Provided near surface geophysical services to elucidate subsurface characteristics needed for applications in geotechnical, construction, and environmental projects

• Operated and maintained Measurement While Drilling mud pulse tool strings and related software while drilling wells in the Eagle Ford Shale region of South TX • Supplied client with real-time directional survey information and gamma logs while drilling horizontal oil and gas wells

• Created borehole lithologic and natural gas logs of laterally drilled natural gas wells through Devonian strata in the North Marcellus shale in Northeast Pennsylvania and the Utica shale in Ohio• Operated and maintained iBall Bloodhound gas chromatograph • Identified and analyzed sample cuttings throughout borehole from surface to total depth• Daily communication with operations geologist via updates/reports on current drilling activity• Received training in Geosteering, Wireline (Density, Neutron, Resistivity, Sonic, and Spontaneous Potential tools), and Leadership through Nomac Services Field Geologist Development Program

Collaborative Research: Isotopic, Geochronologic, and Tectonic Character of the Western Piedmont, Virginia - Implications for the Closing of IapetusField mapping and petrographic analysis of rocks near Storck, VA to better understand regional geology and tectonic history.