I am interested in exploring employment opportunities within your organization and my enclosed resume will provide you with the details concerning my background in Land and Offshore Surveying.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Land and Offshore Surveying Dredging Operations
Underwater Acoustic Operations Seismic Exploration
Navigational Systems Train Surveyors on Trimble, Topcon, Thales, TDS Systems
Satellite Operations & Systems Construction Staking
Experience in Central/South America, Caribbean, Europe, Middle East, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, and the Arctic.
Personal Strengths
Self-motivated (with the ability to work in Utilize research resources effectively
an unsupervised environment) Detail oriented and dedicated to quality
Strong technical aptitude
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Weeks Marine, Inc. Covington, LA 12/09 - Current
Ryba Marine Construction, Cheboygan, MI – Hydrographic and Land Surveyor 04/09 – 11/09
County of Kern, CA Engineering and Survey Services Bakersfield, CA Survey Party Chief 04/08 - 11/08
Hennon Surveying and Mapping , Inc. Glendale, CA. Survey Land Party Chief 12/07 – 04/08
Hall and Foreman, Inc. Woodland Hills, CA. Survey Land Party Chief 03/04 – 12/07
C. C. and R., Inc., Westlake Village, CA. Survey Land Party Chief 03/03 – 02/04
Peter and Associates, San Clemente, CA Thales GPS Mgr. and Land Surveying 06/99 – 12/02
Lewis & Lewis Enterprises, Ventura, CA Topcon, Trimble Sales & Training 08/95 - 07/97
Benco Survey, Houston, TX Consulting Project Survey Manager - 3D Land Seismic 01/95 -08/95
OCEONICS (Asia-Pacific) LTD., Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. 05/94 - 12/94
Contract Party Project Survey Manager for Grant Geophysical, Persian Gulf
NORTHERN GEOPHYSICAL OF AMERICA, Denver, CO Party Chief & Surveyor 04/93 - 04/94
JOHN CHANCE & ASSOCIATES, Lafayette, LA Senior Party Chief 11/85 - 04/93
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SKILLS
LAND SURVEYING
ALTA’s, boundary, topographic, leveling, aerial, construction, property corners, right-of-ways, and GPS surveys for 2 and 3-D land seismic, and cellular site surveys. Equipment: Ashtech GPS, Trimble S6 and 5600 Robotics, Leica 1800’s Total Stations with, TDS and Survey Controller firmware. Topcon Equipment: GTS-301,601, GPT-7000’s with data collectors TSCE’s 1 and 2’s, Recon Data Collectors; Levels: Trimble Dini-12, Leica 2000/3000 Series digital levels and Leica HDS scanners and software.
OFFSHORE SURVEYING
Government (Army Corp. of Engineers), EPA, & military surveys
Positioning offshore drilling platforms, semi-submersibles, buoys and dredging vessels and surveys
Seismic exploration, particularly shallow water, transition zones
Biological, bathymetry, dredging, geological hydrographic surveys
Extensive knowledge of all phases of navigation engineering and operation of navigational systems, including:
Setup and maintenance offshore navigational surveying reference systems
Creation of potential shore stations by GPS surveys
Navigation for seismic survey vessels, pipeline surveys, biological surveys & high-resolution seismic vessels
Navigation for search and location of missing military equipment
Satellite operations and tracking, navigational systems
R.O.V. and manned submersibles experience with related acoustic navigational systems, including: Triton &
Challenger ROV’s (SonSub, Eastport), D.O.E.’s Phantoms ROV’s
EQUIPMENT
NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT
Vast knowledge of different Navigational Systems and equipment utilized by commercial companies and the government,
including military, as follows:
Syledis, SR-3, MR-4, STR-4, SB-5, Passive/Active
Honeywell RS/904 & 952 Hydrostar Acoustic Systems
Oceano Acoustics: IM-100, RM-201, PS-100, TT-201 & Tow fish Transducers
Sonardyne-Simrad Acoustic LBL Systems
Arma Brown Gyro: Sperry MR-37 Gyrocompass; KVH Magnetic Flux Compass
Ferranti O.R.E. Track Point II Acoustic Systems
Mesotech Color Sonar 971, UDI Sonar; Furno Color Video Sounder
TideTrac Tide Gauges – eTrac Engrg and Flo-Mate Current Meters – Marsh-McBirney, Inc.
Nautronics Acoustic USBL Systems
Benthos Acoustic Equipment & Beacons
Innerspace Depth Sounder, Model 449
Odom CVM Echotrack Depth Sounders and Velocity Meters
SATELLITE SYSTEMS
Strong knowledge of modern day Satellite Equipment (as well as equipment which is seldom used today), including:
Thales ProMark3, Locus, Z-Xtreme GPS Systems Trimble GPS Static, RTK – DSM232’s, R8’s VRS, 5700’s, 5800’s
Topcon Hyper-Fix GPS RTK/Static Systems Trimble PPO-XRS GIS Systems
John E. Chance & Associates Star Fix System
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COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Computer literate in many software programs, i.e.: WinFrog Nav , Corpscon, Excel, Trimble TGO and TerraModel, TDS Survey Pro, Hypack 2009a, Ashtech Solutions Software, and MapTech NGS Quad Map and Control Software, NGS OPUS and CORS Ref. Data, Cable Arm Clam Vision Dredging Software, some AutoCad 2004 experience.
GEOPHYSICAL SYSTEMS
Wesmar Side-Scan Sonar Magnetometers
Klein Multi-Frequency Side Scan Sonar Hock Turbidity Measuring Meters
EDUCATION/TRAINING
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS, Cleveland, OH 1980 - 1981
Electronics in Navigational and Surveying Equipment
Three Years of College, Emphasis on Geology 1966 - 1969
Trimble GP Survey Software Training Class- 01/1997
Trimble GIS Mapping Equipment & Software Training Class 02/1997
Trimble GPS Equipment & Applications Training Class 04/1997
Thales/Ashtech GPS Equipment & Applications - France 04/2001
Honorable Discharge U.S. Army, Decorated Vietnam Vet Medic First Aid training in CPR- Current
U.S. Government Security clearance (inactive) up to TOP SECRET Hazwoper 40 Hour Course, Cert. #1210502
Registered NAUI and PADI scuba diver Helicopter Evacuation/Survival Course
â— Current US Passport and Identity Card, #444634264
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