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California, United States

Oakland, California, United States

Serve as a project manager and senior technical expert on hydrogeology and geophysics for a variety of groundwater-related projects across the US. Manage the GIS group company-wide, supporting spatial analysis and data visualization across the organization.

Emeryville, California

Provided project management; geologic/hydrogeologic expertise and analysis; and information systems management and data analysis, including GIS design/analysis, database management, and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) of environmental data. Lead the Data Services Group, facilitating the secure and efficient acquisition, quality control (QC), storage, processing, analysis, output, and display of environmental, geologic, and other related information for both internal and external users/stakeholders. My direct reports included field geologists, database managers, GIS analysts, and chemists.Projects where I held a key role included:Deputy Project Manager for a Prime Consultant contract on a complex CERCLA site in Northern California, including management of ongoing remediation and groundwater monitoring programs, design and implementation of special studies and investigations, and client representation to numerous State and Federal agencies; Designed and implemented a regional hydropunch study targeting hexavalent chromium in groundwater to support the determination of appropriate cleanup goals for Cr[VI] at a Superfund site;Designed and implemented an in situ bioremediation treatability study, assessing effectiveness in remediating chloroform and 1,2,3-TCP contamination.Designed and implemented a specialized well-logging program, including Nuclear Magnetic Resonance logging, to visualize potential perched aquifers at an environmentally impacted site; andLed a field investigation to search for buried radiological waste at a CERCLA site, including exploratory trenching and direct-push boreholes, conducted under radiological controls.

Emeryville, Ca

Provided geologic/hydrogeologic expertise and analysis; project management support; and information systems management and data analysis, including GIS design/analysis, database management, and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) of environmental data.

• Responsible for project management and execution, and strategic planning at the Center for Groundwater Evaluation and Management (GEM), with control of a discretionary research budget of $80k per year• Supported the GEM Center’s mission to improve the understanding and characterization of hydrogeological properties via geophysics, including: design, management, implementation, and processing of geophysical surveys; geologic, hydrogeologic, and geophysical analyses of study areas; and direct supervision of graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, drillers, and geophysical contractors• My research projects focused on applications of near-surface geophysics and remote-sensing methods to groundwater management, including SGMA requirements, and have included:Designing and managing a project in Yolo County, CA to use Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) to study land subsidence, comparing the InSAR results to traditional survey methodsDesigning, managing, and executing a project in Indian Wells Valley, CA to combine Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (both surface and downhole) with Time-Domain Electromagnetics (TEM) to characterize the hydrogeology of a complex aquifer system Designing, managing, and executing an assessment of a potential aquifer recharge pond site near Watsonville, CA, using surface geophysical techniques and CPT boringsDevelopment of multiple proposals to integrate airborne TEM surveys into current groundwater assessment and modelling practices, in support of SGMA requirements

• Co-Founder, Principal Geologist, and CFO of a consulting company focused on providing geologic, geophysical, GIS, data management, operational management, and financial consulting services to clients in the energy, mining, geotechnical, groundwater, and environmental sectors• Selected projects where I had leading role included:Creation of an exploration and drilling plan, based on 3D seismic analysis, for an oil and gas client in California, including detailed project economic modelling and preliminary engineering plans with estimated budgets; Project valuation, financial modelling, geologic analyses, and preparation of a due-diligence review package for a client brokering a deal with the Chinese Government to purchase several oil and gas properties in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Alberta;Financial modelling, operational consulting, management consulting, and investor presentation preparation for a group utilizing cutting-edge computer learning algorithms to invest in oil and gas royalties; and3D seismic analysis and drilling recommendations for an oilfield development project in a complex carbonate reservoir in Illinois.

• Provided geological/geophysical expertise, management of scientific research, operational management, and economic analyses for oil and gas projects across North America at a privately-owned oil and gas investment and exploration company.• Held Executive Authority over a subsidiary company actively operating fields in Oklahoma.• Provided geologic analyses and project valuations for current and prospective oil and gas investments.• Mentored staff, and created plans for staff education and development.• Produced high-quality written reports and delivered presentations to stakeholders including our own Board of Directors, representatives of partner companies, contractors, local, State, and Federal agencies, and company shareholders.• Projects where I played a key roll included:Managing engineering, science/research, and operations for an oil exploration and development project in northern Oklahoma with over $40 million in proven reserves and 35k net mineral acres, including managing and training company employees, hiring/managing contractors, setting Operational Expenditure budgets, and proposing Capital Expenditures;Implementing a ground-up structural reorganization of operations in a project in northern Oklahoma, reducing per-barrel operating costs by over 40% while maintaining production and raising communications/reporting to industry standards;Constructing project financial models and developed drilling and exploration plans with CapEx budgets up to $3 million; andSuccessfully designing and implementing drilling and workover programs targeting Mississippian unconventional/fractured carbonate reservoirs and overlying Pennsylvanian sand channels in a structurally and stratigraphically complex area of northern Oklahoma, resulting in 3 out of 4 successful wildcat wells, 14 out of 16 successful development wells, and 10 out of 11 successful workovers, yielding a combined initial production rate of over 400 barrels of oil per day.

Provided Geographic Information Systems support, as well as geologic and geophysical expertise and analysis for the Alaska Petroleum Studies Project. Primary project was characterization of basins in the Yukon Flats area of Central Alaska.

• Provided geologic and hydrogeologic expertise and analysis, and drilling supervision for projects focused on groundwater resource management and environmental impact/remediation. • Served as the leading company resource for relational database management and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).• Managed a full-time GIS technician, along with drilling and other technical sub-contractors.• Utilized relational databases, spreadsheets, and GIS software (ArcGIS) for analyses.• Produced high-quality maps, figures, presentations, and written reports for private and public agency clients.• Projects to which I provided significant contribution included:Design and drilling of a set of nested monitoring wells near Hollister, CA to investigate anomalous water quality issues in the deeper portions of a complex aquifer system; Characterization of large-scale pollution plumes in the complex Los Angeles Basin. When surface water data proved insufficient for our hydrologic modelling, I designed and implemented an urban stream-gauging project, managing staff from a partner company in the field;Design, drilling, completion, and production testing of large water-supply wells for clients including water agencies and cities across California; andDrilling, completion, and testing, of two deep monitoring wells in the San Bernardino area to evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to artificially recharge the local aquifer system.

• Taught Environmental Engineering and related subjects at Korkhyt Ata State University in Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan.• Organized community environmental outreach activities with a local Non-Governmental Organization

• Compiled, QC'd, and analyzed a variety of meteorological and air quality data in support of regional air quality studies and daily air quality forecasting. • Maintained and developed relational databases using MS Access. • Developed statistical air quality models from historical data. • Analyzed spatial air-quality data using GIS software (MapInfo and STI proprietary). • Produced high-quality maps, figures, and written reports for private and public agency clients.

M.S., Civil & Env. Engineering (Applied Geophysics)

B.S., Geology

Graduated Cum Laude