Geophysicist

John A. McKay________________________________________

***** ******** **. ******, ** 77484

Cell: 832-***-****, xz74rc@r.postjobfree.com

Summary Geoscientist with 7 years experience processing 2D and 3D land, marine, and OBC data. Experienced in all phases of seismic time processing in a variety of basins including Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Alaska, Mexico and Colombia. Earned M.S. Geology with an emphasis on interpretation and stratigraphy.

Education M.S. Geology, University of Houston, 2010

Course work included: 3-D seismic interpretation using GeoFrame software, DHI and AVO analysis, petroleum generation and migration, sequence stratigraphy and basin analysis.

Utilized micro ct scanning and laser particle analysis in examination of sediment cores for my thesis.

B.S. Geology, Texas A&M University, 2003

Course work included: petroleum geology and reservoir description working with a group of petroleum engineers to maximize the recovery of a field in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela using Geographics software.

Experience

Petroleum Geo-Services August 2005 to Present

- Geophysicist

Process 3-D and 2-D land, marine, and OBC seismic data ensuring accuracy and quality in order to meet or exceed client standards.

Proficient in proprietary software (Cube Manager, Stratus, tVAT, holoSeis, 2-D Viewer,) commercial software (Seismic Studio), in addition to MSOffice applications, Linux and Unix operating systems.

Present project results to senior management and clients.

In house training and short courses from industry leaders on numerous seismic topics (Imaging and Tomography, Principles and Applications of Salt tectonics, Geophysics for data Processing)

Eight weeks of field training to enhance understanding of data acquisition, including survey, cable layout, vibroseis/dynamite operations, recorder crew, field processing and quality control with onshore division on the North Slope of Alaska.

Halliburton May - July 2005

- Intern

Competitive assessment of software and services offered by Halliburton and Landmark Graphics.

Professional

Training

August 2011

Principles and Application of Salt tectonics

Instructor: Mike Hudec

February 2009 (2 week course)

Introduction to PSDM

Instructor: Clive Gerrard

January 2007 and August 2007 (1 week each month)

Geophysics for Data Processors

Instructor: Maurice Guidlow

February-March 2005

Eight weeks of field training on the North Slope of Alaska to enhance understanding of data acquisition, including survey, cable layout, vibroseis/dynamite operations, recorder crew, field processing and quality control with PGS Onshore division.

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