Professional research, field and laboratory background

1. Paul D. Hagan
6014 Wedgwood Drive, Morrow, OH 45152
paulhagan.geology@gmail.com 231-835-0100
Education
 MS – Marine Geology and Geophysics 2015
University of Miami
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS)
Miami, FL
 BA – Geological Sciences 2012
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Cum Laude
Work History
EE&G Environmental Services January 2015 – June 2015
Miami, FL
Project Manager
 Phase I / II ESA
o ASTM Standard
o Commercial (90%) and residential (10%) facilities
 Hydrogeologic investigation, subsurface characterization and impact assessment
 Sampling: DPT drilling, groundwater, soil, OVA field screening
 Coordinate and report: TCAR, IRA, MOP, source removal, well installation
University of Miami RSMAS August 2012 – December 2014
Miami, FL
Graduate Student
 Internal fabrics and microbial precipitation in the stromatolites of Hamelin Pool, Western
Australia
 Microbial communities and calcification in the thrombolites at Highbourne Cay, The
Bahamas
University of Miami RSMAS May 2011 – August 2012
Miami, FL
Modern Carbonate & Microbialite Research Assistant
 Exuma Cays, Bahamas stromatolite microstructure and accretion; grain size analysis
 Hamelin Pool, Western Australia stromatolite distribution and structure
 Mapping (GIS, GPS)
 Laboratory analysis (porosity, grain size, microscopy, image analysis)

2. Paul D. Hagan
University of Miami August 2013 – December 2013
Miami, FL
Teaching Assistant
 Introduction to Oceanography
 Lecture, advise, generate & administer examinations
Training, Field Work and Research
 OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER
 AAPG Imperial Barrel Award Competition
o Intensive real-world basin analysis and production proposal; Team building exercise
 Petroleum Geology Special Topics Course
o Trained by industry professionals in exploration, development and production
 Hamelin Pool, Western Australia
o Mapping and distribution; stromatolite microstructure; precipitation; stable isotope
analysis;
 Exuma Cays, Bahamas
o Microbialite microstructure, grain size and accretion; Stable isotope analysis;
Sediment analysis; Mapping
 South Florida reefs, limestone and sediment
o Mapping; Grain size analysis
 Mississippian/modern stromatolite microstructure and diagenesis comparative study
Publications
E.P. Suosaari, R.P. Reid, P.E. Playford, J.S. Foster, J.F. Stolz, G. Casaburi, P.D. Hagan, V. Chirayath,
I.G. Macintyre, N.J. Planavsky, G.P. Eberli (2016). New multi-scale perspectives on the
stromatolites of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Nature Scientific Reports DOI: 10.1038/srep20557
J. M. Mobberley, C. L. M. Khodadad, P. T. Visscher, R. P. Reid, P. Hagan, J. S. Foster (2015). Inner
workings of thrombolites: spatial gradients of metabolic activity as revealed by
metatranscriptome profiling. Nature Scientific Reports DOI: 10.1038/srep12601
Achievements and Organizations
 Imperial Barrel Award team, University of Miami, 2013
 AIPG, GSA, AAPG member
 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER Certified
 Phi Theta Kappa and Golden Key Honors Societies
Technical Skills
 Well logging
 2D/3D seismic interpretation
 Sampling
 GIS/Mapping
 Software: Office, ArcGIS, Adobe
 Risk analysis
 Technical writing/report preparation
 Presentation/Public Speaking
 Basin analysis
 Geochemistry
 Stratigraphy
 Sediment and porosity analyses
 Microscopy (petrographic and SEM)
 Image Analysis
 Project management
 Hydrogeology
 Coastal Law
 Meteorology