Geophysicist

I am seeking for a technical/managerial career in oil industry

2007 - Present Senior Research Geophysicist, WesternGeco R&D (Q-Land Application
Research), Egypt.

2004 - 2007 Research Scientist, Nat. Res. Inst. of Astr. and Geophy, Egypt

2000 - 2004 Asst. Professor Bern University, Switzerland

1996 - 2000 Researcher Asst, Nat. Res. Inst. of Astro and Geophy, Egypt

1997 - 1996 QC Geophysicist, Western Geophysical Atlas Co.

1994 -1996 Demonstrator, Nat. Res. Inst. of Astron and Geophy, Egypt

1993 -1994 Assistant Observer, Schlumberger Geco-Prakla, Egypt


Broad Experiences acquired from Academic and industrial fields

Management
Setting up the technical specifications of the Tenders (national/International) of my governmental academic department’s need.
Chairman of the tenders committee (Comparing the specifications required and the financial quotations)
Recruiting Representative for my WesternGeco team (Contacting Universities, holding seminars to undergraduate students, Screening the Applications, Interviewing, hiring process)
Setting up the proposed plans for business development according to the group’s need
Strong Management skill and Team Leader


Technical
Creating workflows for processing seismic data and QC the data
Setting up Matlab programs for processing seismic data
Using Petrel program to visualize the 3D Cub
Setting up the Test plan to improve the output of the project
Conducting in-depth analyses of geophysical data (seismic 2D-3D, resistivity and electromagnetic) to evaluate the quality of field parameters, processing techniques and interpretation methods.
Serving as consultant to management on seismic problems for postgraduate and undergraduate students that require an unusually high degree of skill and experience.
Writing reports and preparing oral presentations to be reviewed by clients.
Critically reviews work of other geophysicists upon request and submit my own recommendations in many international Journals such as Geophysics Journal, USA.
Assists in training the less experienced researcher through discussions and work sessions.
Doing petrophysical part in my PhD. Using XRD and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) methods. Using Mineral Powder Diffraction software (MPDS) to identify the mineral composition of the rocks.
Identification of Clay minerals and their percentages.

2004 Doctorate Geophysics University of Bern (Switzerland)

1998 Master Geophysics Ain Shams University (Egypt)

1991 Bachelor Geophysics Cairo University (Egypt)

Professional Qualifications and Affiliations
Societies
SEG Active 2003
EAGE member 2003
EGU member 2004
EGS Board 2005
Languages

Arabic Native
English Fluent
German Fluent

Software Skills

Petrel and Matlab
Reflex and SeisRef
ArcView and MapInfo
Res2Dinv, Geovista Logger Software
Microsoft office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
Golden Software (Surfer and Grapher)
Visual Basic6
Linux

External Contacts

1-Prof. Dr. Christian Schluechter, Institute for Geology, University of Bern, Switzerland
Baltzerstrasse 1-3, CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland, Tel +41 31 631 8761
schluechter@geo.unibe.ch

2- Dr. Ingo Blechschmidt
National Cooperative for the Diposal of Radioactive Watse (nagra)
Hardstrasse 73
5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Tel+41 56 4371216
ingo.blechschmidt@nagra.ch