1. Schafer Survey Services Inc.
1452 Waverley Rd
Waverley, NS B2R 1W7 Canada
Jason_Schafer@hotmail.com
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JASON SCHAFER GEOPHYSICAL DATA PROCESSOR / OFFSHORE SURVEYOR
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Lead Geomatics Engineer with 18 years international experience working on multi-million dollar projects in the offshore
survey industry. Flexible and innovative with excellent problem resolution skills. Dual Canada/US citizen. Searching for a
position in the field of Hydrographic Surveying to build on my previous experience and support my career development
path. Areas of expertise include:
•Senior Surveyor •Multi-Beam Data Processor
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jan10 – Dec14 Schafer Survey Services Inc. - Halifax, NS (Canada)
Geophysical Data Processor / Offshore Surveyor.
Provide services as a contract Senior Surveyor / Data Processor.
Jan10 – Dec14 Lyall Surveys Ltd. - Victoria, BC (Canada)
Geophysical Data Processor / Offshore Surveyor.
Provide services as part of a multidisciplinary team of professionals.
Apr05 - Dec09 Seaforth Engineering Group Inc. - Dartmouth, NS (Canada)
Provide services as a contract Senior Surveyor / Data Processor.
Jun03 - Apr05 Fugro Survey Ltd. - Aberdeen (UK)
Senior Surveyor. Surveyed and multi-beam processed on a variety of oil field related, and government
charting jobs using the Fugro Starfix Suite (including Starfix.nav, Starfix.proc, and Starfix.seis).
Sep99 - Oct02 Fugro Seafloor Surveys, Inc. - Seattle, WA (USA)
Part of the Fugro Group of offshore, geotechnical and geoscience companies operating around the world.
FSSI is a multidisciplinary company, providing expertise in marine geology / geophysics, swath mapping,
site investigations, desktop studies and sonar-related engineering.
Geophysical Data Processor. Processed various bathymetric and geologic data to create associated
charts for cable route surveys. Experienced as CAD operator & lead MBES Processor.
1999 Matson, Peck & Topliss - Vancouver, BC (Canada) - Land Surveyor’s assistant
1998 - 1999 Racal Pelagos Canada Ltd. - Goffs, NS (Canada)
Offshore Field Surveyor. Used Winfrog navigation software and Ribbit processing software, along with
AutoCAD in both the field and the office for a variety of fiber optic cable laying jobs.
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EDUCATION
1998 Diploma Surveying and Mapping (Geomatics)
British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada
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2. Schafer Survey Services Inc.
1452 Waverley Rd
Waverley, NS B2R 1W7 Canada
Jason_Schafer@hotmail.com
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JASON SCHAFER GEOPHYSICAL DATA PROCESSOR / OFFSHORE SURVEYOR
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COURSES / CERTIFICATES
Feb 2016 First Aid SFA + CPR “C” + AED
Feb 2016 H2S Alive, Hydrogen Sulfide training
Feb 2016 WHMIS 2015 for Workers
Aug 2015 FOET OPITO approved HUET/sea survival training refresher (Falck Alford – Houston)
Jan 2015 Eiva Navisuite Nardoa Offline with Pipeline Inspection (Atlas, Aberdeen)
Sept 2014 Fugro Chance Subsea LIDAR acquisition (Fugro Chance, Houston)
July 2014 TWIC obtained
Oct 2011 BOSIET OPITO approved HUET/sea survival training (Falck Alford – Houston)
May 2011 Starfix.edit / ROV Data Processing (Fugro Chance, Houston)
April 2011 VBA.proc training refresher (by Mark Buhrke, Fugro Chance, Houston)
September 2010 Blueview sonar training (Fugro Chance, Houston)
September 2010 R2 multi-beam training (Fugro Chance, Houston)
October 14th
2009 BP 6 in 1 obtained (Fugro Chance, Houston)
April 2009 TWIC, Gulf Safety cards obtained (Fugro Chance, Houston)
October 10th
2008 Basic Survival Training, DONUT Famil./Skyscape/HUET, Marine Emergency Duties A1
(By Survival Systems Training Ltd – Dartmouth, NS Canada)
June 26th 2003 European Module Including Norwegian (OLF Approved)
June 24th 2003 Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training (Including HUET & EBS)
(O.P.I.T.O. Approved, Fugro Survey Ltd, Aberdeen)
September 2001 Electronic Burial Assessment seminar
July 2001 Starfix.proc Starfix.surface training course
January 2000 NPFVOA/USCG Safety Equipment & Survival
January 2000 NPFVOA/USCG Emergency Medical Procedures
January 2000 NPFVOA Crane Operations & Deck Safety
May 1998 Racal System Familiarization training course
O.P.I.T.O. ID # SCHA268566CCFFA
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TECHNICAL SKILLS
Fugro Starfix Suite including Starfix.Seis, Starfix.Nav, QINSy, WinFrog, Starfix.Proc, Starfix.edit,
Workbench, EIVA Navisuite (offline), CARIS HIPS & SIPS, Trimble DGPS, CNAV, Blueview, R2Sonic &
Reson multi-beams, AutoCAD, Microstation, ESRI ArcGIS, UNIX (Basics) & Microsoft Office. Vessel
Mobilization/Demobilization, Reson 7125, Kongsberg HiPAP USBL, Sonardyne Ranger USBL,
Intensity/Sub-bottom/sonar processing packages: G2, G3 (proprietary FSSI), etc.
