WILLIAM ALLAN CLAPPER, JR
**** * ***** **. ********* CO 80123 303-***-**** ********@*.***
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GEOLOGY and ELECTRICAL GEOPHYSICS
Survey Planning and Logistics • Instrumentation • Field Abilities • Leadership
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SUMMARY of ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• More than seven years in electrical geophysics applied to mineral exploration, and near mine and in mine sites, both underground and open pit
• Four years in instrumentation systems development , exploration technique research, and rock laboratory measurements
• Applied field data acquisition, including data quality assurance, for downhole, 2d and 3d IP, EM, MT, and airborne techniques
• Experience with a wide variety of software including TEMIX, Golden Software, GIS, and others, for the purpose of data processing, inversion, modeling, and image processing
• Direct management of crews in the field, program planning and logistics, and operating experience all over the world in a wide range of environments
EXPERIENCE
Leadership
• Supervised many field research projects in remote areas and overseas
• Trained over 20 field personnel, including 3 crew chiefs
• Responsible for planning field projects and delegating tasks to a team of 3 to 10 persons
• Planned and directed activities of workers who operate equipment to collect data
• Consistently selected to lead the most difficult and remote projects
Innovative
• Designed and implemented proprietary technique for remote sensing analysis, simplifying planning logistics and data interpretation
• Conceived, designed and built: a 3-axis sensor for 3-D underground tomography, a compact large area loop for TEM, sensors, signal sources, and measuring equipment
• Discovered five new gas fields and one new oil field, increased company profits
• Created new data reduction and display techniques, enhancing data interpretation
• Designed and built special equipment which was not available commercially
Problem Solving
• Repaired field equipment failures as needed
• Maintained schedule to meet deadlines despite unexpected conditions
• Solved field problems independently
• Analyzed and interpreted abstract survey results
Computer
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency
• Temix modeling and inverting software
• Mapping with ArcGis and Golden Software Suite
• 2D and 3D Computer Aided Drafting and numerous other software programs
WILLIAM ALLAN CLAPPER, JR
4694 S Estes St. Littleton CO 80123 303-***-**** ********@*.***
GEOLOGY and ELECTRICAL GEOPHYSICS
Seeking employment as a Chief Geophysicist B at Gold Fields Exploration, Inc. where the company can benefit from my demonstrated expertise in:
Survey Planning and Logistics • Instrumentation • Field Abilities • Leadership
WORK HISTORY
Field Geophysicist StrataSearch Golden, CO 2004-2010
• Supervised surveys for petroleum in U.S. and Turkey resulting in the discovery of new gas fields; interpreted results; designed and build new sensors for better data acquisition
ATM Service Tech Loomis Fargo & Co. Denver, CO 2000-2004
Bantek West Denver, CO 1999-2000
• Serviced Automated Teller Machines, including minor repairs, cash count, and balances; regularly on-call to deal with failures and other emergencies
Field Geophysicist StrataSearch Golden, CO 1995-1999
• Supervised electromagnetic surveys for petroleum in U.S. and Turkey, resulting in the discovery of new gas fields; developed improved equipment and software programs to aid interpretation
Geophysicist/Geologist Private Consultant Tucson, AZ 1992-1995
• Participated as part of an exploration team investigating four project areas in remote interior of Alaska; Supervised geophysics at two projects; Conducted geological mapping and sampling
Field Crew Chief Zonge Engineering Tucson, AZ 1980-1992
• Supervised all phases of organizing and operating electrical geophysical surveys to locate mineral and hydrocarbon deposits, contamination plumes, and buried treasure
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science – Geology Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
HAZWOPER Certification Front Range Community College Westminster, CO
Microsoft Excel Certificate, Intermediate Denver Options Training Center Denver, CO
Microsoft Access Certificate Denver Options Training Center Denver, CO