William J. Felton
Hensley, Arkansas 72065
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Job Objective
Geologist or Geophysicist
Geology and Engineering Related Experience
UALR lab assistant
• Assisted in teaching lab and field work
• Grade assignments and prepare lab before class
Arkansas Geological Survey technician
• Prepared samples of oil well cuttings for microscopic analysis
• Aided in the collection of field research
Public Works engineering aide
• Inspected water drainage, new road construction and contractors work
• Operated survey equipment including: Lietz B-1 level and T-60 theodolite transit,
• Operated a core drill and use a Toxler 5411b to measure density compaction.
• Generated graphical data using Fortran
Student research
• Operated a cesium G-858 magnetometer to conduct magnetic surveys
Computer Experience
Computer Operator Supervisor & Applications Programmer, October 1989 – March 2011
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
• Supervise computer operations personnel, monitor equipment, ensuring that projects are completed in a twelve hour work day.
• Coordinate and schedule computer hardware repair.
• Work with quality assurance in the distribution of all data processing output.
• Assist in development, design and implementation of computer operation activities.
• Provide solutions for UAMS users both via phone and in person.
Education
B.S. Geology, December 2001
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
Minor in physics
Published Abstracts of Field Work
Felton, William Joseph, Owens, Don R, and Al-Shuki, Hayder (2008). Magnetic Properties
of the Oppelo Breccia Reveled, Geological Society of America, Joint Annual Meeting.
Felton, William Joseph, Owens, Don R, and Al-Shuki, Hayder (2002). New Insights
Into the Magnetic Properties of the Oppelo Breccia in Arkansas, Geological Society of
America, South-Central Section Annual Meeting.
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Lab Assistant – 2006,2007,2010
Outstanding Researcher – 2002
Professional Memberships
Geological Society of America, American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
Society of Physics Students, American Geophysical Union