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PROJECT SUMMARY
April 16 McGregor GeoScience, Cable route survey for LS Cable and System, power cable linking New Brunswick
to PEI, Surveyor & MBES acquisition, (QINSy, Reson 7125, Klein Side Scan Sonar, Sub Bottom Profiler,
Magnetometer positioning using CNAV), onboard M/V Strait Sounder (small boat).
Mar 16 McGregor GeoScience, Sample acquisition for Encana, collecting and recording water/sediment/fish
samples along with water column data (Valeport CTD) around the Deep Panuke Field.
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3. Schafer Survey Services Inc.
1452 Waverley Rd
Waverley, NS B2R 1W7 Canada
Jason_Schafer@hotmail.com
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JASON SCHAFER GEOPHYSICAL DATA PROCESSOR / OFFSHORE SURVEYOR
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Oct-Dec 15 McGregor GeoScience, Cable route survey for LS Cable and System, power cable linking New Brunswick
to PEI, surveyor & MBES acquisition, (QINSy, Reson 7125, CNAV, Kongsberg HiPAP 500 for
SSS/SBP/MAG positioning, etc), onboard M/V Strait Hunter and M/V Strait Sounder (small boat).
Aug-Sept 15 McGregor GeoScience, Single beam / channel marker survey for Little Narrows Gypsum Company,
surveyor, (Trimble DGPS, Knudsen single beam)
June-July 15 McGregor GeoScience, Cable route survey for Nexans (Maritime Link), surveyor & MBES acquisition,
(QINSy, Reson 7125, CNAV, Kongsberg HiPAP 500 for SSS/SBP positioning, etc), onboard M/V Strait
Hunter
Sept-Nov 14 Fugro Chance Various oilfield USBL survey ops for LLOG Exploration, acoustic surveyor (Starfix NAV,
Ranger 2, HIPAP500, etc) onboard Ocean Intervention 4, Joshua Chouest
May-July14 Fugro Chance Various oilfield USBL survey ops for Shell/Helix BHP/LLOGS/Williams Lucious, acoustic
surveyor (Starfix NAV, Ranger 2, HIPAP500, etc) onboard Ocean Intervention 4
Nov-Dec13 Fugro Chance BPTT pipeline inspection survey, lead / data processor (Starfix.proc, Starfix.edit,
Workbench, Multi-beam, etc) onboard Grant Candies
Aug-Sep13 FSL Nordstream pipeline inspection survey, lead / data processor (Starfix.proc, Starfix.edit, Workbench,
etc) onboard Skandi Olympia
Jun13 FSL Nordstream pipeline inspection survey, data processor (Starfix.proc, Starfix.edit, Workbench, etc)
onboard Skandi Olympia
Mar - Apr13 FSL Nordstream pipeline inspection survey, data processor (Starfix.proc, Starfix.edit, Workbench, etc)
onboard Skandi Olympia
Nov12 FSL Dunlin pipeline & cable inspection surveys, data processor (Starfix.proc, Starfix.edit, Workbench, etc)
onboard Havila Phoenix
Oct12 FSL Nordstream pipeline inspection survey, data processor (Starfix.proc, Starfix.edit, Workbench, etc)
onboard Skandi Olympia
Aug12 – Sep12 FSL Lincs WF windmill cable pre-surveys and as-trenched surveys, data processor (Starfix.proc,
Starfix.edit, Workbench, etc) onboard Bourbon Enterprise
Apr12 – Jun12 FSL Britannia subsea asset inspections, data processor (Starfix.proc, Starfix.edit, Workbench, etc)
onboard Skandi Olympia
Nov11 – Jan12 FSL,Devenick/Gaupe field development, data processor (Starfix.proc, Starfix.edit, AutoCAD, Workbench)
onboard Skandi Carla
Jul11 – Sep11 FSL,Devenick/Gaupe field development, data processor (Starfix.proc, Starfix.edit, AutoCAD, Workbench)
onboard Skandi Carla
June11 Fugro Chance, AMC/Petrobras Mooring Line Extending Ops, surveyor (ADV PARO, Starfix.nav) onboard
Boa Sub C
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4. Schafer Survey Services Inc.
