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Burnaby, B.C.

• developed LabVIEW UI and ROS nodes for Solus-LR AUV, Solus-Lite AUV and Imotus Hovering AUV. • participated in a team effort to design and develop software for control of the CRD100 Seafloor Drill and the Mitsubishi Boring Machine• lead developer for Modular Autonomous Biosampler, Mark II, III and IV.• participated in early stage software and design development of Cellula Hovering AUV• assisted in the development of a standard policy on good software engineering principles• developed project documentation including: Test Plans, Version Description Documents, Software Design Diagrams, Software Control Documents, User Manuals, Installation and Maintenance Manuals, Cost estimates, Proposals and Specification documents• advised co-workers on proper LabVIEW style techniques and documentation standards• conducted Test Plans on various software and control systems• peer reviewed and debugged software developed by other engineers

• participated in ERT, GPR, EM31, seismic reflection and refraction surveys in Western Canada.• interpreted data, produced cost estimates, compiled figures and reports. • attended various safety training session.• met with clients to discuss ongoing and future work. • proposed in-house processing methods for increased profitability.

North Vancouver, B.C.

• interpreted 2D Refraction/Reflection, Resistivity/IP, GPR, Ice Radar, MASW, various downhole datasets and TEM data.• organized and carried out geophysical field projects.• managed multiple field crews. • conducted general office duties: client interaction, data QC, manual and report writing.• mentored/tutored junior geophysicists in interpretation methods and software/hardware operational procedures. • participated in offshore ROV data acquisition (EM, Mag, Sidescan, Multibeam). • designed LabVIEW software to interpret Seismic, Transient Electromagnetic (TEM), Ocean Floor EM, Sonar, Resistivity/Induced Polarization, Ice radar, and Laser data. • produced real-time LabVIEW software control of multiple geophysical and observational instrumentation aboard submersible ROV’s. • programmed LabVIEW software to control full waveform resistivity/IP system.

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

• assisted in the development of 3D parallel FEM thermal and flow modeling code to run on supercomputers at the facilities.• seismicity and structure studies associated with Subduction zones.• published research results in refereed journals. • participated in Multi-channel seismic and wide angle seismic research cruises. • liaisoned with other research centres regarding ongoing collaborative projects.• reviewed and edited various research papers and publications for colleagues.• presented research results at annual meetings and conferences.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Earth And Ocean Sciences

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Physics, Mathematics, Graduated With Distinction