CURRICULUM VITAE

 

 PERSONAL BACKGROUND                        

 

Name:                    Joe L. Seara

Address:                76 Maple lake Estates Road

                               Orrville, Seguin, Ontario

                              Canada, P2A 0B2

                               Internet address:  joeseara@hotmail..com 

Languages:                 English, Spanish, Portuguese, German.

 

 

EDUCATION:

 

1966-1971                 Bachelor of Science Hons  

                                   (Geophysics, Meteorology )

                                             University of Madrid 

                                    Madrid, Spain

                                     http://www.ucm.es/info/Geofis/

1975-1977                  Master of Science

                                    University of Western Ontario

                                    London, Ontario,

                                    Canada

                                     http://www.uwo.ca/earth/index.html

 

1991-1992                  Bachelor of Education

                                    University of Western Ontario

                                    London, Ontario, Canada

                                     http://www.uwo.ca/edu/

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

Memberships: Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ex-active Member) and American Association of Physics Teachers. Ontario College of Teachers member.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE  (Summer School)

SUMMER SCHOOL (London, Ontario), London Board of Education, July to August, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1999. Taught Math grade 10 and Science grade 10.

SUMMER SCHOOL (Toronto, Ontario), Upper Canada College, July to August, 1998. Taught Physics grade13 and Physics grade12 advanced.

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE ( Regular High School)

 

1992-2013

EMPLOYER: Rosseau Lake College http://www.rosseaulakecollege.com

                         Rosseau, Ontario, Canada, P0C 1J0

JOB TITLE:  Director of IT, School Network Administrator, Head of the Computer Department and Physics/Math teacher.

 

Network Administrator for the whole School using MS 2003 Server, E-Mail (First-Class) Server and the Web Server (IIS). The Main activities are: 

a) Provide on-site routine support and maintenance of standalone and networked PCs and peripherals. 

b) Provide on-site administration, user account management and monitoring the network resources.

c) Organize and maintain on-site documentation and support materials.

 

Teaching Computer Sciences grade 10A, 11A and OAC using Pentium IV computers. The main topics of the computer curriculum were: Digital Electronics, Turing programming, Visual Basic v.6 programming, Visual C++ v.6 programming, Word processing (Microsoft Word 2010), Databases (Access 2010), Spreadsheets ( Excel 2010 ), Desktop publishing (Aldus Page Maker 6.5, Microsoft Publisher 2010, Photoshop CS2) and Web design (Microsoft Front Page 2003).

 

Teaching Physics grade 13 (OAC) and grade 12A. Implemented new Physics demonstrations, provided new video materials and Physics computer programs for  instruction not previously available in the school.

           

Coached tennis, soccer and sailing activities and field geology trips.

 

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From left to right: a) Arriving to class b) The Sailing group c) RLC Graduation day 1999  d) Geophysics work in Rankininlet  N.W.T (Canada), summer job (2000).

 

 

PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE (Industry)

1987-1991

EMPLOYER: Geometra/Metronix http://www.metronix.de/mtx/products/page_products_eng.htm

                        Neue Knocherhauerstr. 5

                        Braunschweig, Germany

JOB TITLE: Director of Surveys

 

Direction, supervision and computer interpretation of geophysical surveys in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Direction and computer interpretation of the Deep Transient Electromagnetic project in India and China (German Government Technological Transfer Project #0326550A, Budget: 1 million $US).

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From left to right: a) Transient Electromagnetic (TEM) project China b) TEM project India c) In the Great Wall d) Working in the Metronix's office  Germany e) Geophysics Radar survey inside a Salt Mine (Germany) f) In Egypt (training program) h) At the Forbidden City Beijing (China, TEM project)

 

1981-1983     

EMPLOYER: Gold Fields M. C. (Consolidated Gold Fields )  

                        Toronto, Canada.

JOB TITLE: Geophysicist for Canada

Direction and supervision geophysical surveys in Snow Lake (Manitoba), Red Lake (Ontario), Timmins (Ontario) and Noranda (Quebec) districts.

