John A. Kerr

**** **** ***. *** *, Wyandotte, MI 48192

ad3evd@r.postjobfree.com 614-***-****

EXPERIENCE:

EduStaff, “House” Substitute, Grand Rapids (Wyandotte), MI Fall2021- Present

• “Floater, between three special needs facilities (middle, upper, and post-graduate schools) for Jo Brighton Skills Center, Wyandotte school district.

Columbus Academy, Instructor, Columbus, OH Fall 1990- August 2017

• Teaching duties most recently included Upper School Biology & Environmental Science

• Taught Chemistry, Physics, and Health in past years

• Coached Cross Country, Track, & Science Olympiad

• Lifetime Private School License for the State of Ohio. Law Engineering, Project Geologist, Atlanta, GA Fall 1989- Fall 1990

• Responsible primarily for conducting Phase I and II environmental site assessments.

• Activities included groundwater monitor well drilling, underground storage tank monitoring and removal, soil and water sampling, project proposal and report preparation, and applying regulatory standards to corrective action plan design and implementation.

• Included 40 hrs OSHA training for supervising hazardous waste sites.

Gulf Oil/Chevron USA, Geologist/Geophysicist, New Orleans, LA Fall 1980- Fall 1989

• Originally with Gulf, later merged with Chevron

• Responsibilities involved recommendation of exploration and development opportunities through technical presentations and reports.

• Primary duties included 2D&3D seismic and well log interpretation, computer modeling, and seismic acquisition and processing design to construct accurate subsurface maps and cross sections.

• Additional activities included well-site logging and interdepartmental coordination of drilling wells. Wetlands and coastal management issues were also addressed in context of oil development. US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Assistant, Grosse Isle, MI Summer 1978

• Awarded based on civil service test results, participated in Great Lakes pollution studies of sediment nutrient binding and PCB fish contamination. Involved in field sampling and laboratory analysis. EDUCATION:

Wayne County Community College, Detroit, MI (2 classes)

• Current GPA 4.0 Completed classes include Digital Media and Introduction to Computer Systems

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 1989-1990

Hydrogeology Graduate Certificate Program, Cumulative GPA: 4.0

• One year study concentrating on groundwater flow, well testing, reservoir characterization, & water quality

• Left early to for science teaching position in Columbus, OH University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Class of 1985 Masters of Applied Physics, Cumulative GPA: 3.5

• Concentrated on analysis and processing of sampled data

• Relevant courses include mathematical physics, acoustics, electrical analog filter design, electrical mechanics

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Class of 1980 Bachelor of Science, Geology, Cumulative GPA: 3.6

• Intensive one year study, including courses in geophysics, petrography, petroleum geology, sedimentology, and hydrogeology

• Recipient of Cities Services Summer Field Course Scholarship University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Class of 1977 Bachelor of Science with Distinction, Zoology, Cumulative GPA: 3.3

• Biology studies with emphasis in environmental studies: relevant courses include limnology, ecological habits, calculus, statistics, organic chemistry, and computer science

Other:

• Dual Citizenship, Irish & US passports, facilitates EU & other foreign work accommodations.

• Daily online Spanish tutorials, with modest proficiency to date.

• Lifetime Private School Teacher’s Certificate for the State of Ohio.

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