Senior Engineering Geologist with 25 years of experience leading marine geohazards and site-investigation programs
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Senior Engineering Geologist with 25 years of experience leading marine geohazards and site-investigation programs for deep-water oil & gas and offshore wind developments. Proven record of de-risking drilling and subsea infrastructure through integrated interpretation of geophysical, geotechnical, and well data. Trusted technical advisor and discipline lead on multi-disciplinary projects, delivering defensible ground models to support capital investment decisions.
Principal Technical Consultant – Geoscience at Worley (2022-01 – Present)
Marine survey and geohazards specialist on offshore infrastructure projects. Leads multi-disciplinary teams of surveyors, geologists, and geotechnical engineers to support clients in developing offshore O&G and OSW projects. Leads the teams through all aspects of marine survey and geosciences support to projects, ranging from surveys scoping and planning, field executions support and client representation, oversight of post-surveys interpretations, performing interpretations, and delivering practical ground models and data to projects.
Also, a shallow hazards specialist in offshore drilling for O&G wells, performing pre-drill shallow hazards assessments and real-time monitoring of riserless drilling.
Principal Geohazards at BHP (2018-01 – 2022-12)
Principal geohazards specialist at BHP, leading geohazards assessments for well sites and subsea developments in various BHP asset areas.
Senior Geoscientist at Fugro (2017-01 – 2018-12)
Delivering geohazard evaluations based on integration of various types of offshore geophysical and sediment sample data.
Shallow Hazards (Geohazards) Team Lead at Berger Geosciences (2016-01 – 2017-12)
Senior geoscientist coaching and developing staff capability and delivering geohazard evaluations based on integration of various types of geophysical and sediment sample data.
Senior Site Investigation and Shallow Hazards Specialist at BP (2011-01 – 2016-12)
Lead geohazards specialist for BP's deep-water Gulf of Mexico Assets (Atlantis, Mad Dog, Thunder Horse, Nakika, and Kaskida). Managed and delivered seafloor investigations and geohazards assessments that reduced risk to drilling operations and other seabed installations.
Senior Geoscientist at Fugro (2004-01 – 2011-12)
Delivering geohazard evaluations based on integration of various types of offshore geophysical and sediment sample data.
Project Geophysicist at Thales (2002-01 – 2004-12)
Processing, troubleshooting, and interpretation of AUV geophysical survey data. Also conducted shallow water geohazards assessments for oil filed development.
Contractor at Geological Survey of Canada (1996-01 – 1998-12)
Government research institute (Pacific Geoscience Centre at Institute of Ocean Sciences). Funded by GSC, USGS National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, and NOAA.
B.Sc. in School of Earth and Ocean Science – University of Victoria (1994-01 – 1994-12)
M.Sc. in School of Earth and Ocean Science – University of Victoria (1996-01 – 1996-12)
Ph.D. in Center for Coastal & Ocean Mapping – University of New Hampshire (1998-01 – 2002-12)