1452 Waverley Rd
Waverley, NS B2R 1W7 Canada
Jason_Schafer@hotmail.com
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JASON SCHAFER GEOPHYSICAL DATA PROCESSOR / OFFSHORE SURVEYOR
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May11 Fugro Chance, Boris Flex Jumper Installation & Field Support (ROV/USBL), surveyor (Starfix.nav, APOS)
onboard HOS Achiever
Nov10 - Dec10 Fugro Chance, Europa hydrate remediation operations (ROV/USBL), surveyor (Starfix.nav, Sonardyne
Ranger) onboard OI-3
Oct10 Fugro Chance, Vigro Subsea Tieback Coil / Tac Operations, surveyor (Starfix.nav, Sonardyne Ranger)
onboard OI-2
Sept10 Fugro Chance, downed structure survey, multi-beam data processor (Starfix.proc, Workbench) onboard
Callais Explorer
Apr10 - Jun10 Fugro Chance, BP MC252 ROV/USBL operations, surveyor (Starfix.nav, Sonardyne Ranger) onboard
M/V C-Express
Apr10 Fugro Chance, Umbilical MBES survey, multi-beam data processor (Starfix.proc, Workbench, Scanpick)
onboard M/V Viking Poseidon
Mar10 Fugro Chance, El Paso Pisces TLP inspection, surveyor (Starfix.nav, Sonardyne Ranger) onboard
Tigerfish
Mar10 Fugro Chance, WD117E downed structure survey, multi-beam data processor (Starfix.proc, Workbench)
onboard Tigerfish
Feb10 Fugro Chance, Anadarko tree set, surveyor (Satarfix.nav) onboard M/V Kirt Chouest
Jan10 - Feb10 Fugro Chance, BP out of straightness multi-beam survey, multi-beam data processor (Starfix.proc,
Workbench, Scanpick) onboard OI-1
Dec09 Fugro Chance, MARS spans VIV suppression retrofit multi-beam survey, multi-beam data processor
(Starfix.proc, Workbench, Scanpick) onboard M/V Viking Poseidon
Dec09 Fugro Chance, Diver/USBL operations for Chevron downed structure salvage, surveyor (Starfix.nav,
Sonardyne Ranger) onboard M/V Global Orion
Nov09 Fugro Chance, ROV/USBL operations for ENI umbilical diagnostic, surveyor (Starfix.nav, Sonardyne
Ranger) onboard M/V Tigerfish
May09 - Jun09 Fugro Chance, ROV/USBL operations for Chevron Tahiti, surveyor (Starfix.nav, Sonardyne Ranger)
onboard OI-3
Apr09 - May09 Fugro Chance, Tree Set for Chevron Tahiti, surveyor (Starfix.nav) onboard M/V Gary Chouest
Nov08 - Jan09 Fugro Perth, Pipeline route survey (Exxon) & bathy survey (Fugro Geoteam), data processor
(Starfix.proc, etc) onboard M/V Southern Supporter.
Jan08 - Jun08 Tyco SEA Cable Route Survey, surveyor (Starfix.seis) onboard R/V Fugro Gauss.
Dec07 - Jan08 Tyco Oman Cable Route Survey, surveyor (Starfix.seis) onboard R/V Fugro Gauss.
Sep07 - Nov07 Tyco VSNL Cable Route Survey, surveyor (Starfix.seis) onboard R/V Fugro Gauss.
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5. Schafer Survey Services Inc.
1452 Waverley Rd
Waverley, NS B2R 1W7 Canada
Jason_Schafer@hotmail.com
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JASON SCHAFER GEOPHYSICAL DATA PROCESSOR / OFFSHORE SURVEYOR
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Apr07 - Jun07 FSL, Janice/Tampen/Affleck, surveyor (Winfrog), sub-sea structure placement and umbilical lay
onboard CSO Constructor.
Jan07 - Feb07 Tyco NWN/SAM-1 Cable Route Surveys, surveyor (Starfix.seis) onboard R/V Davidson.
Jun06 - Sep06 Fugro Perth, data processing in the Fugro Perth office (Multibeam / Starfix.proc,
workbench, ustn, etc) and onboard Southern Supporter and Mermaid Explorer for oil clients
(site surveys, pipe route pre-surveys).
