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Curriculum Vitae PDF Print E-mail
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
1995-present: President and Janitor- Geohazards Consultants International, Inc. Appraisal of geologic hazards and reduction of risk (with colleagues in other fields of geologic hazards analysis)

1980-present: Adjunct Professor - University of Hawaii Ph.D. and Master's Thesis Advisor; teaching of Volcanology classes


1978-1995: Geologist - U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano, Hawaii.


1975-1978: Geologist - U. S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Monitoring of Kilauea and Mauna Loa Volcanoes


1966-1974: Geologist - U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
California Geologic mapping in the Sierra Nevada, California


1966: Post-doctoral Exchange Scientist (USSR) - National Academy of Sciences Research on the origin of serpentinites


1961-1965: Graduate Fellow - Princeton University Field studies in the Guajira Peninsula, Colombia

CONSULTANCIES
U. S. Air Force - Lava flow diversion studies

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Lava flow diversion and flood control studies

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Design lava flow diversion structures

National Radio Astronomy Observatory - Volcanic hazards evaluation and site selection

U.S. Agency for International Development - Volcanic disasters and crises management

Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas - Volcanic crisis evaluation

Hawaii State Civil Defense Advisory Council - Volcanic hazards evaluations
INVITED SPEAKER
1980 - - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
"Disaster Preparedness Seminar" (Manila)

1982 - United Nations Disaster Relief Organization (UNDRO) "Indonesian National Workshop on Hazards at Galunggung Volcano" (Bandung).

1983 - National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC) "Workshop on Multiple Hazard Mitigation" (Aspen).

1987 - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) "Lake Nyos Disaster Conference" (Yaounde).

1988 - Geological Society of New Zealand
"Conference on Volcanic Hazards" (Hamilton).

1990 - Nigerian Ministry of Science and Technology "Seminar on Earthquake Prognosis and Lake Nyos Hazards" (Lagos).

1994 - The Royal Society "Symposium on Natural Hazards and Remote Sensing" (London).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Fellow:
Geological Society of America (GSA)
International Assoc. of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Sigma Xi