1. Amber J Butcher
4318 Surrey Dr.
Cypress, CA 90630
Phone: 714-828-1513
Alt Phone: 714-737-0876
amber.j.butcher@gmail.com
Objective
Geoscientist: BS in Geology and 41 units of graduate level work in Geophysics. Multiple research projects, field work using both geophysical
and geological techniques. Looking for a company and career that I can grow with.
Employment History
Graduate Assistant
03/2015 - 06/2015 Cal Poly Pomona Pomona, CA
As a graduate assistant I conducted research and acted as a teaching assistant. My RA duties included maintenance and removal of
seismometers in the field, locating and downloading seismic data, utilizing programs to manipulate and analyze data, interpretation/conclusions
from results, and presenting my results at conferences. I was a teaching assistant for “Earthquakes”. My duties included attending lectures
twice a week, and leading three lab classes per week, giving lectures/demonstrations, creating quizzes and exams, grading, keeping office
hours, conducting study sessions, and assigning grades.
Substitute Special Education Instructional Assistant
09/2014 - 06/2015 Anaheim Union High School District Anaheim, CA
Facilitate in the education and care of special education students within the Anaheim Union High School District..
Consultant/GIS Analyst
09/2014 – 01/2015 HowLoud Los Angeles, CA
Locate, download, and manipulate GIS data to create maps.
Graduate Assistant
06/2012 - 07/2014 University of Southern CA University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA
As a graduate assistant I conducted research and acted as a teaching assistant. My RA duties included maintenance and removal of
seismometers in the field, locating and downloading seismic data, utilizing programs to manipulate and analyze data, interpretation/conclusions
from results, and presenting my results at conferences. My TA duties included attending lectures twice a week, and leading three lab classes per
week, giving lectures/demonstrations, creating quizzes and exams, grading, keeping office hours, conducting study sessions, and assigning
grades.
Student Researcher (SCEC Grant)
09/2011 - 02/2012 Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona Campus, Pomona, CA
My student researcher duties included locating and downloading seismic data, utilizing programs to manipulate and analyze data,
interpretation/conclusions from results, and presenting my results at conferences.
Student Researcher (REU)
06/2010 - 08/2010 SETI Institute Menlo Park, CA
My student researcher duties included locating and downloading data, visual inspection of data (here HiRISE images) for features, creating a
database, analyzing observations, interpretation/conclusions from results, and presenting my results at conferences.
Receptionist, Office and Administrative Support
10/2004 - 08/2005 S.A.R.A. Inc. Cypress, CA
My duties included answering phones, transferring calls, mail sorting/distribution, (incoming and outgoing as well as FedEx, UPS, etc.), tying
(>40 wpm), preparation for important guests/meetings, data entry/computers (including: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, etc.), event
planning (including conferences, major meetings and the company holiday party), filing, etc.

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Education History
M. S., Geology, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, 2012
Advisor: Jascha Polet, Department of Geological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, CA,
Undergraduate Thesis Advisor
Geophysics/Earth Science completed 35 units of graduate level coursework and research (structural seismology) toward a PhD.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 2012-2014
B. S., Geology, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, 2012
Thesis: Seismic Cycle Deformation and Net Coastal Uplift at San Juanillo, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
Advisor: Jeffrey Marshall, Department of Geological Sciences, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Pomona, CA,
Undergraduate Thesis Advisor
Honors
Appointments
Fellow, 2013 – 2014 University of Southern California
Research Assistant, Summer – Fall 2012, Summer 2013, University of Southern California
Teaching Assistant, Spring 2013, University of Southern California
Student Researcher (SCEC grant), 2011-2012, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Student Researcher (REU), 2010, SETI Institute
Awards and Honors
Brodek Endowed Fellowship (2013 - 2014)
EARTH Endowed Scholarship (2012 - 2013)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Dean’s List (2009-2011)
NSF S-STEM Scholarship (2010-2011, 2011-2012)
Student Travel to Hawaii for Kilauea Field Experiment (2011)
President’s Travel Grant (2011)
Geological Society of America Travel Grant (2011)
Ronald E. McNair Scholar/Scholarship (2010-2011)
Grayce S. Teal Memorial Scholarship, Geological Sciences Departmental Award (2010)
Abilities
Computer skills, research/writing skills, ability to work independently, and front office experience.
