Jeffrey Austin GIS Resume

Jeffrey Austin, P.G.

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Professional Profile

Dedicated and focused Geoscientist with both environmental (4 years) and oil and gas (15 years) experience with a keen focus on customer service. Primarily interested in a position combining data management and geographic information systems exposure with a private company or municipal agency.

Background Summary

More than twenty years of Petroleum Exploration and Environmental industry experience includes:

Project Management

Data Management

Map Interpretation

Visual Basic Excel Macros

Attribute Mapping

ESRI ArcGIS 10.6

SQL/Python Scripting

Geodatabase Management

Cartography

Data Analysis

Aerial Photography

GPS Technology

Data Mining

Site Photography / Video

Technical Report Writing

Environmental Research

Project Documentation

Field Sampling Methodologies

Education/Certifications

University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) - Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIST), May 2017 (Cumulative GPA - 4.00/4.00)

University Of Wyoming (Laramie, WY) - M.Sc. Geophysics, August 2001 (Cumulative GPA - 3.54/4.00)

Thesis Research (Advisor: W. Steven Holbrook): Seismic velocity modeling and interpretation of the Alpine Fault Zone (Pacific/Australian Plate Boundary) located on the South Island of New Zealand.

Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) - B.Sc. Geology, May 1993 (GPA - 3.20/4.00 in last 60 hrs.)

Professional Geoscientist (Geology) # 2428 - Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists, August 2003

Training/Software/Skills

ESRI ArcGIS 10.6.1 (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox), ArcGIS Pro 2.4, Microsoft Office/Adobe Applications, project management, report writing/preparation, aerial photographs, topographic/hydrogeologic maps, land plats, Spatial Analysis, Spatial Acquisition, Spatial Databases, Metadata, Geodesy, Map Projections, Coordinate Systems, Cartography, Trimble GPS, SQL Scripting, Python Scripting, Visual Basic Excel Macros, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, Microsoft Access, PostgreSQL, PythonWin, ArcPy, ArcGIS Online, Google Earth, TerraSync, Pathfinder, MotionX-GPS, Basic Spanish

Experience

June 2020 – Present: Technical Support Specialist – Spectrum Business (Austin, TX)

Internet and cable hardware/software technical support for small to medium sized businesses across the US

September 2019: GIS Analyst (contract) - Dagen Personnel (Occidental Petroleum Corp.) (Houston, TX)

Digitizing pipeline data from well head to tank battery for wells in the Midland Basin.

Edit data sets as needed for correct projection and mapping.

May 2019 – July 2019: Mineral Purchaser (contract) - Rain Oil and Gas (Austin, TX)

Negotiate mineral rights purchases and leases with landowners in Upton Co., Texas

March 2018 – May 2018: GIS Analyst Intern - setld, Inc. (Pearland, TX)

Digitized well log data associated with recently purchased fields in West Texas

January 2016 – May 2017: Graduate Student (GIST) - University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Concepts of Spatial Thinking (ArcGIS 10.5 Suite, Spatial Analysis, Cartography)

Spatial Acquisition (Trimble GPS, TerraSync, Pathfinder)

Spatial Databases (SQL scripting, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, PostgreSQL)

GIS Programming and Customization (Python scripting, PythonWin, ArcPy, ModelBuilder)

August 2014 – April 2015: Senior Exploitation Geophysicist - Sandridge Energy (Oklahoma City, OK)

April 2012 – November 2013: Senior Exploitation Geophysicist - Apache Corporation (Houston, TX)

June 2008 – April 2012: Operations Geophysicist - Chevron Global Upstream (Houston, TX)

February 2007 – June 2008: Senior Exploration Geophysicist - Occidental Permian Ltd. (Houston, TX)

July 2001 – June 2007: Development Geologist / Geophysicist - Chevron USA (Houston, TX)

August 1998 – August 2001: Graduate Assistant (Geophysics) - University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY)

Research Assistant for thesis completion – Velocity Modeling of the South Island, New Zealand

Teaching Assistant for three sections of Physical Geology (Fall 1998)

September 1999 – December 1999: Geophysicist Intern - Marathon Oil Company (Cody, WY)

May 1998 – July 1998: Geoscientist (temporary) - Foothills Engineering (Golden, CO)

General duties – fieldwork, contractor oversight, technical report writing, health and safety monitoring/training

Grand Forks Airforce Base (Grand Forks, ND)

oOversaw Underground Storage Tank (UST) removal project and conducted field chemistry testing of groundwater adjacent to USTs

oSampled existing monitoring well network

April 1996 – May 1997: Project Hydrogeologist - Applied Earth Sciences (Houston, TX)

General duties – project management, fieldwork, client liaison, contractor oversight, technical report writing, health and safety monitoring/training

ExxonMobil Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant (Mont Belvieu, TX)

oGeologist for monitoring well installation program (26 wells total) involving soil sampling, core descriptions, monitoring well sampling, and sample preparation for laboratory

ExxonMobil Service Stations (Houston, Galveston, Conroe and Alvin, TX) - TNRCC contract for Underground Storage Tank (UST) contaminant detection and delineation program

oGeologist for leak detection program at 25+ service station locations in the greater Houston area

oMultiple boreholes drilled to delineate UST contamination at site location. Duties included health and safety meeting briefing, core descriptions, soil sampling/testing for hydrocarbons, sample preparation for laboratory and appropriate soil disposal

oMultiple monitoring wells installed as needed for monitoring program (usually at property boundaries)

oContractor oversight for disposal of 55-gallon drums at all site locations within the program

ExxonMobil Refinery and Chemical Plant (Baytown, TX)

oGeologist for multiple soil sampling programs at facility. Duties included health and safety meeting briefing, core descriptions, soil sampling/testing for hydrocarbons and sample preparation for laboratory

oDrilled/logged 120 ft. monitoring well and sampled existing monitoring well network

June 1993 – April 1996: Staff Geologist / Environmental Scientist - Rust Environment & Infrastructure (Houston, TX)

General duties – project management, fieldwork, client liaison, contractor oversight, technical report/proposal writing, health and safety monitoring/training

Waste Management Landfills and Transfer Stations - Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma

oGeologist/Scientist at landfills and transfer stations to comply with facility permit requirements. Duties included field oversight and technical report writing for the following projects as necessary:

oMonitoring well installation, development and sampling

oHydrogeological investigations and drawdown tests

oStormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)

oGeotechnical drilling and testing

oPhase I ESAs and compliance auditing

Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) – Multiple locations across the United States

oGeologist/Scientist for property transactions (~50 locations) including facilities such as nursing homes, vacant land, commercial strip centers, business high-rises, transfer facilities and landfills. Duties included drilling/logging boreholes for soil sampling, compliance auditing, asbestos sampling (when necessary), site visit documentation and technical report writing

International Projects

oGeologist for 12-borehole soil sampling project at DuPont Chemical Plant (Matamoras, Mexico)

oScientist for 30-day air quality monitoring project at local elementary school (Guadalajara, Mexico)

September 1992 – May 1993: Undergraduate Research Assistant. (Geology) – Texas A&M Univ. (College Station, TX)

Laboratory Technician performing grain size analysis on samples taken from Death Valley, California

Publications

Van Avendonk, H. J. A., W. S. Holbrook, D. Okaya, J. K. Austin, F. Davey, and T. Stern (2004), Continental crust under compression: A seismic refraction study of South Island Geophysical Transect I, South Island, New Zealand, J. Geophys. Res., 109, B06302, doi:10.1029/2003JB002790

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