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Field Geologist/Office Manager
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources,
A Division of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology,
Albuquerque Field Office
2808 Central Ave. SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106-2245

(505) 366-2534 or 366-2530 (main office)
(505) 366-2559 (fax)

Education and Previous Positions:

• Doctoral program in Geology, University of New Mexico, advanced to candidacy in 2004
• M.S., Geology, University of California at Riverside, 1995
• B.S., Geology, California State University at Northridge, 1988
  
• Faculty Adjunct, 1999-present, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM
• Field Geologist, 1996-present, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources-Albuquerque Office
• Geologist, 1987-1992, Allan E. Seward Engineering Geology, Inc., Newhall, California
• Resume (last updated May, 2006)

Specialties:

• Quaternary geology, stratigraphy, and soil-geomorphology
• Tectonic geomorphology of extensional basins
• Basin analysis and stratigraphy of the Santa Fe Group, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico
• Environmental and Engineering Geology

Current Projects:

• Geologic mapping of the Albuquerque Basin under that New Mexico Statemap Program
• Compilation of the geology of the Albuquerque-Rio Rancho metropolitan area at a scale of 1:50,000.
• Stratigraphy of the Neogene Santa Fe Group in the Albuquerque Basin, including collaboration with researchers from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, University of New Mexico, and U.S. Geological Survey.
• Quaternary stratigraphy of the Albuquerque Basin.
• Compilation and study of subsurface data (borehole geophysical logs, cuttings, drillers' reports, etc.) in the Albuquerque Basin.
• Cuttings and core archives of water-supply and environmental wells drilled in the Albuquerque and Española basins.

Professional Affiliations:

• Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section
• Association of Engineering Geologists, Rocky Mountain Section
• New Mexico Geological Society
• American Geophysical Union
• Albuquerque Geological Society
  

Professional Licenses:

• Registered Geologist, State of California
• Certified Engineering Geologist, State of California

Topics of Current Research:

• Hydrogeology of the Santa Fe Group near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Stratigraphy of the Santa Fe Group, Albuquerque Basin.
• Quaternary geology and geomorphology of the Albuquerque Basin (Calabacillas and Santo Domingo sub-basins).
• Geologic mapping of the Albuquerque Basin.

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