Computer Skills
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 7, UNIX, OSX
Computer Languages: Python, C
Scientific Applications: Matlab, GMT, SAC, ArcGIS, OziExplorer
Office Applications: Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word
Graphics Applications: Adobe Illustrator C3, CS4
Publications
Miller, Meghan S., O’Driscoll, Leland, Butcher, Amber J., Thomas, Christine, Diaz, Jordi. 2015, “Sub-lithospheric low seismic velocity structure
beneath recent volcanically active regions of Morocco and southern Spain” Earth and Planetary Science Letters, in review
Marshall, J., Barnhart, A., Butcher, A., Freimuth, C., Khaw, F., LaFromboise, E., Landeros,, M., Morrish, S., Olson, E., Ritzinger, B., Stewart, D.,
Utick, J., Wellington, K., Wenceslao, L., Gardner, T., Harbor, D., Osborn, S., 2015, Beachrock horizons of the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica:
Geomorphology, petrology, and neotectonic significance, in Wang, P., Rosati, J.D., Cheng, J., (eds.), Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments
(2015), v. 8, World Scientific, Singapore, p. 2984-3003.
Butcher, Amber J., Miller, Meghan S., and Diaz Cusi, Jordi, "Imaging the Lithospheric - Asthenosphere Boundary Structure of the Westernmost
Mediterranean Using S Receiver Functions' American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2013, San Francisco, CA (December 2013) Poster
Presentation, Abstract
Miller, Meghan S., and Butcher, Amber J., " Investigating and Imaging the Lithospheric Structure of the Westernmost Mediterranean Using S
Receiver Functions' European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2013, Vienna, Austria (April 2013) Poster Presentation, Abstract
Marshall, Jeffrey S., Osborn, Stephen, Morrish, Shawn C., Barnhart, Andrew, Wenceslao, Lilibeth, Landeros, Michael, Butcher, Amber J.,
Ritzinger, Brent T., and Wellington, Kacie L., "Beachrock horizons of the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica: Implications for coastal neotectonics and
paleogeodesy" American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2012, San Francisco, CA (December 2012) Oral Presentation
Butcher, Amber J., Marshall, Jeffrey S., Morrish, Shawn C., Ritzinger, Brent T., and Wellington, Kacie L., "Seismic Cycle Deformation and Net
Coastal Uplift at San Juanillo, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica" American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011, San Francisco, CA (December
2011) Oral Presentation
Polet, J., Thelen, W., Greenwood, R., Butcher, A., “Practical Seismology in Undergraduate Education: A Short-Term Seismic Deployment on
the Big Island of Hawaii” American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011, San Francisco, CA (December 2011) Poster Presentation
Butcher, Amber J., “Exploring the Tectonic Transition from Ocean to Continent in the Northern Gulf of California Using Surface Wave Back

3. Projection” Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, Pomona, CA (November 2011) Poster Presentation
Butcher, Amber J., Marshall, Jeffrey S., Morrish, Shawn C., Ritzinger, Brent T., and Wellington, Kacie L., “Seismic Cycle Deformation and Net
Coastal Uplift at San Juanillo, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica” Ronald E. McNair Berkeley Symposium 2011, Berkeley, CA (August 2011) Oral
Presentation
Butcher, Amber J., Marshall, Jeffrey S., Morrish, Shawn C., Ritzinger, Brent T., and Wellington, Kacie L., “Seismic Cycle Deformation and Net
Coastal Uplift at San Juanillo, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica” Ronald E. McNair Berkeley Symposium 2011, Berkeley, CA (August 2011) Oral
Presentation
Butcher, Amber J., Marshall, Jeffrey S., Morrish, Shawn C., Ritzinger, Brent T., and Wellington, Kacie L., “Seismic Cycle Deformation and Net
Coastal Uplift at San Juanillo, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica” Rocky Mountain (63rd Annual) and Cordilleran (107th Annual) Joint Meeting,
Logan, UT (May 2011) Poster Presentation
Butcher, A., Fenton, L. “Latitudinal Trends in Morphology and Classification of Southern Martian Dunes” Lunar and Planetary Science
Conference, The Woodlands, TX (March 2011) Poster Presentation
Marshall, J.; Morrish, S.; Butcher, A.; Ritzinger, B.; Wellington, K.; Lafromboise, E.; Protti, M.; Gardner, T.; Spotila, J., “Morphotectonic
segmentation along the Nicoya Peninsula seismic gap, Costa Rica” American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #T11D-2138, San
Francisco, CA (December 2010) Poster Presentation
Morrish, Shawn C., Butcher, Amber J., Ritzinger, Brent T., Wellington, Kacie L., and Marshall, Jeffrey S., “Tectonic Geomorphology and
Earthquake Hazards of the Nicoya Peninsula Seismic Gap, Costa Rica, Central America” Joint GSA Cordilleran Section/Pacific Section AAPG
with the Western Regional SPE Meeting, Anaheim, CA (May 2010) Poster Presentation
Unpublished Papers
Butcher, Amber J., Marshall, Jeffrey S., Morrish, Shawn C., Ritzinger, Brent T., and Wellington, Kacie L., “Seismic Cycle Deformation and Net
Coastal Uplift at San Juanillo, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica” Unpublished Thesis
References Available on Request