 

1983-1987

EMPLOYER: Exxon Minerals Spain

                        Velazquez 50, Madrid, 2800, Spain

JOB TITLE: Senior Geophysicists, Geophysicist for Spain

Direction and supervision of the geophysical exploration program in the Pyritic Belt (South of Spain).

Survey design and computer interpretation of airborne and ground geophysical surveys.

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From left to right: a) Airborne magnetic survey (Spain) b) IP/Resistivity survey (Spain) c) In the Aracena caves (Andalucía) d) The Exxon exploration group (Spain)

 

1977-1981

EMPLOYER: Scintrex Limited http://www.scintrexltd.com/

                        222 Snidercroft Rd., Concord, Ontario, Canada

JOB TITLE: Geophysicist, Senior Geophysicist

Executing and reporting on ground contract projects in Alaska, Canada, U.S.A., Spain,

Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Yemen, Nicaragua.

Technical advisor with the United Nations Development Program in Nicaragua for Geothermal exploration (1980).

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From left to right: a) Resistivity survey (Argentina) b) IP/resistivity Athabasca (Canada) c) same as before d) At Scintrex company e) Magnetrometric survey British Columbia. f) Setting up a transmitter for an IP survey g) MIP survey North West Territories h) IP/Resistivity survey (Alaska) i) In Rome (training program) j) In Yemen groundwater survey k) The Scintrex geophysical group.

 

1975-1977

EMPLOYER: University of Western Ontario, Physics/Geophysics Departments.

                        London, Ontario

JOB TITLE: Teaching Assistant

Giving Physics and Geophysics tutorials/Labs to first year University students.

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 Paleomagnetic research at the University of Western Ontario (Summer job) 

a) Before departure for the field trip to Northern Ontario ) Drilling a Canadian Shield rock core to study orientation of the Earth's magnetic field.

1972-1973

EMPLOYER: Spanish Navy ( Military service )

 

JOB TITLE: Lieutenant  

 

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a) At the Mediterranean Sea b) Arriving to Barcelona

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

Seara J.L., 1979, "Computer Programs for resistivity interpretation". Application Brief 79-1, Scintrex Ltd.(66 pgs).

 

Seara J.L. and Conaway J.G., 1980, "On the properties of the Reciprocal Geoelectric Section". Geophysical Prospecting #28, Journal of the European Association of Exploration Geophysicists, 135-145.

 

Baird J.G. Seara J.L., 1981, "Aerial, Land-based and Drilling techniques for uranium exploration", IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency Journal) AG-162/07,105-115.

 

Seara J.L. and Granda A., 1987, "Interpretation of I.P. time domain/resistivity sounding for delineating sea water intrusions in some coastal areas of North-East of Spain. Geoexploration Journal, 24, 152-167.

http://www.science.ubc.ca/~eoswr/geop/appgeop/ves/ves-mc2.htm

 

Seara J.L., 1988, " The Dar Zarrouk curves for polarizable media". Boletin Geologico y Minero (Madrid), T.XCIII-IV, 98-108.

 

Wolfgram P., Strack K-M., Seara J.L., Karman R., (in german) 1988, Demostrations messungen mit den Transient Elektromagnetichen Tiefen sondierungsverfarhren in Problemgebieten der Kohlenwasserstofferexploration in Indien und China, KFA-Julich (ed.), Germany, Goetechnik und Lagerstatten, 95-104.

http://www.cg.rncan.gc.ca/mtnet/books/roy.txt

 

Karmann R., Matzander U., Rossow J.R., Seara J.L., Strack K-M, Wofgram P.A., 1989, Frontier Technologies for Hydrocarbon Exploration, Deep Transient Electromagnetic Soundings (DTEM). Beijing '89 International Symposium of Exploration Geophysics, Beijing, PRC, August 1989 (p. 125,126).

 

Wolfgram P.A., Strack K.-M., Seara J.L., Lenson P., 1990, New LOTEM Soundings in Frontier Areas of Hydrocarbon Exploration, 50. Jahrestag der DGG, Leoben, Austria.

 

Hõrdt, A. and Seara J.L., 1992, Eine neue Erkundungsmethode in der Kohlenwasserstoffexploration. BWK Bd. 44, Nr 1/2- Januar/Februar 53-55.

 

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