Apr06 - May06 Tyco PC-1 Reroute Cable Survey, surveyor (Starfix.seis) onboard M/V Bluefin for cable reroute survey.
Dec05 - Jan06 Wake Island Cable Route Survey, surveyor (Starfix.seis) onboard M/V Trinity Explorer
for cable route survey.
Sep05 - Oct05 Falcon 8 Cable Route Survey, data processor (Multibeam/Starfix.proc, G3, Microstation, etc)
onboard M/V Nautical Tide for cable route survey.
Aug05 - Sep05 PetroBras Pipeline Survey, data processor (Multibeam, Starfix.proc) onboard MOBV Austral Abrolhos
for ROV pipeline route survey (Technip).
Jul05 - Aug05 GCN / Antilles Cable Route Surveys, surveyor (Starfix.seis) onboard M/V Cape Fear
for two cable route surveys.
Apr05 - Jun05 Falcon 2 Cable Route Survey, data processor (G3, Microstation, etc), onboard M/V Markab
for cable route survey.
Dec04 - Apr05 Simian Sapphire Oilfield, data processor (Starfix.proc, Starfix.edit, AutoCAD, etc.)
onboard Skandi Carla for various ROV / oilfield construction operations.
Nov - Dec04 Marine Institute of Ireland, Surveyor (Starfix.seis), onboard Celtic Voyager
for multi-beam / government charting survey.
Sep - Oct04 Fugro, Surveyor (Starfix.nav, etc) onboard the Skandi Inspector for various ROV / oil field
construction operations.
Jul04 - Aug04 Shell, Surveyor (Starfix.nav) for ROV / oil field construction operations onboard CSO Orelia.
Apr04 - Jun04 Scroby Sands Windfarm, Surveyor (Starfix.nav) for as-laid survey of power cables
joining offshore windmills.
Dec 2003 FSME, Surveyor (Starfix.seis) for site survey on Iranian side of Iran/UAE demarcation line in Persian Gulf.
Jul - Nov03 Van Oord, Surveyor and Multi-beam processor (Starfix.nav, Starfix.proc, etc.)
for rock dumping / FPROV operations onboard the M/V Rocknes.
Oct - Nov02 El Paso Pipeline, Multi-beam processor (Caris HIPS & SIPS) for route survey of pipeline
into New York Harbor (as private contractor).
Jun02 - Sep02 Fugro Survey B.V. Intercompany cross posting. Office based data processing and annual reporting
of oil pipeline exposures using Microstation. Liedschendam, The Netherlands.
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6. Schafer Survey Services Inc.
1452 Waverley Rd
Waverley, NS B2R 1W7 Canada
Jason_Schafer@hotmail.com
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JASON SCHAFER GEOPHYSICAL DATA PROCESSOR / OFFSHORE SURVEYOR
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Dec01 - Feb02 Tyco Telecommunications. Fiber optic cable route survey. TGN Segment G6 Reroute,
Data Technician (sonar).
Oct - Dec01 NAVA Networks. Fiber optic cable route survey. Singapore to Perth WA, Data Technician (sonar).
Apr - Jul01 Alcatel Submarine Networks. Fiber optic cable route survey.
FNAL cable – South Korea to Hong Kong, Lead Data Technician (sonar).
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7. Schafer Survey Services Inc.
1452 Waverley Rd
Waverley, NS B2R 1W7 Canada
Jason_Schafer@hotmail.com
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JASON SCHAFER GEOPHYSICAL DATA PROCESSOR / OFFSHORE SURVEYOR
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PROJECT SUMMARY (cont')
Apr 2001 Alcatel Submarine Networks. 360networks Pacific System Cable Route Survey,
Japan landing reroute, Lead Data Technician (sonar).
Feb - Apr01 Alcatel Submarine Networks. Fiber optic cable route survey.
FNAL cable – Japan to South Korea, Data Technician (sonar).
Oct - Dec 00 Tyco Telecommunications. Fiber optic cable route survey.
TGN segment 3 Guam to Hawaii, Data Technician (sonar).
Jun - Oct 00 Tyco Telecommunications. Fiber optic cable route survey.
TGN segment 3 US to Japan, Data Technician (CAD, sonar).
Sep - Nov99 Alcatel Submarine Networks. Fiber optic cable route survey.
Hibernia Cable Survey Ireland to Canada, Data Technician (CAD).
Dec98 - Feb99 Pirelli Jacobson (for Racal Pelagos).
Ledcor cable lay Juan de Fuca Sound / Puget Sound, Survey Technician.
Jul98 - Sep98 Alcatel Submarine Networks (for Racal Pelagos).
Seamewe 3 cable lay Norden Germany to BU-3, Survey Technician.
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