Shana L. Boynton has a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Lake Superior State University. She has experience in geotechnical properties testing and inspection, producing geological field maps and cross sections, and designing and carrying out geophysical surveys to model subsurface geology and anomalies. She is proficient in GIS, geophysical data processing programs, and Microsoft Office.

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Shana L. Boynton
(231) 224 6802
Email: sboynton@lssu.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sboynton
Lake Superior State University,SaultSainte Marie, MI,USA (2011-2015)
Bachelorof Science inGeology
Geological SocietyofAmerica (2014-2015): Member
ACI Concrete FieldTestingTechnician- Grade I
AmericanConcrete Institute
Concrete FieldTestingTechnician- Level I
MichiganConcrete Association
McDowell and Associates,Ferndale,MI (2016): Geotechnical PropertiesTechnician
Performed soil andconcrete testing,observation,andinspection inaccordance
withresidential andcommercial constructionplans followingACIandMCA
specifications.Prepareddailyreportsonobservationandtestdataforaccuracy and
completeness toensure thatclientspecificationsare followed.
Advanced FieldGeology,MT(2015) and Introduction to FieldGeology,SD(2014)
Produced geological fieldmapsof deformedrocks, crosssections,andinterpreted
depositional anddeformationalhistoriesoveravarietyof geologicprovincesand
environments throughoutMontanaandSouth Dakota.
Taylor Mine Project, WesternUpperPeninsula,MI:Geophysical Systems (2014)
Designedandconstructedageophysical survey,processeddata,anddeveloped
modelsdepictingpredictedvariationsinthe subsurface geologyand ore bodies.
MissionCreekLandfill Project,Sault Sainte Marie,MI: Geophysical Systems (2014)
Designedand carriedouta geophysical surveyof an abandonedlandfill,processed
data to detail landfill boundaryanddepth,incollaboration withthe local tribe.
Sherman Park Project, Sault Sainte Marie, MI: Geophysical Systems(2014)
Providedthe cityof SaultSte.Marie the subsurface geologyanddepthof the
groundwatertable of a parkin the area by constructingageophysical survey.
SouthernAppalachian Project and FieldTrip: Tectonic systems(2013)
Produceda Geological FieldGuide of the AppalachianMountainsof important
geologicfeatures bycollectingdataandGPSpoints fromover30 outcroplocations.
Experience Running:
 GIS -Esri:Createdmapsrelatingtogeology, hydrology,biology,andrelated
fieldswiththe ArcGISsoftware
 GeoTutor:Processedgeophysical dataand developedmodelsof anomalies
 Pickwinand PlotRefa:Use Pickwin toprocess seismicdatatogetherwith
PlotRefatocreate reflectivegeological crosssections
 ProficientinMicrosoftOffice:MSWord,MS PowerPoint,andMS Excel
Experience Operating:
 PulseekkoPro Ground • SuperstingR1Resistivitysystem
PenetratingRadar(GPR) ● Protonprecessionmagnetometer
 M700 fluxgate magnetometer ● EM-16 VLF receiver
 Max-MinEM system ● Seismicrefractionsystem