Geologist, Land Surveyor

João Paulo Fernandes

Rua Manuel José Carrêlo, *-B R7c Dtº

****-*** ****** *****, ********

918439896

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CURRICULUM

Highlights of Qualifications:

GEOLOGY:

Great professional experience in topography and cartography management.

Proficient in AutoCAD, applied to Topography and Geology.

Intermediate knowledge in GIS – Geological.

Ability to support gathering geological data in field using topographical techniques.

Familiarity with Seismic Reflection Interpretation of seabed profiles.

Strong knowledge in geotechnical prospection.

Strong knowledge in groundwater prospection and hydrogeology.

Strong knowledge in field geology interpretation and data collection.

Good knowledge in Geological Coast and Marine Geology.

Good knowledge in Engineering of Geology.

Strong knowledge in stratigraphy and structural geology.

Strong knowledge in sedimentary geology.

Ability to interact with geological and multiple functional groups.

TOPOGRAPHY:

Expert in Topography and Cartography work. More then 15 hears professional experience.

Surveying of urban and rural land.

Surveying of Industrial Areas.

Deployment buildings, lots, marks of extreme in cadastral registers.

Surveying in quarries with measuring areas and volumetric stone extracted.

Topographic support to projects of architecture and engineering.

Work with geodetic network connection.

Professional Experience and Responsibilities:

Principal Topographer

Torres Novas Municipally

October 1996 – Present

Geologist

Torres Novas Municipally

December 2010 – Present

Responsible by Topographical Section in the Urban Management Department in Torres Novas Municipally.

Expert in Topography and Cartography for the Torres Novas Judicial Court.

Geological and geotechnical studies for Torres Novas Municipaly.

Examples of work performed:

- Surveying of rural land (670 000m2) for future Industrial Zone in Torres Novas City, with previous national geodetic network connection.

- Topographic support in the archaeological excavations of Roman ruins, in Vargos Small Town, Torres Novas, with previous national geodetic network connection.

- Determination of extreme registration. Manual imput of coordinates data from the Portuguese Geographic Institute. Deployment the marks obtained on terrain.

- Overlay of cadastral maps in analogue format on land surveying maps to make correction of areas.

- Overlay of different mapping and topographic surveys in different format (eg analogical, vectorial), and with different scales (eg the Army maps-1:25000, Cadastral-1:2000; Municipality maps-1:10000. Corrections and actualizations.

- Survey of stone quarries with volume measurement of limestone extracted by comparing with old survey and actual produced survey.

- Underground high precision survey of artificial caves using Topographic Total Station.

- Geological, geotechnical and heritage studies about Lapas small town artificial caves in Quaternary calcareous tufa of river terraces in Almonda River, Torres Novas, Portugal. Field geology ( geological mapping) work. Stratigraphic, structural, sedimentological and paleontological data collection.

- Geological Studie (hydrogeological and geotechnical), of building (apartment block with 4 floors) under construction, Alcanena.

Education:

Degree in APPLIED GEOLOGY and ENVIRONMENTAL (4 years degree).

2006 – Faculty of Science of Lisbon University (FCUL)

2011

National Laboratory for Energy and Geology – Portugal

Invited to write scientific articles in the area of geology for the National Laboratory for Energy and Geology Geological Magazine, index to the following data base: Elsevier – Scopus & GEOBASE, EBSCO – Environment Complete & Fonte Académica, GeoRef, SciELO, APPlatforms, DOAJ, Latindex, SCIRUS e LNEGBASE.

Topography Diploma

1988 (Lisbon, Center of Professional Studies)

1995 (Superior School of Technology of Tomar (Politecnic)

AutoCAD certificate

1996 – STAL/SEMA, Torres Novas.

Some geological work presented to Faculty of Science:

-- Seismic Reflection Interpretation , mentioning estratigráfic and tectono-structural aspects, cinematic efforts associated with compression and distension, sedimentológical processes, etc.., of (UK – BP) seismic profiles of the WSW of Cape St. Vincent (SW Portugal). with the classification of 17 values.

-- Geotechnical characterization, from real data, with development of maps and profiles (with zoning geotechnical) and descriptive, of the circular road in Lisbon (north of the airport), with the classification of 15 values.

-- Project Geotechnical, preparation of mapping to , rotation testing, SPT and penetration test for geotechnical study on foundations, in future work building in Alcantara, Lisbon, with the classification of 16 values.

Project planning for future groundwater abstraction for Soft Drink Company in Cantanhede, Coimbra, with the classification of 14 values.

-- Hydrogeology of Portugal. Academic work, on a fundamentally theoretical / practical, with the classification of 14 values.

-- Contribution of Planning Geology of Territory for an area of the Board Massif Limestone (Maciço Calcário Estremenho). Lithological Letters. Maps of slopes. Mapping of Suitability construction, 131p, submitted to the FCUL., with the classification of 17 values.

-- Environmental Impact Assessment. Prediction and evaluation of environmental impact in exploration for an open limestone gravel quarry, Foz do Arelho, with the classification of 14 values.

-- Some Places of Geological Interest from Serra de Santo Antonio, 101p .. Lisbon, 2006. Project presented to FCUL for obtaining the degree of Applied Geology and Environment, with the classification of 17 values.

Other knowledge:

Underground high-precision topographies using Topographical Total Station.

Responsible, coordinator and operator, as well project and desing, in Underground Surveying to Speleological Studies.

Languages:

Portuguese – Mother language

English – Good

Frenchs – Intermediate

Spanish - Intermediate

Activities:

Vice President , Speleological Club, 1993 – Present

Speleologist. Underground calcareous massif investigation. Geological and geomorphologic studies. Cartography and topography caving mapping.

Rocks and fossil collection.

Publications:

1999-Canais, F., Fernandes, J. - Lapas e Algares Serra de Santo António (Serra de Santo António existing caves), 187p .. Subterra Speleological Group .Torres Novas, Portugal.

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