Education: B.S., Geology, Ohio State University

M.S., Geology, Ohio State University

Ph.D., Geology, Columbia University

Experience: Exploration geologist with over 30 years of diverse experience working for a major oil company, several independents, and as a consultant. Experience includes prospect generation and regional studies onshore Texas, offshore Texas and Louisiana, onshore and offshore California, the Rocky Mountains, the mid-continent, and Appalachia. Strong background in 2-D seismic interpretation and some Landmark 3-D workstation experience.

Generated prospects in the Wilcox, Pliocene, and Miocene trends. AVO analysis was used in the offshore projects. Participated in a regional structural and stratigraphic study of offshore Texas. Reviewed Gulf coast, U.S. eastern shelf, and Kansas prospects for various clients.

Responsible for all technical work related to properties offshore Louisiana and Texas including prospect generation, review of partners technical work, and screening of third party prospects. Represented the company in technical meetings. Responsible for three discoveries offshore Louisiana. Identified and mapped six Wilcox leads for further evaluation. Generated six prospects in the San Joaquin and Sacramento basins of California based on subsurface control and seismic.

Studied producing fields along the Vicksburg trend to provide analogs for offshore Texas lease sales. Conducted regional fault trend study. Conducted a study to evaluate the use of paleomagnetic reversals as a correlation aid in offshore sediments.

Developed five Wyoming Overthrust play areas based on limited seismic and well control. Developed prospects, acquired leases, and drilled prospects, one of which was a Hermosa discovery. Responsible for geological and geophysical regional studies in the Paradox and Black Mesa basins.

Participated in a major discovery. Developed seven prospects using a combination of seismic, limited well data, and regional geologic control in Santa Monica Bay. Performed a regional study of the tectonic framework and development of Outer Banks area of Offshore Borderland basin to predict potential reservoirs, time of trap formation, and time of hydrocarbon migration. Generated four prospects in the San Joaquin basin, two based on amplitude analysis and two based on subsurface control.

Developed play concept and prospects along the frontal thrust of the Eastern Overthrust belt which resulted in a major discovery. Developed a play concept based on aeromagnetic and magnetotelluric data plus limited well control resulting in a gas discovery. Mapped two prospects using seismic data, and performed seismic modeling to determine the effects of overlying salt.

Surveyed the hydrocarbon potential of the Overthrust Belt, and the northern Appalachians near the Canadian border, southeast flank of the Nashville dome.

Affiliations: American Association of Petroleum Geologists