Senior/ Exploration/ Chief Geophysicist

Land seismic exploration: planning, 2D/3D/projects, supervising,

1985-present Geofizyka Krakow Ltd.
2000-present Chief Geophysicist
- Design onshore 2D, 3D and multi-component seismic surveys for various oil and gas companies: DONG (in Denmark); Horizon (in Hungary); PGNiG, RWE, Amoco, Apache, Aurelian and FX-Energy (in Poland); MND and RWE-Transgas (in Czech Republic); Oil India, Zueitina and Statoil Hydro (in Libya); OMV (in Austria and in Pakistan); RWE-Nafta (in Slovakia); ENI (in Pakistan); and others;
- Design 2D and 3D seismic surveys for geothermal water for Slovgeoterm (in Slovakia); Geotermia Podhalanska and Polish Academy of Science (in Poland);
- Design 2D and 3D seismic survey for underground oil and gas storage, e.g. Orlen and PGNiG in Poland; RWE-Transgas in Czech Republic;
- Performed risk analysis, prepared offers for seismic surveys and negotiated contracts;
- Supervised all company’s seismic operations worldwide including managing geophysicists and seismic crews observers worldwide (Austria, Czech Rep., Denmark, Hungary, Libya, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Syria, Ukraine);
- Responsible for quality control of seismic data recorded by company’s crew;
- Supervised processing and interpretation services performed by company for different clients;
- Applied new methods and technologies in survey design and in seismic operations;
- Recruited and trained geophysicists and observers;
- Represented employer in international congresses and conferences;
1998-1999 Deputy Director of Geofizyka Kraków’s Pakistan Branch (Branch Director)
1993-2000 Chief Designer and Supervisor of seismic projects and research (designed nearly 100 3D projects and many 2D projects, the first Polish 2D-3C seismic project, underground gas storage construction and monitoring)
1987-1993 Seismic Data QC-Processor (iXL System), structural interpretation and mapping (OASIIS Software)
1985-1987 Observer (field system operator)

OTHER
2002-2007 President and CEO of Geo-Grav Ltd. (design and construction of highly sensitive gravimeters by using nanotechnology);
2001 Author of first land seismic 2D-3C project in Poland;
2001 First 3D seismic project for a geothermal company in Poland (Geotermia Podhalanska);
1999 First 3D seismic project for a geothermal company in Slovakia (Slovgeoterm);

1996 Ph.D., 3D Exploration Seismic, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland;
Ph.D. thesis: “Field layouts optimization in three dimensional seismic”;
1990-1991 Postgraduate studies: Enterprise Management in Market Economy;
Krakow University of Economics, Krakow, Poland;
1985 M.Sc., Exploration Geophysics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland;

Sept 1991 QC processing software: Mercury International Technology in Tulsa (Oklahoma, USA);
Aug 1992 Interpretation software OASIIS: Western Atlas International in Houston (Texas, USA)
Dec 1998 Planning & Operating a Land 3D Seismic Survey (London, UK)
2002 and 2005 Negotiations: Psychology and Motivation Methods – in-house training

-exploration planning (oil, gas, geothermal water);
-land 2D/3D/2D-3C seismic acquisition planning;
-designing land 2D/3D seismic surveys for oil, gas and geothermal water and for underground gas storage;
-supervision of field seismic surveys;
2005 Author of the first Polish book about 3D seismic exploration: “Jak odkryc rope naftowa” (How to Discover Oil) sponsored by Landmark, Sercel, Input/Output, Veritas DGC, ABB etc.;
2002-2003 Team leader of a scientific grant at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow: “Testing of measuring properties of on-axis high sensitive accelerometers”;