data engineer/ senior mudlogging geologist

• to improve my own knowledge base and application skill by keeping on learning and updating the latest technologies so that I can handle any eventual crisis either alone or in a team.

> working as a data engineer/ senior mudlogging geologist since april 2006, in geoservices eastern inc; in both onshore (soyo) and offshore (luanda atlantic offshore) rigs of luanda, angola, southern africa).
client: total exploration & production angola.
> worked as a mudlogging geologist (january 2004 - march 2006) in jindal drilling and industries limited, mumbai, india; in both onshore (cauvery basin) and offshore (mumbai high basin) rigs.
client: oil and natural gas corporation (ongc), india.
> summary of skills
i have experience in online monitoring and data base management, processing and interpretation of gas, drilling, mud parameters and logging data, preparation and interpretation of all well data using various mud logging softwares, offline data analysis and interpretation, maintenance and calibration of sensors, sample collection (core, cuttings-obm, nabm & wbm, gas etc.), sample analysis (megascopic, microscopic & chemical) and lithologic description, analysis of shale density, shale factor, calcimetry, fluorescence, cut fluorescence and vms.
familiar in rig operations. proficient in different operating systems and softwares including mud logging and geological also.
> training in Geological mapping, Structural Mapping and fieldwork under Geological Survey of India, Kerala circle as part of MSc Curriculum.

> master of science (m.sc.) in geology, year 2001-2003
mahatma gandhi university, kerala, india.
percentage of marks: 68.7%
> bachelor of science (b.sc.) in geology, year 1998-2001
mahatma gandhi university, kerala, india.
percentage of marks: 68.6%
> Software Proficiency
operating systems: windows 95/98/2000, windows xp, linux.
general softwares: ms office 2000, adobe photoshop cs2.
database handlers: microsoft access.
geological softwares: arc gis 9 (basic operations).
mudlogging softwares: geoservices “als v: 2.2 level 4.5”, jindal “jals-2000”
> achievements
qualified state eligibility test (set, 2004) conducted by the government of kerala state, india.

> successfully completed the course data engineering presented at the libreville training center, geoservices, libreville, gabon (west africa, may 2006).
> successfully completed the basic mudlogging training and probation from jindal drilling idustries Ltd., mumbai, india.
> personal Survival Techniques, June 2005. (PST – School of Synergic Studies, Mumbai, India).
> personal Safety and Social Responsibilities, June 2005. (PSSR - School of Synergic Studies, Mumbai, India).
> elementary First Aid, June 2005. (EFA – Yak Management and Marine Education Centre, Mumbai, India).
> fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, 25 June 2005. (FPFF - School of Synergic Studies, Mumbai, India).
> helicopter Underwater Escape Training Course, 10 November 2006. (HUET – Essa, Luanda, Angola, Validity: 3 years, Original certificate available).

> m. sc. dissertation:- “geology and structure of the area around tirunelli, wyanad district, kerala, january 2003”- a structural geological study of dykes (gabbro, dolerite & granite) in granulite mobile belt (gneissic rocks) of south india.
> b. sc. projects:- “lithology and structure of the area around kottathara in attappady Valley, palakkadu district, kerala, july 2002”
“geology of oravappara area, thodupuzha, idukki district, kerala, 2001”.
> instruments handled
sensors: pressure transducers, proximity, fid, fgp, potentiometer, etc.
equipments: reserval, autocalcimeter, fluoroscope (oil fluorescence & cut), polarized microscope, microsol (shale density), shale factor, manocalcimeter (calcimetry), altechflowmeter, flowmeter for stream velocity, etc.
> personal details
date of birth: 21-10-1980, sex: male, nationality: indian,
marital status: single
> passport details
passport no.: f-1070229, date of issue: 19/11/2004, date of expiry: 18/11/2014
place of issue: cochin
type: p, ecnr.
> language proficiency
read, write and speak english, malayalam & hindi and working knowledge in tamil.
> interests
music, reading, computer, traveling, trekking & photography.
> additional informations
> attended the national seminar in remote sensing and geographical information system in natural resource management – current status and emerging trends.
> holding a valid indian light motor vehicles licence (lmv).