Field Technician

JACOB SOUZA

***** ******* ****, **** *****, Texas 76244

(Cell) 817-***-**** ♦ (E-mail) ***********@*****.***

FIELD TECHNICIAN

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

¨ Background includes Geography/Industrial Technology at University and machinery operation, construction yard, and plan review as a Contract Engineering Intern in Hawaii.

¨ Dependable, organized, capable of handling multi-tasking and effective communications.

· Extremely energetic, excellent interpersonal skills, motivated, and committed to excellence.

¨ Self-starter with strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and writing abilities.

¨ Field experience includes: well construction and servicing, groundwater and soil sampling, range analysis, plus monitor well plug and abandonment; also manage projects.

¨ Studies in building construction systems, quality control technology, industrial design, water resources, natural resource use planning, environmental hazards & land management, land use planning, and geology/geomorphology field studies in Big Bend National Park.

¨ Member of Texas Watch with a certification in Water Quality Monitoring.

¨ Extensive use of power and hand tools in construction, energy, and agricultural settings.

¨ Volunteer work with environmental clean-ups and experience leading volunteer groups.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, Rock Springs, Wyoming May 2009 – October 2009

Wildlife Biological Technician

· Maintain exclosures for vegetation analysis around campgrounds, archeological sites, riparian areas and range study areas to study the effects of livestock overgrazing.

· Photograph vegetation in and outside of exclosures.

· Document wildlife occurrence to assist in identifying antelope, mule deer, and moose wintering grounds and sage grouse breeding areas (LEKS).

· Conduct field analysis and compile findings with pictures into a final report for BLM database.

· Assist Wildlife Biologist, Rangeland Management, and other staff.

LAKE MEAD NATIONAL REC. AREA, Boulder City, Nevada February 2009 – April 2009

Trail Tracker Leader – Volunteer Program

● Provide leadership and training to a group of volunteers hiking various distances on a trail while insuring their safety.

● Observe and report unsafe trail conditions, major trail damage, and signage repair needs.

● Monitoring and reporting wildlife and their habitats along with plant life in the area and other resource conditions.

● Trained in GPS, CPR and first aid, plant, wildlife, and habitat identification, and trail repair.

CRIG RIG EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC. Houston, Texas November 2008 – February 2009

Sales

● Acquire sales with oil & gas companies to provide them with drilling equipment, handling tools, and down hole components used in drilling operations.

● Provide quality equipment to customers in a timely manner.

● Work daily on business development to obtain new customers and retain existing purchasers.

4L OIL FIELD SERVICES, Decatur, Texas June 2008 – November 2008

Roustabout

● Worked on a roustabout crew constructing new well hook-ups for Devon and Merit Energy.

● Fabrication and plumbing of well heads, oil – water separators and tank batteries with the use of power drills, pipe cutting saws and threaders, pipe wrenches and various hand tools.

● Maintenance and service work including pressure tests on compressors, separators, and pump jacks.

● Operate engine pumping systems for fluid transfer and control insertion rate on wellhead along with monitoring and logging data at Merit Energy disposal well.

● Required daily to lift and carry objects weighing more than 50 pounds and to work in extreme conditions.

● Operated equipment ranging from bobcats to front end loaders as well as maintained and serviced a crew truck and 32’ trailer which would be used in off-road situations.

CONESTOGA-ROVERS & ASSOCIATES, Dallas, Texas September – March 2008

Environmental Scientist

· Assess/remediate environmental projects including chemical releases, groundwater/soil sampling, monitoring gas station wells, energy plants, and product storage facilities for a professional environmental consulting firm and clients from across the United States.

· Provided emergency response for a 2500 gallon BNSF Railway diesel release in the Alliance yard in Haslet, Texas and provided environmental assessment/remediation reports, installed 1,500’ of French Drains between tract to lower release levels under TCEQ parameters.

· Set-up activated carbon/clay filter remediation system for Conoco-Phillips plant in Wichita Falls, Texas and contained release and remediate soil/run-off of gasoline at a station in Balch Springs, Texas plus Shell ER at gas stations contained release/remediation soil/runoff.

· Wrote overview of Remediation activities/use/interpretation of analytical data for the state.

· Conducted groundwater and soil sampling using scientific methods and properly packaging and shipping samples to the laboratory where we would analyze the findings to report to the EPA and the state and also deduct what form of remediation we would use to improve the specified site.

· Responsible for the maintenance and servicing of an F350 dually, response truck and a 30’ mobile emergency response trailer which would regularly be used in off-road situations.

· Required in the field to lift and carry objects weighing more than 50 pounds and to work in extreme conditions.

· Gained experience in managing sub-contractors and sampling teams with knowledge of leading safety meetings and performing JSAs along with carrying out projects individually.

WAYNE AND RHONDA KROGBIN, Las Vegas, Nevada January – August 2007

Construction Carpenter

● Provided installation of wood and tile flooring along with appliances in renovated homes.

● Executed small framing projects throughout homes as well as cement and mortar work.

● Designed and landscaped yards with native plants, trees, and rocks.

EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Science, Major: Geography, Minor: Industrial Technology,

Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas; 2006

Technical skills: MS Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Hazwoper Certified, Houston Safety Council, Houston, Texas; 2007

Certified Excavation Competent, Construction Safety Council, Dallas, Texas; 2007,

Certified WHMIS/Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, Dallas, Texas; 2007

CPR/First Aid Certified, American Heart Association, Rock Springs, Wyoming; 2009

40 Hour-Hazwoper Training, Houston Safety Council, Houston, Texas; 2007

Trained in Union Pacific E-Rail Safe program, BNSF Railway Contractor Safety course, Chevron LPS Loss Prevention System, and Quality System Training

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