Resume (2016)

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McCain Moore Résumé [email protected] (803) 410-2187 Objective: Enthusiastic geology graduate and materials engineering technician seeking a geologist position. Education : B.S. Geology Appalachian State University Skills: Geologic field mapping, geologic cross sections, tectonic synthesis reports, sample preparation, soil classification, soil density testing, report writing, construction site plan reading, ArcGIS basics, Adobe Illustrator basics, Microsoft office, scientific writing, public speaking, field experience in wetland delineation, cathodoluminescence microscope operation, scanning electron microscope operation, x-ray diffraction machine operation, nuclear density gauge operation Work experience : Engineering Technician I Terracon Materials Department, Raleigh, NC, On site testing of soils for suitability in relation to engineering specifications for construction and civil engineering. Testing of concrete for density, temperature, air content, moisture, and slump. Testing footings for bearing pressure. Inspection of concrete, reinforcing steel, and masonry. Laboratory work in soils such as proctor curves, electric resistivity, plasticity, pH, & sulfates. Producing daily reports. 1

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McCain MooreRésumé

[email protected] (803) 410-2187

Objective: Enthusiastic geology graduate and materials engineering technician seeking a geologist position.

Education:B.S. Geology Appalachian State University

Skills: Geologic field mapping, geologic cross sections, tectonic synthesis reports, sample preparation, soil classification, soil density testing, report writing, construction site plan reading, ArcGIS basics, Adobe Illustrator basics, Microsoft office, scientific writing, public speaking, field experience in wetland delineation, cathodoluminescence microscope operation, scanning electron microscope operation, x-ray diffraction machine operation, nuclear density gauge operation

Work experience: Engineering Technician ITerracon Materials Department, Raleigh, NC,On site testing of soils for suitability in relation to engineering specifications for construction and civil engineering. Testing of concrete for density, temperature, air content, moisture, and slump. Testing footings for bearing pressure. Inspection of concrete, reinforcing steel, and masonry. Laboratory work in soils such as proctor curves, electric resistivity, plasticity, pH, & sulfates. Producing daily reports. Attending client meetings and communicating effectively between clients, contractors, and the company.

Undergraduate Teacher Assistant Appalachian State University Geology DepartmentAssisting a professor in a laboratory course at the introductory level

Research Assistant Appalachian State University Geology Department, sample preparation, performing x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, cathodoluminescence analysis, scientific writing, data entry, and presenting.

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Certifications:Geologist in Training (anticipated September 2016)North Carolina Board for Licensing of Geologists

Nuclear Gauge Operation and Hazmat TrainingTerracon, December 2015 – December 2018

NCDOT Concrete Field TechnicianNorth Carolina Department of Transportation

ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician - Grade 1February 2016 – February 2021

Publications and Published Abstracts of Presentations: Johnny A. Waters, Sarah K. Carmichael, Thomas J. Suttner, Erika Kido, L. McCain Moore, Cameron Batchelor, Aubry A. DeReuil, 2013, Recognition of the Kellwasser and Hangenberg anoxia events in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs (conference paper)

Sarah K. Carmichael, Johnny A. Waters, Thomas J. Suttner, Erika Kido, Drew S. Coleman, L. McCain Moore, and Cameron Batchelor 2015, Climate instability and tipping points in the Late Devonian: Detection of the Hangenberg Event in an open oceanic island arc in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (Elsevier Article)

Professional Activities: AEG membership

Presented research posterAppalachian State University’s 17th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative EndeavorsPresented research poster 2014 North American Paleontological ConventionGeological Society of America memberAppalachian Geological Society Vice PresidentCarolina SME field tripStandard Minerals Company (Robbins, NC)

Coursework: -Water: Mountains to Sea -Statistical Methods I & II-Principles of Structure & Tectonics -Evolution of the Earth -Geoarchaeology -Preparation of Geological Reports -Fundamental of Mineralogy -Calculus and Analytical Geometry I & II-Petrology -Principles of Structure & Tectonics-Chemistry I & II -Sedimentology and Stratigraphy-Analytical Physics I & II -Geospatial Data-Field Camp (Apennine Mountains, Italy)

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