Professional Summary

							                                        Mark Andrews
                                      Professional Summary
                                        September 2, 2011

Business address:              The University of Texas at Austin
                               Bureau of Economic Geology
                               University Station Box X
                               Austin, Texas 78713-8924

E-mail address:                mark.andrews@beg.utexas.edu

Academic Background
   Advanced High School Diploma with Honors, Westwood High School, Austin, May 1998
   B.A. Geology, Texas A&M University, May 2004

Areas of Expertise
   A. Software knowledge: full suite of Windows operating systems; minimal Mac OS, UNIX, Solaris,
      DOS; full suite of Microsoft Office products; HP-VEE Dasy Lab, Maple; minimal Lab View, Unix
      shell scripting, HTML, Pascal, Perl.
   B. Excellent soldering skills.
   C. Experience using lathes, mills, and all manner of power/hand tools.
   D. Numerous small electronics, oscillators, sensors, and high voltage-low current experiments.
   E. Assistance in all aspects of building a two-seat, single-engine RV-8A airplane.
   F. Building of seismometer—built from scratch using plans for a Shackleford-Gunderson
      seismometer; vertical pendulum style with three-plate capacitor sensor; capable of detecting large
      teleseismic events; recorded earthquakes in the Philippines and South America.

Professional Work Experience
   A. Present Position: Research Scientist Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of
      Texas at Austin (September 2008 - Present).



   B. Lab Analyst, BJ Services (November 2007 - September 2008).

       Routine lab duties, including measurement of Young’s modulus, Poisson's ratio, brinell hardness,
       and single grain proppant testing; running of 250,000 lbf GCTS rock deformation load frame;
       running of multiple smaller load frames; maintenance of standards in an ISO-9001 certified
       laboratory; interfacing of load, displacement, pressure and temperature sensors with data logging
       computer; performance of physical wiring, soldering; use of Dasy Lab to write algorithm for
       processing, filtering, displaying, and saving data.

   C. Accelerator Technician, Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University (July 2005 - November 2007).

       Work on all manner of high vacuum equipment including all types of pumps, pump controllers and
       valves; maintenance of cryogenic helium refrigeration system used to cool superconducting K500
       cyclotron; construction and service of many electronic devices used in high-wattage RF supply;
       tuning and monitoring
   of 240-kilowatt RF supply and beamline magnets used in generating and accelerating heavy ion
       beam; liaison between experimenters and accelerator physicists.

   D. Technician, Venturi Staffing Partners (February 2004 - July 2005).

       Computer configuration; office administrative work.

   E. Sample Preparation Technician, Electron Microprobe Laboratory, Texas A&M University (2001 -
      2003).

       Maintenance of equipment associated with the operation of a Cameca SX-50 Electron
       microprobe; preparation of samples for analysis in the electron microprobe; operating, cleaning,
       and servicing of a carbon coater; instructor of researchers in the techniques of sample
       preparation; cataloging of a large mineral collection; construction of a series of web pages
       exhibiting the capabilities of the electron microprobe.

   F. Equipment Technician, Tectonophysics Laboratory, Texas A&M University (Summer 2001 - Fall
      2001).

       Building of sensor electronics for measuring acoustic emissions of samples stressed in rock
       deforming apparatus; use of HP-VEE to create a program for monitoring pressure and
       temperature sensors monitoring hydrothermal mineralogy experiments.

   G. College Intern, Tivoli Systems, a division of IBM (Summer 1999 - Fall 1999).

       Maintenance of a group of UNIX shell scripts used in testing translated language files; part of a
       team of international developers insuring the smooth flow of data between software developers
       and language translators.

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