Soil Scientist, Driller, Environmental Manager or Scientist, Earth Scientist
Career objective:
Use knowledge and experience towards preservation and protection of the Earth's natural resources
Career Highlights:
Doctoral Degree in Soil Science from Oklahoma State University (August, 2003)
20+ years experience as a Senior Research Specialist and Manager of the Soil Morphology and Classification Laboratory at Oklahoma State University researching soil and landscape development in Oklahoma and surrounding states
Published several research articles in internationally-recognized, peer-reviewed journals
Presented several oral and poster presentations at National Meetings of the American Society of Agronomy
Cooperated in research projects with employees of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, the National Soil Survey Laboratory at Lincoln, Nebraska, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Oklahoma Geological Survey, Oklahoma Archaeological Survey, T. Boone Pickens School of Geology at Oklahoma State University, Forestry Department at Oklahoma State University, other areas within the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Oklahoma State University, and several private companies
Prepared and conducted several field trips concerning soils research for nationally known and honored scientists and scholars
Work Experience:
July 2007 to May 2009:
Heavy Machinery Assembler, Charles Machine Works, Incorporated, P. O. Box 60, Perry, OK 73077-0066. Duties: Assemble drill frame for a large underground directional drilling machine
December 2005 to July 2007:
Self-employed
August 1986 to December 2005:
Sr. Research Specialist/Agriculturist/Research Assistant, Oklahoma State University Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Stillwater, OK, 74078.
Duties and accomplishments: Primary duties include planning and conducting research projects concerning natural resources of Oklahoma; sampling soil and water for approved projects; analyzing soil and water for project goals; interpreting and summarizing results of completed analyses; and preparing reports for submission to journals for publishing and evaluation by agencies or individuals requesting research. Other duties include maintaining laboratory, laboratory equipment, and field equipment in good working order; training, supervising, and evaluating laboratory employees; and maintaining fiscal records for all endeavors required by the position. Accomplishments in this position include being first author on several published manuscripts concerning natural resources of Oklahoma and assistant author on several other published manuscripts; assisting with completion of natural resource-related projects for the Natural Resources and Conservation Service, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, other units at Oklahoma State University, and private businesses. Accomplishments also include presenting oral or poster papers concerning natural resources of Oklahoma at several national meetings of the American Society of Agronomy.
Education:
College
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078. Majors: Agronomy and Soil Science. Hours: 225 semester hours. Degrees: Doctor of Philosophy, Soil Science, August 2003; Master of Science, Agronomy, May 1991; Bachelor of Science, Agronomy, May 1985;
Doctoral Dissertation - Studies on the genesis of selected soils of Oklahoma (2003) Chapter 1, Dispersion of Soils in Semiarid to Subhumid areas of Oklahoma; Chapter 2, Selected Amendments for Reducing Soil Dispersion; Chapter 3, Fluctuation in Temperature and Chemistry of Water in an Unconfined Aquifer
Master's Thesis - Uranium fission track dating of glass shards from selected volcanic ash deposits in the Southern High Plains Border region (1991)
Pertinent coursework: Soil Science, Soil Fertility, Soil Morphology, Soil and Water Conservation, Irrigation Principles, Advanced Soil Genesis, Forest Watershed Management, Terrain Interpretation, Soil Physics, Statistics, Geomorphology, Environmental Geochemistry, Advanced Geomorphology, Methods of Plant and Soil Analysis, Hydrogeology I, Advanced Soil Chemistry, Hydrogeology II, Database Management, Risk Assessment, Organic Geochemistry, Biochemistry, GIS, Trace Element Hydrogeology, Soil Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Plant Science, Agricultural Engineering, Speech, Weeds, Crop Culture and Growth, Plant and Climate Stress, Plant Physiology, Plant Ecology
Eastern Oklahoma State Junior College, Wilburton, OK, 74758. Major: Agronomy. Hours: 73 semester hours. Degree: Associate of Science, May 1983
High School
Helena Capital High School, Helena, MT, 59601. Received diploma June 1976
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