Bob Basker303-960-7078

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SUMMARY

The last twenty years of my career have been devoted to delivery of robust and user-friendly technicalsoftware, with responsibilities ranging from customer support, software testing, usability anddocumenation, curriculum development and training, through product ownership and projectmanagement.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Software Product Specialist - FWI ProjectHalliburton / Landmark Graphics Corporation | Highlands Ranch, CO Jan 2014 – Mar 2016

R&D team leader on $2.5 million major oil company funded collaboration project developing tools and workflow for full waveform inversion (FWI) to update high resolution seismic velocity models.

Directed three PhD geophysicists using agile development process to turn research-grade toolset into an integrated commercial software package.

Tested and provided updated requirements toward validation of over 40 software modules, including comprehensive documentation updates, usability enhancements and QC options.

Wrote 70 page tutorial document introducing the FWI workflow using example data, delivered as part of software package.

Software Product SpecialistHalliburton / Landmark Graphics Corporation | Highlands Ranch, CO Oct 2008 – Dec 2013

Product owner on agile development of 12-18 people developing industry leading commercial seismic processing software

Major contributor to product functionality, usability, workflow optimization and documentation ina period of market growth from $18 to $25 million for market leading application.

Planned and coordinated biannual 3-day user meetings in US and UK to share updates and plans, and gather customer requirements. This was supplemented by at least three visits to national and international customer sites annually.

Conducted average of four customer training classes annually, serving more than 200 users on three continents.

Updated and validated training material for consistency with software releases on annual basis, aswell as supplementing curriculum with advanced workflows required by select customers.

Developed and delivered customized workflow training sessions of 3-5 days at least once each year for customers such as BP, Statoil, RPS Energy and Ecopetrol.

Collaborated on development and delivery of software demonstrations delivered at annual international industry conferences in US (SEG) and Europe (EAGE).

Customer Support SpecialistHalliburton / Landmark Graphics Corporation | Highlands Ranch, CO Nov 2004 – Sep 2008

Provided global email and telephone support for customers needing advice on application use, workflows, system configuration/optimization. Averaged two cases daily, with resolution times typically ranging from less than an hour to several days for complex workflows.

Delivered up to six user training classes annually, including standard and customized workflow training, producing annual revenue over $100k beyond Support Team expectation.

Maintained and updated training curriculum with each major software release.

Technical consultant for pre- and post-salesHalliburton / Landmark Graphics Corporation | Highlands Ranch, CO Apr 1997 – Oct 2004

Business development and technical support for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa sales channel with $5-9 million annual revenue.

Consulting and training engagements with customers on five continents, including Chevron, BP, Statoil, Pemex, Petrobras, Petronas, ONGC, Enageo, and many others.

Contributed extensively to application testing and market feedback for functionality enhancements solicited from customers.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado

Bachelor of Science, Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SKILLS AND TRAINING

Experienced seismic processing analyst with 15 years commercial work in 2D/3D land and marine projects

Attended numerous SEG sponsored short courses

Proficient with MicroSoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

“Practical considerations and quality control for an FWI workflow”, The Leading Edge (an SEG publication), Volume 35, Issue 2 (February 2016), pp. 151-156.

Presenter and panelist at FWI Workshop, 14th Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society (SBGf), August 6, 2015.

VOLUNTEER WORK AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Adjunct Instructor for Colorado School of Mines geophysics field camp academic program, 2014 – present, providing field and classroom instruction on seismic methods during four-week program.

Active member of Society of Exploration Geophysicists and Denver Geophysical Society.