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QUALIFICATIONS

• 2007 - present Senior Petroleum Geoscientist with ExxonMobil
• 2006 - 2007 Post Doctoral Researcher, "Examining the Palaeo-Stress Field Evolution of the North West Australian Shelf since the Jurassic", in collaboration with TOTAL and The University of Sydney
• 2006 - PhD, "Finite Element Modelling of Lithospheric Stress and Deformation", The University of Sydney, Australia
• 2002 - Bachelor of Science, Honours (1st Class), “Modelling the Contemporary and Palaeo-Stress Regime of the Indo-Australian Plate”, The University of Sydney, Australia

PUBLICATIONS

See Publication section.

AWARDS

• 2005 - LA Richardson Memorial Prize, presented by The University of Sydney
• 2004 - PESA Eastern Australia Basins Symposium 2 Student Scholarship, presented by the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (NSW Branch)
• 2003 - Deas-Thomson Scholarship, presented by The University of Sydney
• 2003 - Tony Noon Memorial Scholarship, presented by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Agency
• 2002 - PESA Student Scholarship, presented by the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (NSW Branch)
• 2001 - Geophysical Instruments Award, presented by FUGRO and the University of Sydney
• 2001 - CMTE Internship Scholarship, presented by the Centre for Mining Technology and Equipment

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• 2006 - Lecturer - SUCOGG 4th Year Honours Course: Wrote course material and gave lectures/practical component of course.
• 2005 - Instructor – Marine Science 3006: Wrote student practical assignment and assisted in the teaching of these assignments.
• 2003 - Instructor – Marine Science 3006: Assisted development and teaching of course syllabus, including running weekly lab practical and administration of all grades.
• 2003 - Instructor – Marine Science 3005: Assisted development and teaching of course syllabus, including running weekly lab practical and administration of all grades.
• 2003 - Teaching Assistant – to Associate Professor Dietmar Müller

RELEVANT SKILLS

Proficient with Windows, OSX, Unix and Linux operating systems
Experienced with the following software applications:

• Geoframe
• Petrel
• VoxelGeo
• Geolog
• GeoX
• ABAQUS™ CAE
• MATLAB
• Ellipsis2D/3D
• ER Mapper
• Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Microsoft Office and Open Office

Proficient in following scripting languages:

• MATLAB
• Awk
• Generic Mapping Tools (GMT)
• Bash Shell

MEMBERSHIPS

• Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (Secretary 2009)
• American Geophysical Union
• Sydney University Society of Geosciences (President - 2004)
• Australian Society for Exploration Geophysicists

OTHER

I have traveled extensively on several continents for both professional and personal interests. I enjoy a healthy outdoor lifestyle that includes hiking, cycling, kayaking and camping and have a keen interest in technology, in particular the technology and computing industry.