809 Bovine Dr.
Cowtown, CA 95611
USA
(555) 555-0499
lesliejblack@bigolsite.gov
sep.cowtown.edu/~leslie
Leslie J. Black
Education
Drytown University, Ph.D. Geophysics
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Dissertation: “Least-Squares Joint Imaging of Multiples and Primaries”
Rice University, B.A. Computational and Applied Mathematics
2005
1998
Experience
Partner
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Ocean Imaging Tech Co.
Technology development in support of processing services
Business development and analysis
Senior Geophysicist
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Selected
Publications
Drytown Exploration Project
Drytown, CA
Total Graphics Corp.
Eaglewood, CO
Universal Geophysical
Grass City, TX
Software development for OMEGA seismic processing package
o Fast, heapsort-based trimmed running median velocity
smoother
o Polynomial interpolation for picked velocity functions
Summer Intern
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Southton, TX
Wrote velocity model building software for DepthTeam Express package
Geophysicist
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Tess Co.
Conducted research in reflection seismology, geophysical inversion,
seismic data processing, and parallel computing.
Designer, maintainer, and administrator of SEP’s website.
Research Intern
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Santa Banta, CA
Seismic R&D within Geoscience Technology group
Seismic amplitude modeling for western GoM exploration efforts.
Contractor QC for reflection tomography projects
Research Assistant
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4DGeo, Inc.
Seismic R&D in support of processing services
Geophysicist
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Pantburg, CA
Colorado School of Tech
Silver, CO
Wrote Java applets to compute the gravity response of buried sphere
and the magnetic response of a buried volcanic dike.
11/2008
to
present
11/2007
to
11/2008
8/2005
to
11/2007
9/1998
to
6/2005
8/2001
to
1/2002
3/1998
to
8/1998
5/1997
to
8/1997
L. Black, A. Morton, and G. Whittle, Seismic tracking by global path
optimization, 76th Ann. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys.
2007
M. Vyas and L. Black, Application of joint imaging of multiples and primaries
to shallow-water data, 77th Ann. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys.
2007
* References upon request
* peer-reviewed
publication
Awards and
Honors
Skills
L. Black and A. Banner, Least-squares joint imaging of multiples and
primaries*, Geophysics, v. 70, #5, pp. S79-S89
L. Black, Joint Imaging of Multiples and Primaries, Ph.D. thesis, Drytown
University
2006
2005
L. Black, Least-squares joint imaging of multiples, 75th Ann. Mtg., Soc. Expl.
Geophys.
2005
L. Black and A. Banner, Efficient modeling and imaging of pegleg
multiples, 75th Ann. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys.
2005
A. Banner, L. Black, J.E. Rickett, R.G. Clapp, Multiple attenuation using t-x
pattern-based subtraction, 72nd Ann. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys.
2002
L. Black, B. Biondi, and C. Kostov, Wave-equation prestack depth migration for
sub-basalt P and wave imaging: Drytown Exploration Project report 110
2002
L. Black, Estimation of systematic errors in datasets using least squares crossing
point analysis: Drytown Exploration Project report 110
2002
L. Black and R.G. Clapp, T-x domain, pattern-based ground roll removal, 71st Ann.
Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys.
2001
L. Black and J.F. Claerbout, A pseudo-unitary implementation of Radial Trace
Transformation, 71st Ann. Mtg., Soc. Expl. Geophys.
2001
J.B. Bednar, L. Black, and R.G. Clapp Application of Filters to Pattern-Based
Multiple Suppression, Offshore Techonology Conference
2001
J.F. Claerbout and L. Black, Two-dimensional textures and prediction-error
filters, 62nd Ann. Mtg., Eur. Assoc. Expl Geophys.
2000
Outstanding Geophysics reviewer
2007
Top 5 poster at Society of Exploration Geophysicists annual meeting for
“Efficient modeling and imaging of pegleg multiples”
2005
Top 25 paper at Society of Exploration Geophysicists annual meeting for “Tx domain, pattern-based ground-roll removal”
2001
Drytown Centennial Teaching Assistant Award
2002
School of Earth Sciences Teaching Assistant Award
2002
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Proficient in Fortran 77/90, Java, C/C++, Matlab, perl, GNU Make, LaTeX,
UNIX, HTML
Parallel programming in MPI, computing on Linux clusters
GeoQuest tools for seismic interpretation/analysis: IESX, Geology Office,
Synthetics
Apache webserver configuration and administration
MySQL database programming and administration