CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Erik Haag
03/23/2014
BIRTHPLACE:
CITIZENSHIP:
Calgary, AB, Canada
Canadian
EMAIL: info@erikhaag.ca
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PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Professional interests include the use of hydrological concepts in geology and climatology, glacier-atmosphere and glacio-fluvial dynamics, fluvial systems behaviour, sea level transgression/regression, and global paleoclimates.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY University of Calgary, 2008-2013 | B.Sc. Earth Science (First Class Honours)
Background in GIS, Remote Sensing, Statistics, Climate, Hydrology, Structural Geology,
Sedimentology, Mineralogy, and Geophysics
HIGH SCHOOL
POST-SECONDARY AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
2013 - Conferral of degree: Bachelor of Science in Earth Science (First Class Honours)
- Faculty of Arts Silver Medallion in Interdisciplinary Studies
2012 - University of Calgary Undergraduate Merit Award
- Program for Undergraduate Research Experience (PURE) Award
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Undergraduate
Student Research Award (USRA) - declined
- Northern Scientific Training Program Grant
- Louise McKinney Scholarship
- Dean's List - Faculty of Arts
2011 - Louise McKinney Scholarship (awarded to the top ~1.5-2% of students)
- Alberta Geomatics Group Scholarship
- University of Calgary Undergraduate Merit Award
- Dean’s List – Faculty of Arts
2010 - Jason Lang Scholarship
- University of Calgary Undergraduate Merit Award
- Dean's List - Faculty of Science
2009 - Jason Lang Scholarship
2008 - University of Calgary Admission Scholarship
- Dean's Merit Admission Awards - Faculty of Science
EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Project Geologist (GIT)
Canadian Natural Resources Limited September 2013 - Present
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Investigation of both regional and small area tight oil prospects using multi-factor analysis in IHS
AccuMap and Petra software suites
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Core logging for the 2014 Thermal oils sands Strat Program, focusing on a variety of Mannville
Group reservoirs and associated facies
Summer Student - Geology
Canadian Natural Resources Limited May 2013 - September 2013
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Developed and conducted geological analysis workflows in IHS AccuMap software
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Supported area team project in British Columbia
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Well log analysis & interpretation
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Regional geologic mapping
Project Manager
Springbrook Manufacturing Ltd., Calgary, Alberta September 2012 - May 2013
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Connected e-commerce business needs with technical expertise to achieve business goals
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E-commerce technical design and development
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Brand development
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Marketing strategies
Research Assistant
Cryosphere & Climate Research Group, Dept. of Geography, University of Calgary May 2012 - August 2012
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Statistical analysis of hydrological and meteorological data
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Water chemistry analysis
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GIS and field based approaches to glacier hydrology modeling
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Canadian High Arctic field work
Chief Web Developer/Photographer
Springbrook Manufacturing Ltd., Calgary, Alberta Spring 2010 - May 2013
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Lead designer and developer of templeforkoutfitters.ca
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Head photographer for all product and magazine images
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Lead advertising/web marketing duties
Shipping & Receiving Manager, Customer Service Specialist
Springbrook Manufacturing Ltd., Calgary, Alberta
Summer 2008, 2009
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Controlled product movement from order processing to shipping in a small business environment
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Invoiced customers and processed payments
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Handled order/shipping inquiries and warranty claims

Semi-Professional Nature/Action Sports Photographer Fall 2006 – Winter 2009
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Cover for the photo annual of an international mountain biking magazine
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Work is part of the private art collection of the Steamwhistle Art Gallery in Toronto, ON
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Earned high rankings in several international photography competitions
VOLUNTEERING RECORD
Earth Science for Society - 2014
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Educated children and the general public on the role that geologists play in the Oil & Gas industry
GeoConvention - 2013
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Collaborated with others as a Technical Room Volunteer
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Administered Technical Session surveys and ensured Technical Session Chairs had the necessary resources to conduct the sessions
Foothills Climate Array - 2012
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Assisted with data collection and monitoring of a weather station array in the Alberta Foothills and
Rocky Mountains
Allen Bill Pond Bull Trout Rescue - 2009
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Assisted provincial fisheries biologists in transferring trapped Bull Trout, Cutthroat Trout, and Rocky
Mountain Whitefish from Allen Bill Pond to the Elbow River in an effort to conserve threatened fish populations
Calgary Fly Fishing Exposition - 2008
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Assisted with set-up and take down of the Ogilvie Outfitting/Nile Creek Fly Shop booth
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Helped assemble fly rods and product displays
Photographer – 2007/2008
William Aberhart High School, Calgary, Alberta
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Designated school Photographer for all extra-curricular activities
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Responsible for all sports team portraits and staff group photos

M.Sc. Field Work - 2007
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Assisted Jacson Laliberte of the University of Calgary with his M.Sc. thesis project
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Assistance involved data collection related to fish populations in Jumpingpound Creek west of Calgary
OTHER SKILLS
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Training in ArcGIS, PCI Geomatica, SPSS, TIBCO Spotfire S+, IHS AccuMap & Petra, CS LogSource,
Henderson & Associates Visual Logger software
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Excellent skills in Web design (Joomla CMS), Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
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Fluent in French and English
REFERENCES
Available upon request.