Academic

• Assistant Researcher, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i at Mãnoa, May 2000 - present.

  • Using marine geophysical techniques to investigate continental rifting and the initiation of seafloor spreading.

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai'i at Mãnoa, Mar. 1998-April 2000.

  • Using marine geophysical techniques to investigate continental rifting and the initiation of seafloor spreading. Focusing on the Lau and Woodlark Basins

• Research Assistant, University of Hawai'i at Mãnoa, Jan. 1993-Dec. 1994; June 1995-Dec. 1997.

  • Transition from continental rifting to seafloor spreading in the Woodlark Basin.

  • Spreading center reorientation.

  • Reconstructions of ocean basin and margin evolution.

  • Acquisition, processing and interpretation of multi-channel seismic (MCS) data (SIOSeis, ProMAX, and ITA), swath bathymetry, acoustic imagery (using Hawaii Mapping Reasearch Group in-house software, MB-System and self written utilities), gravity, and magnetic data.

  • Data manipulation and imaging using GMT , UNIX , FORTRAN and C-shell utilities.

• Research Assistant, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Sept. 1989-Dec. 1992.

  • Acquisition, reduction and interpretation of land gravity, magnetic and aeromagnetic data in volcanic regions.

  • Geophysical monitoring of active volcanoes.

  • Finding crashed aircraft under sea-ice using magnetic methods.

  • Gravity surveys in regions of continental rifting.

Industry

• Geophysicist Intern, Mobil Research and Development Corp., Dallas, TX, May 1992-Aug. 1992.

  • Development of kriging and conditional simulation algorithms.

  • Reservoir assessment.

• Geophysicist Intern, Mobil Exploration and Producing US. Inc., Bakersfield, CA, May 1991-Aug. 1991.

  • Interpretation of Alaskan seismic data.

  • Evaluation of reflector depths for proposed wildcat.

• Technician, Southern Testing Laboratories, East Grinsted, UK (vacation hire), 1987-1989.

  • Laboratory soil plasticity and strength testing.

  • On-site ground testing.

Teaching

• Teaching Assistant, Jan. 1995-June1996, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, Hawai'i

  • Plan and teach geology 101 labs.

• Gravity and magnetic section of an accelerated introductory geology course for graduate students.

• Substitute teacher in GMT class.

• Mentoring two graduate students.

Special Skills

• Manipulation, processing and interpretation of a broad cross-section of geophysical data.

• Ability to effectively carry out marine geophysical surveys.

• Formal training in Arctic survival.