A wide range of translating and editing work, including technical documents, scientific and environmental texts, academic research papers, contracts, terms and conditions, company websites, promotional material, press releases, etc.Clients include major Dutch companies, universities, government agencies, prominent politicians and artists

•Develop and prepare physics demonstrations and experiments for school students•Write experimental procedures•Maintain and purchase equipment and materials•Carry out demonstrations and help students with all aspects of conducting experiments during practical work

•Overall responsibility for quality of seismic data acquired on vessel, including coordination with other departments•Responsible for keeping other departments and clients informed of any data quality issues which may affect further data acquisition, as soon as they occur•Review and update quality and working procedures and technical documentation within the department•Programme and test data processing flows before every project, often under severe time constraints•Ensure data quality meets oil company client specifications•Write final report for each survey detailing data quality and problems and produce final data in required client formats•Mentor, supervise and train colleagues within the data quality control department•Troubleshoot and maintain computer hardware and software•Work in other departments whenever necessary, requiring a general knowledge of the work carried out in all departments on the vessel•Involved in the deployment and maintenance of all seismic in-sea equipment•Actively involved in the review and implementation of procedures and safety regulations, carry out audits, ensure compliance with QA/HSE policies onboard and recommend and ensure the implementation of improvements•Active in the Schlumberger training programme

Thesis title: Relationships between pipe breaks in the water distribution system, soil type and other factorsA six-month project and final presentation, onsite at Thames Water; research project used within the Thames Water water management programAnalysis was undertaken using the Geographical Information System ArcInfoDbase4 computer programs were written to georeference the dataThe occurrence of mains pipe bursts was analyzed in relation to soil corrosivity class, soil fracture potential class, meteorological conditions, pipe diameter, pipe age and pipe fracture type