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Geologist

Location:
San Jose, CA, 95112
Posted:
May 11, 2009

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W. Morgan Woodward

*** ***** ***** **. #*

San Jose, CA 95112

408-***-****

E-mail: ****************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Employment in a geological or environmental science related position

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

GEOLOGIST/TECHNICIAN 10/94 -11/07

Earth Systems Consultants Northern California, Fremont, California

Performed geologic trench logging on sites within the Hayward, San Andreas, and Calaveras Fault Zones.

Performed soil testing during control of grading activities in the field. Supervision of subdrain placement

and location during buttress fill and landslide mitigation operations.

PROJECT ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST 1/86 - 10/93

JCP Engineers & Geologists, Cupertino, California

Preparation of Engineering Geologic and Soil and Foundation reports for residential and commercial

development throughout many jurisdictions in the San Francisco Bay region. Work included but was

not limited to geologic fault investigations, landslide mitigation and repair studies, and mitigation of

distressed residential and commercial structures. Evaluation of the presence or absence of geologic and geotechnical hazards including fault rupture, liquefaction, seismic shaking, ridge top shattering, slope

stability and expansive soils. Performed soil testing during control of grading activities in the field.

TEACHING ASSISTANT 6/83 - 12/85

San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Performed teaching assistant duties for summer geology field camp courses for two years in the Inyo

Mountains of California. Taught sedimentology laboratory course for one semester. Enrolled in

graduate school full-time.

GEOLOGIST 5/82 - 8/82

Atlas Minerals, Sparks, Nevada

Performed geologic mapping and soil and rock sapling for the massive sulfide project in the Coast

Ranges and Warner Mountains of northern California. Left position to attend graduate school.

GEOLOGIST 9/81 - 5/82

Maryland Geological Survey, Baltimore, Maryland

Performed sampling and drafting duties for the Chesapeake Bay Earth Science Study project.

Left position to accept work with Atlas Minerals

EDUCATION

San Jose State University, San Jose, California 9/82 - 12/85

Completed two years course work towards a Master's Degree in Geology

Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 9/77- 6/81

B.A. in Geology - June, 1981

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

Professional Geologist, State of California, No. 6492

Certified Engineering Geologist, State of California, No. 2104



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