Area of Expertise:

Leading a professional, well-integrated, multidisciplinary team in the design, development and marketing of Provincial and Federal geoscience information. Responsible for management and geological integrity of databases and timely delivery of data to internal and external clients.

 

Develop project proposals; present technical papers and workshops; direct the design, implementation, documentation and evaluation of computer software applications.

Current Focus:

Data Custodian, responsible for BC programs for the collection, management and distribution of geoscience, mineral resource and related information: including MINFILE the provincial mineral inventory of >12,500 metallic, industrial mineral, coal and aggregate resources; ARIS, the mineral assessment report indexing system (>27,000 reports); MapPlace the internet accessible source for geoscience and mineral maps and related databases (>100 layers of map themes); Property File, the provincial file of hardcopy reference material in support of the MINFILE database; the internet accessible Digital Terrain and Soils Map Library; the Mineral Potential project and the Digital Geology Map of BC project.

Past Projects:

Management of "MapPlace", an internet-based GIS system providing access to BC geospatial data to diverse client groups, including mining and exploration companies, government, universities and prospectors. Provide leadership for other geospatial databases such as mineral inventory, coal data, exploration and coal reports, geochemical data, and publication indexes.

Associated Experience:

Delivered several workshops and numerous presentations, 7 with technical papers, on the design and use of the MapPlace, MINFILE and other Provincial databases to national and international audiences.

 

Provincial representative in several Canadian Geoscience Knowledge Network working groups and a member of the Natural Resource Sector Information Council.

 

Proficient in computer applications, web development, spatial data and database management systems. Researched and compiled mineral deposit information for MINFILE and National Mineral Inventories. Developed and tested computer applications and Internet applications to deliver geoscience and mineral inventory data.

 

Consultant with the International Atomic Energy Agency on "Geological Data Management, Data Exchange and National Mineral Inventory".

 

CBA Certificate in Business Administration.

 

Conducted mapping and mineral exploration in BC, Yukon, Manitoba and NWT. Compiled reports and published maps.