High School Field

DEVON ALEXANDER

**** ** **** **, **** Lauderdale, Florida 33312

Cell: 786-***-**** - ***********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

T o obtain an entry - level position within a forward thinking company - t hat compliments

t he ambitions of fresh graduates by improving their skills and knowledge while meeting

c ompany standards.

EDUCATION

2012

Bachelor of Science: Geology

Florida Atlantic University - Boca Raton, FL

2007

High School Diploma

Dr. Michael M. Krop Sr. High – Miami, FL

CERTIFICATIONS

2012

Certificate: GIS

Florida Atlantic University - Boca Raton, FL

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Physical Geology

Historical Geology

Geology of Florida

Coastal/Marine Geology

Sedimentology/Stratigraphy

Mineralogy

Igneous/Metamorphic Petrology

Solid Earth Geophysics

Geomorphology

Hydrogeology

Remote Sensing

Data Image analysis

Introduction to GIS

Principles of GIS

Junior/Senior Field Camp

SKILLS

Computer: ArcGIS, Erdas Imagine,

ENVI, Adobe Photoshop,

Microsoft Word/Excel/Power

Point/Outlook

Geological: Technical Field Report

W riting, Well Log interpretation,

cross-section production,

stratigraphic column production,

geological map production,

hydrograph production, Stereonet

projecting data, petrographic

microscopy

Personal: Personable, great sense

of humor, team/goal oriented, self-

motivated/disciplined, problem

solver, well organized, fast learner,

classically trained oboist/flautist

VOLUNTEER WORK

2006-2007

Assisted as park aid to Greynold’s Park in Miami, Fl. This position tasked the volunteer working with

field maintenance of the park and adjacent areas. A general knowledge of the sensitive mangrove

forest ecosystem was required for this position to be obtained.

Field Experience

Junior Field Camp: Field study through three of five geological provinces in the Appalachians (the

Appalachian Basin, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Piedmont Province), followed by field studies of

the Miami limestone formation and the Palm Beach Coastal terrains. Upon completion was tasked to

produce a concise field report on the metamorphic terrains of the Blue Ridge Province, Southern

Appalachians.

Senior Field Camp: Six day field study through the United States Rockies conducting various field

projects including production of two geological maps, creation of stratigraphic columns, and

production of a field history report on the Animus River Valley: Durango, Co.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Conducted a Directed Independent Study in planetary geology under the direction of Assistant

professor Xavier Comas of Florida Atlantic University. Research Paper titled, Geomorphology of

Mars: a review of recent progress.

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