Adam S. Heffernan
Post Office Box 32
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 935-4060
adamheffernan@hotmail.com
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, June 1999
Bachelor of Science in Geology, Minors in Economics and Marine Studies
Honors: Summa cum Laude, Dean's List, Honors Program, Carl S. Ell Scholarship
Activities: Lacrosse, Geology Club Event Organizer, Geology Tutor
Field Seminars: Natural History of the Bahamas, Geology of Iceland
Indiana University Geologic Field Station, Cardwell, MT, Summer 1998
Field Geology Course G429- grade received: A
Intensive six week course aimed to improve geologic mapping and problem solving skills. Study areas include the Tobacco Root Mountains of southwestern Montana and Glacier National Park.
Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, Spring 1996
Sea Semester Class 145
Marine science and sail training program consisting of classroom study as well as six weeks aboard the oceanographic research vessel Corwith Cramer.
Education
Work Experience
United States Geological Survey, Mammoth Lakes, Ca, June 1999- present
Contract Geologist with the Long Valley Caldera monitoring project
-Currently monitor crustal deformation and earthquake activity in and around Long Valley Caldera.
-Operate and maintain a network of geophysical instruments, including a two-color laser electronic distance measurer, GPS recievers, strainmeters, tiltmeters, and seismometers.
-Assist in monitoring carbon dioxide flux in tree kill areas near Mammoth Mountain.
Equator Expeditions, Kathmandu, Nepal, Fall 1998
Assistant Expedition Leader and Safety Kayaker
-Supervised and motivated groups of up to 50 people on multi-day whitewater trips.
-Responsible for all aspects of expedition safety, including scouting and leading rapids, performing swiftwater rescues, and providing first aid in a wilderness setting.
Savin Engineers, P.C., Cambridge, MA, July-November 1997
Contract employee with the Geographic Information Systems group at Camp, Dresser, and McKee, Inc.
-Assisted in creating a comprehensive geographic information system encompassing utility and tax parcel information for the town of Peabody, MA.
-Responsible for the conversion of data from source documents to digital format, including locating several thousand documents from town archives and identifying and entering relevant data into AutoCAD and an Access database.
Newmont Exploration Ltd., Carlin, NV, June-November 1996
Geology intern at Newmont Gold Company's Post Deposit on the Carlin Trend
-Actively involved in all aspects of production geology from a sediment-hosted, disseminated gold deposit with reserves exceeding five million ounces.
-Performed ore-control duties including collection of geologic data through blasthole mapping and computer-aided kriging to delineate ore, waste, and potentially acid-generating waste.
-Updated a model of lithology, alteration, and structure in the Post and Goldbug deposits on Newmont's UNIX-based 3D computer modelling system.
-Monitored drill rigs and performed geotechnical logging of core associated with the development drilling of the Goldbug deposit.
-Performed data entry duties including digitization of field mapping, spreadsheet management, and preparation of drill-hole data for entry into Newmont's geologic model.
Other Jobs...
-Windows95/NT, MSOffice, Lotus, Wordperfect, Geomodel, Autocad
-Whitewater kayaking, backpacking, skiing and travel.
-OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER, MSHA, and Wilderness First Responder training.
Computer Skills
Interests/Skills