Geophysicist

MORITZ FLIEDNER

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Professional Overview

Independent Research Geophysicist with experience in seismic imaging, inversion and model building: providing creative solutions for hard problems in earth imaging by remote sensing; analyzing big data sets (signal processing, image processing, pattern recognition, statistical analysis) to infer physical properties of the earth and locate resources and hazards.

Skills

• Exploration Geophysics: 3-D imaging and

modeling (seismic, EM, gravity), signal

processing, reservoir characterization

• Scientific programming in C/C++, Matlab,

Fortran on parallel/distributed UNIX/Linux

systems (mostly MPI or OpenMP)

• Java GUI development

• Algorithm and workflow implementation in

proprietary and open-source visualization,

processing and interpretation software packages

such as GOCAD/SKUA, Petrel, SeisSpace

• Geostatistics

Accomplishments

Business impact on frontier exploration by creating new uncertainty analysis workflow based on geostatistics and model interrogation

Experience

Chevron Energy Technology Company, Houston, TX

Senior Geophysical Researcher 2012 to 2015

Seismic Imaging and Velocity Model Building and Interpretative Processing and Imaging R&D Teams:

• Improved accuracy and interpretability of subsurface images using Reverse-time migration velocity analysis, anisotropic velocity model building, and interactive Gaussian beam migration.

• Reduced errors and improved resolution of elastic parameter estimation in the earth by extended-model full waveform inversion

• Project leader in seismic depth uncertainty estimation giving more realistic bounds on geological model parameters to reduce exploration risk.

RSI (Rock Solid Images), Houston, TX

Senior Research Scientist 2010 to 2012

Led research and development in joint Monte-Carlo seismic full-waveform and CSEM inversion for reservoir properties and their uncertainties.

Geo Imaging Solutions Inc., San Mateo, CA

Senior Research Geophysicist 2009 to 2010

Led project team in the development of an interactive seismic depth processing and velocity model building platform using elastic wave-equation imaging and inversion tools: products and services for major energy and national oil companies. 3DGeo Inc., Santa Clara, CA

Senior Geophysicist 2001 to 2009

Created algorithms and software tools for migration velocity analysis and velocity model building with Kirchhoff and wavefield-continuation prestack depth migration; anisotropy, shot-profile and plane wave migration methods. Conducted prestack depth migration and migration velocity analysis of 2-D and 3-D land and marine datasets from different tectonic environments (Gulf of Mexico, Western Siberia, California, Texas, Pakistan; geothermal: Eastern California) for major, large independent, and national oil companies as well as government agencies. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Research Associate 1997 to 2001

Funded with a grant in marine geophysics by Amerada Hess Ltd., UK, conducted prestack depth imaging beneath basalt flows with P-waves and symmetric converted P-S wave modes to solve imaging challenges in a frontier exploration area. Education

Ph.D.: Geophysics

Stanford University Stanford, CA

Geophysics Research in the physical properties and structure of the continental crust primarily with refraction and wide- angle reflection controlled source seismic methods, regional-scale refraction and reflection seismic fieldwork BS/MS: Geophysics

University of Kiel Kiel, Germany

Thesis research in gravity and geoid modeling, near-surface EM and seismic fieldwork BS (Vordiplom): Physics

University of Bonn Bonn, Germany

ERASMUS exchange

University of Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands

Research with Klaus Helbig in refraction seismology and software development. Military Service

German Navy

Dissertation

Making of continental crust by arc magmatism: wide-angle seismic and gravity studies in the southern Sierra Nevada of California and the eastern Aleutian Arc.

Academic Advisor: Simon L. Klemperer

References

Konstantin Osypov, Team Leader and Project Manager Interpretative Processing and Imaging R&D, *******@*******.***

Sven Treitel, President TriDekon Inc., ********@********.*** Memberships/Scholarly Societies/Certifications

Society of Exploration Geophysicist (SEG)

European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Company representative on SEG Advanced Modeling Corporation (SEAM) management board for Chevron and RSI Professional Geophysicist licensed by Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (license #3543)

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