* a consultancy, focusing on unconventional resources, coring and core analysis, stratigraphy, sedimentology, sedimentary petrography, reservoir quality, leveraging decades of expertise with many unforgiving and unconventional reservoirs worldwide* this is the second edition of Groundhog PS, LLC: the first in Bartlesville, Oklahoma (2002-2003) which also concentrated on unconventional reservoirs

* taught GEOS 324 Geology of Oil & Gas

* exploration and development of Marcellus Shale in a joint venture between EXCO and BG Group* initially focused on core, cuttings, and log data acquisition and analyses, but progressively on to all aspects of development operations and land/regulatory support, not exclusively Marcellus but also other traditional and unconventional reservoirs in Appalachia* support to and acting as interim manager for geoscience, helping to direct and mentor the work of other geoscientists, technicians and interns; directly involved with recruiting for geoscience

* lead senior geologist for exploration and development of coalbed gas resources in the Appalachian Basin, directing up to four company and contract geoscientists (most of whom needed little direction but only some coordination, administration and a little cheerleading), keeping ahead of company drilling and coring rigs* Acting North District, Northeast Region manager for a few months between reorganizations* Regulatory affairs support

* managed a section of up to 12 technical professionals and interns in studies of coal quality, stratigraphy, resource assessment, abandoned mine mapping, mine-environmental impacts, mine ground control, combustion byproducts utilization, coalbed gas resources, and CO2 sequestration* personal research included depositional environments and stratigraphy of coal-bearing strata, coalbed gas, and CO2 sequestration* technical team member of Midwest Carbon Sequestration Consortium* public outreach for coal and coalbed methane development

* Senior Staff Geologist (2001-2002) Bartlesville, OK: provided expertise and technical support for CBM projects worldwide; with others developed a comprehensive method for geological risk assessment and systematic evaluation of coalbed methane (and potentially other unconventional gas) plays and prospects*Principal Geologist (1997-2001), Senior Sedimentologist (1993-1997), Reservoir Specialist (1984-1989), Bartlesville, OK: in-house specialist on stratigraphy, sedimentology, petrography, and coalbed methane; focused on reservoir architecture, reservoir quality, and formation damage in tight gas sand and coalbed methane reservoirs as well as siliciclastic and carbonate conventional reservoirs; developed and taught training courses in coalbed methane, well site geology, reservoir sedimentology and clastic petrography, applied sedimentology and stratigraphy, and geologically subtle traps, and developed and conducted field seminars in the Arkoma Basin and Rocky Mountain West; actively participated in recruiting, training and mentoring of interns and entry-level geologists.* Geological Specialist (1989-1993) Farmington, NM: exploitation of Cretaceous coalbed methane and tight gas sandstone reservoirs in the San Juan Basin and mature carbonate oil reservoirs in the Paradox Basin* Development Geologist (1981-1983) oil and gas development in many Paleozoic clastic and carbonate reservoirs in Oklahoma, Kansas and north-central Texas

* intern and intermittent, while attending graduate school, in a section that worked on coalbed methane degasification and ground control

* assisted shift foreman in operation of ore beneficiation mill, processing limonite and siderite secondary iron ore to supply LSS steel works and pipe mill; * during an extended shut-down of the beneficiation mill shift supervision of dredging operation and worked with ore mines section.

geology support for municipal and secure land burial site investigations

intern geologist, collecting outcrop, core and abandoned mine data and samples on coal exploration projects in southern West Virginia and western Virginia