Assistant High School

John Hirschmiller

#* **** ***** **** ******, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2W5

****************@*****.*** 1-902-***-****

Objective

To obtain employment as a Geologist/Student Geologist

Transferable Skills

Able to identify numerous amounts of common rocks and minerals

Proficient in gathering data, and creating geological maps and cross sections

Familiar with sedimentary structures and stratigraphy

Knowledge and familiarity of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin

Basic knowledge of wireline logs and seismic

Able to log and geotech core

Able to use GIS software such as ArcMap

Computer literate in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.

Conversant in Petrel

Basic knowledge of GeoScout

Education

Fall 2010-Present Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

BSc. (Honors) Earth Sciences Candidate

Expected Graduation April 2013

Winter 2012 American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

Imperial Barrel Award

http://www.aapg.org/iba/

Spring 2010 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)

Student Industry Mineral Exploration Workshop (S-IMEW)

http://www.pdac.ca/students/simew/

Fall 2008-Spring 2010 Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Edmonton, Ab

Geological Technology Diploma Exploration Specialization

Graduated on Dean s Honor Roll

2007-2008 Red Deer College, Red Deer, Ab

Completed First Year Engineering

2007 West Central High School, Rocky Mountain House, Ab

Earned Grade Twelve Diploma while achieving honors

Safety Training and Certificates

All Terrain Vehicle Rider Course (expiry, June 2012)

H2S Alive (expiry March 2012)

Standard First Aid + AED Canadian Red Cross (expiry April 2013)

Holder of a valid Alberta Class 5 drivers license

PADI open water diving license

Relevant Work Experience

May 2011-August 2011 APEX Geoscience Australia Pty. Ltd., Perth, Australia

Geological Technologist/Student Geologist

Clients include Strata Minerals Ltd., Sentosa Mining and Ausgold Ltd.

Mapping and sampling on numerous projects across Australia

Mostly mapped sedimentary basins and clastic sedimentary rocks for

possible phosphate deposits for Strata Minerals Ltd.

Became familiar with mapping, many clastic sedimentary structures, and

the use of ArcMap

May 2010-August 2010 APEX Geoscience Ltd., Edmonton, Ab

Geological Technologist

Client was Kaminak Gold Corp., Coffee Gold Project, Yukon

Conducted Sampling, RQD, Core Logging, Trenching, Geological

Mapping, Report Writing etc.

Learned many skills associated with exploration and drilling

March 2010 Lafarge Canada Inc., Edmonton, Ab

Geological Technology 2 week work Internship

Entered dill hole data into databases

Added drill data into GIS

Constructed overburden & gravel thickness plots, and made cross

sections with Target and ArcMap

August 2009-April 2010 Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Edmonton, Ab

Lab Supervisor / Teachers Assistant

Looked after the first year geology lab and assisted first year Geological

Technology students with identifying rocks & minerals

Assisted with some marking of lab assignments

Summer 2008 & 2009 GENIVAR Inc., Rocky Mountain House, Ab

Surveyor assistant, Jr. Surveyor, and Jr. Soil Technician

Conducted topographical, road, municipal and gravel pit surveys

Conducted gravel sampling and sieving, and gravel exploration

Miscellaneous

Association Memberships:

Association of Science and Engineering Technologists of Alberta (ASET) Technologist in

Training (T.T.)

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Student Member

Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) Student Member

Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) Student Member

Activities:

Atlantic Universities Geoscience Conference Chair Organizing Committee

Dawson Geology Club (Dalhousie) Active Member

Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) Active Student Club Member

Petroleum, Geological, Chemical Technologies Student Club (NAIT) President (2009-2010)

References Available Upon Request

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