Jay Joseph Vickers

Professional Geophysicist

970-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/jay-vickers-17292571 adhiej@r.postjobfree.com Principal Geophysicist

A professional geophysicist with vast industry experience. Extensive overseas experience, working in Brunei and China and have travelled extensively. Expert level expertise in the area of seismic data processing. Known for having significant training, technical contract sales, software development, administrative and managerial experience. Fully conversant with latest seismic processing techniques and technology. Global travel experience to over 50 countries. Technology and Software Capabilities

Seismic processing and interpretation software.

Zenith WG Google cloud processing applications Omega 1 and Omega 2 seismic data processing software Petrel interpretation and visualization software Petrel earth model building software. Petrel Seiscal TIPEX GSI seismic processing software. Programming Capabilities

Fortran programming BASIC programming

Business and Administrative Software

LOTUS DBASE III Excel Word PowerPoint

Professional Experience

WesternGeco Schlumberger Headquarters, Houston, TX USA January 2010 – April 2020 Principal Geophysicist, (Work from home employee), October 2018 – April 2020 Provide global technical support for area geophysicists all locations, project review, support and delivery, training, geophysical solutions, technical support for contract bidding.

• Created and instructed internal advanced geophysical training courses for area geophysicists and seismic data processing personnel on a global basis, ensured implementation of the latest technology and capabilities.

• Taught numerous technology courses in USA, Mexico, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, U.K. and Egypt. Over 30 courses taught, to more than 250 students, achieved company- wide technology update.

• Presented technology updates to clients regarding imaging with multiples, interbed multiple attenuation, least squares migration, depth domain inversion and depth imaging. Presented to clients in Mexico, Australia, Malaysia ensuring client awareness for bidding process.

• Provided project support for area geophysicists on a global basis. Monitoring, advising and resolving project geophysical problems and issues.

• Implemented seismic data processing research project in Australia, applying a high resolution, unconventional processing sequence to interbed tight sands in coal seams. Secured understanding of necessary processing sequence for future work.

• Processed marine seismic data offshore Antartica, investigating methods for attenuating severe multiples. Created and taught courses:

Depth imaging Statics for depth imaging 4D seismic data processing Multi-Component OBN and OBC processing Multiple attenuation Marine broadband processing Land broad band processing Principal Geophysicist, (Work from home employee), April 2017 – September 2018 Oversaw the Houston sales technical support, bid and contract preparation. Ensured technical qualification for bidding process.

• Validated and prepared contract workflows, workflow diagrams, answering contract technical questionnaires on behalf of the company, preparing technical brochures for tenders and bids. Ensured necessary technical elements of bids were provided.

• MyPaper editor, edited and vetted WesternGeco technical papers for 2017 SEG. Key, yearly industry meeting showcasing company technology.

JAY JOSEPH VICKERS adhiej@r.postjobfree.com Page Two Principal Geophysicist, (Work from home employee), January 2016 – May 2017 Development of Petrel/Omega Depth imaging software and support, technical training for WesternGeco Sales staff.

• Member regional technology team for North America. Alpha and Beta testing Omega and Petrel earth Model building and depth imaging software. Maintaining external depth imaging training course, instructing external depth imaging training courses for Petrel/Omega software clients.

• Co-editor GEMS internal newsletter, Petrel and Omega hints and tips newsletter published on a monthly basis.

• Responsible for technical update and training of WesternGeco sales staff. Organized and documented monthly sales staff training sessions covering numerous geophysical topics. Travelling to Houston location to host training updates on a regular basis. Principal Geophysicist, (Work from home employee), January 2015 – December 2015 Area Geophysical and technical support for Calgary location and participation in depth imaging improvement project.

• Responsible for providing geophysical project support for Calgary unconventional time and depth processing projects. Travelling to Calgary on a regular basis to support ongoing projects. Conferred and met with clients ensuring successful project outcomes.

• Participating in depth imaging improvement project DIUX. Alpha and Beta testing Omega and Petrel earth Model building and depth imaging software. Maintaining external depth imaging training courses, instructing external depth imaging training courses for Petrel/Omega software clients. Ensured client awareness of software improvements and developments. Area Senior Geophysicist (Supporting Omega Software Sales), (Work from home employee), January 2012 – December 2014 Responsible for technical support for Omega Software sales and client training.

• Conducting client training sessions in support of Omega sales. Provided client training for Statoil (Equinor), XOM, Repsol, Petrobras, GES, INA, IDSL, ONGC, Petrochina, BGP, Sinopec, GK,HRT. Key training provided to secure Omega sales contracts. Travelled extensively on a domestic and global basis delivering training courses to external clients.

• R&E development of 2012-2014 depth imaging software interface to operations, participating in inception, construction, alpha testing, beta testing, commercialization. Support development and maintenance of 2012-2014 depth imaging training material.

• Member of WG EMB taskforce, depth imaging usability champion. Supported development of DIUX new generation of depth imaging software, technical support of the Omega Sales Function. Achieved Principal Geophysicist in 2014. Area Senior Geophysicist (Omega Software Development), (Work from home employee), January 2010 – December 2011 Responsible for development of external client depth imaging training material and quality improvement for depth imaging process.

• Interface between R&E and operations for depth imaging usability and efficiency improvements for as part of the software development process. Owner Quality Improvement Process Petrel RMO QC implementation in the Petrel earth model building software. Key element of the software development process.

• Created and instructed external Depth Imaging training material for Repsol and Statoil, instructor for Statoil (Equinor) depth imaging training. Travelled on a domestic and global basis to support software development process and to deliver client training courses. Additional Relevant Experience

Area Senior Geophysicist (Quality & Training & Software Development Process), (Work from home employee), WesternGeco Schlumberger Headquarters, Houston, TX USA

Seismic Data Processing Center Manager, WesternGeco, Seria, Brunei Darussalam Senior Geophysicist, Western Atlas International Inc., Seria, Brunei Darussalam 3D Processing Geophysicist, Halliburton Geophysical Services, Houston, TX USA Administrator and Office Manager, Geophysical Services Inc., Beijing, People’s Republic of China Operations Engineer and Seismologist Vibrator Crew 1939, Geophysical Services Inc., Ningxia Province, People’s Republic of China

Processing Geophysicist 2D, Geophysical Services Inc., Dallas, TX USA Student Geophysical Summer Field Camp, Colorado School of Mines, Manitou Springs, CO USA Soils and Concrete Laboratory Technician, Ridgeway Dam project for the Bureau of Reclamation, Ridgeway, CO USA Land Surveying Technician, Ridgeway Dam project for the Bureau of Reclamation, Ridgeway, CO USA Education

Bachelor of Science Degree Geophysical Engineering (1984), Colorado School of Mines, Colorado Boettcher Foundation Scholar Hobbies

Mandarin Chinese

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