Stephen Hernandez - Resume

Stephen Hernandez

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El Paso, TX, 79902

E-mail: abpmmn@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

Bachelor of Science, Pure Mathematics

Second Concentration: Physics

Expected Graduation: May 2009

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Intern, Pathways Research Experience Program (PREP), University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Tx

Fall 2005 Spring 2007 Mentor: Dr. Aaron A. Velasco

The Ubiquitous Nature of Dynamic Triggering: Quantified the occurrence, distribution, and statistical significance of global dynamic triggering for 15 large to great events. Early steps towards automating our results and producing stable code for community use and duplication.

Prot g, Research Experience in Solid Earth Science for Students (RESESS), UNAVCO, Boulder, Co

Summer 2006 Mentors: Dr. Eric Calais, Dr. David Philips

Kinematics of the East African Rift from GPS and earthquake slip vector data: Participated in the successful deployment of 1 continuous GPS and 6 campaign GPS stations (plus 1 continuous GPS reconnaissance trip) in Northeastern Tanzania. Contributed to the data processing and quality assessment of the first round of data.

Prot g, RESESS, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Co

Summer 2005 Mentor: Dr. Kristine M. Larson

Characterizing Multipath Sources at Seismic Frequencies: A Case Study for the Parkfield GPS Array: Automated, via the use of SNR as a data proxy, the nature of high-frequency multipath noise for high sample rate (

Research Assistant, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Tx

Fall 2004 Spring 2005 Mentors: Dr. Aaron A. Velasco, Mr. Cleat P. Zeiler

Source Phenomenology Experiment (SPE): A rich data set of 20+ seismic stations, deployed for 2 months in Eastern Arizona recorded regional mine blasts to aid in developing improved nuclear event vs. natural event discrimination techniques. Produced a preliminary velocity model of a cross section of the Colorado Plateau. Located local, regional, and teleseismic events after filtering through 2 months of SPE data.

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

UNIX/LINUX/AWK

MacOSX

Illustrator/Photoshop/GIMP

MATLAB

Seismic Analysis Code (SAC)

GAMIT/GLOBK

LaTeX

Generic Mapping Tools (GMT)

Python/Java/C

Antelope

WORK EXPERIENCE

UTEP Upward Bound, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

Sept. 2004 - Spring 2007

- Volunteered as a teaching assistant in a high school level mathematics classes for the federally funded TRIO Program Upward Bound, held 3 Saturday mornings per month during the regular academic school year.

Mervyns Department Store, Sunland Park Mall, El Paso, TX

Nov. 2004 - Jan. 2005

- Sales representative, entry-level logistics. Worked directly with Logistics Department head in streamlining and organizing the store s back assets, provided customer service, and performing small business tasks.

UTEP Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Tx

April 2004 - Aug. 2004

- Worked with the UTEP Geological Sciences departmental administrators in day-today operations and upkeep, providing regular office-related duties and assistance.

SPECIALIZED SKILLS

Languages:

Proficient in Spanish

Instrument Deployments:

AFRICA: Participated in deployment of 6 of 32 campaign-style Trimble R7 GPS receivers with Zephyr antennas, Northeastern Tanzania, August 2006. Also aided in the installation of 1 continuous Trimble NetRS GPS receiver at the University of Dar Es Salaam, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO: Aided in the deployment of several broadband seismometers spanning the Potrillo Volcanic Field in Southcentral New Mexico for the data collection purposes of doctoral candidate Matthew Averill

WEST TEXAS: On behalf of the USGS, I aided Dr. A.A. Velasco and Mr. Tom Van de Mark perform maintenance on seismic station MNTX, Cornudas, Tx., where there were issues of power failure.

COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

GPS Data Analysis (GAMIT/GLOBK): A Short Course for Intermediate and Experienced Users, June 12-14, 2006, Boulder, CO

Summer 2006 Leadership Training, The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder Co., in conjunction with Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) program

SWASAP/TRIO Leadership Conference, Little Rock, AR, Fall 2002

AFFILIATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Geology Club, UTEP, Fall 2006 - Present

Seismological Society of America (SSA), Spring 2006 - Present

American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall 2005 - Present

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Fall 2005 - Present

Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Fall 2004 Present

Seismic - Earthquake Research Group (SERG), UTEP, Fall 2004 - Present

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Hernandez, Stephen, A.A. Velasco, K. Pankow, T. Parsons. (2007) The Ubiquitous Nature of Dynamic Triggering: SACNAS National Conference, Kansas City, Missouri

Hernandez, Stephen, A.A. Velasco, K. Pankow, T. Parsons. (2007) On The Nature of Dynamic Triggering of Earthquakes Caused By Surface Waves: Seismological Society of America AnnualMeeting, Kona, Hawaii

Elifuraha, Saria, E. Mbede,, S. Stamps,

S. Hernandez, E. Calais, C. Ebinger. (2006) Kinematics of the East African Rift from GPS and earthquake slip vector data, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California

Hernandez, Stephen, A.A. Velasco, K. Pankow, T. Parsons. (2006) Dynamic Triggering of Earthquakes Caused By Surface Waves: Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

Hernandez, Stephen, K.M. Larson. (2006) Characterizing Multipath Sources at Seismic Frequencies: A Case Study for the Parkfield GPS Array: UNAVCO Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado

REFERENCES

Available Upon Request

The University of Texas at El Paso

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