Anomaly's reservoir in the Imperial Valley of California.
O.D. Thesis- Determination of Possible Visual Changes Following Osteopathic Cranial
Manipulation: Unpublished O.D. Thesis, Pacific University, Dec., 1997.
Publications:
"A Subsurface Study of the Mesa Geothermal Anomaly, Imperial Valley, California". NSF/RA-Gi 44212, NTIS PB-247 082, May,1975
"Update on U.S. Coalbed Methane Production": Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly, October,1990
"US Production of Natural Gas from Tight Reservoirs": Energy Information Administration, Technical Report DOE/EIA-TR-0574, Washington, DC. 31 p.
"US Production of Natural Gas from Tight Reservoirs": Energy Information Administration,
Natural Gas Monthly, January, 1994
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