John Peirce

Experience

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  U.S. Navy

  Jun 1968 - Jun 1972

  Lieutenant

  Nuclear engineer and submarine qualifiedResponsible for all non*nuclear engineering equipmentShip's Diving OfficerExperience included three Polaris patrols, shipyard overhaul and reactor refuelling

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  Dalhousie University

  Jun 1976 - Jun 1978

  Assistant Professor

  Taught undergraduate geology and graduate geophysics as well as running a paleomagnetics lab

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  Petro Canada

  Sept 1978 - Sept 1986

  Manager, Gravity Magnetics Group

  Calgary 1978 * 1986Directed a group of providing all required services in potential field geophysics to the exploration departments, for all parts of Canada and internationally as well. These services included data acquisition, processing and interpretation as well as designing a computerized database management system.

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  Society of Exploration Geophysicists

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1988

  Member, TLE Board

  Editorial Board for publishing the monthly semi-technical magazine of the SEG.

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  Petro Canada Resources

  Sept 1986 - Jan 1989

  Supervisor, Intl Basin Studies

  Calgary 1986 * 1989Directed a group of senior professionals to provide regional perspective within International Exploration using a basin by basin framework.Adapted and implemented concept of tectono-stratigraphic sequence analysis, which summarizes the essential information in each basin relating to hydrocarbon prospectivity.Established comprehensive and concise data bases for the basins of South America and South Asia.

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  Ocean Drilling Program

  Apr 1988 - Sept 1988

  Co-Chief Scientist

  Unpaid leave of absence from Petro Canada; Jointly led a team of 27 scientists from 9 countries. We recovered 1.8 km of core from water depths of 1-3 km. Scientific results include confirming the theoretically derived model for passive rifting at Broken Ridge, recovering an exceptional Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary sequence, redefining the model for the formation of the Ninetyeast Ridge, and providing new evidence for an earlier collision of India and Asia than had previously been accepted.

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  Northern Value Centre

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1990

  Sr. Geophysical Specialist

  Interpretation experience in Western Canada Basin on Wabamun porosity play, Grosmont, Nisku and Mississippian subcrops, Bluesky gas, Glauconitic and Colony channels, and Devonian reefs, including AVO as applied to shallow gas.Exploration representative for strategy development planning for all exploration (other than heavy oil) east of the 5th meridian.

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  GEDCO

  Dec 1990 - Apr 2012

  Retired as an active employee in 2008. Served as Chairman and Mentor on a consulting basis until GEDCO was sold to Schlumberger in 2012.

  • Chairman / Mentor

    Jan 1990 - Apr 2012

  • CHairman and Mentor

    Dec 1990 - Dec 2008
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  Geophysical Exploration & Development Corporation

  Jan 1991 - Sept 2008

  Chairman / Mentor

  GEDCO has worked with a wide range of clients on projects in all parts of Canada; Africa and the Middle East. GEDCO personnel have extensive interpretational experience. GEDCO specializes in planning and interpreting 3D seismic surveys (land and OBC) for both oil and mining applications, high resolution aeromagnetic and airborne gravity surveys, and integrating seismic data with gravity and magnetics data. The Software Division of GEDCO sells OMNI software for 3D seismic survey design, including VSP design and modelling, as well as VISTA, a complete 2D and 3D processing system for the PC.A full description of our services is available on our home; Specialty skills include:Interpretation of gravity and magnetics data, operating as a Fugro-LCT Technology Centre. The exceptional capability of this software has enabled us to become the recognized authority in Canada for interpretation of high resolution aeromagnetic data for mapping intra-sedimentary faulting patterns. We use MAGPROBE* for magnetic depth analysis and LCTSEIS* and our own MaFIC software to interpret seismic and magnetic and gravity data simultaneously.GEDCO has an extensive library of multi-client HRAM surveys in western Canada, complete with integrated interpretations of the merged survey database. GEDCO has multi-client airborne gravity surveys available in Western Canada, as well as an extensive library of ground gravity data in the Alberta and B.C. Foothills, the Mackenzie Delta, and in Colville Hills (NWT).GEDCO also acts as a broker for several oil and mining companies for their potential field data.Basin analysis.Planning and design of airborne gravity and/or high resolution aeromagnetic surveys and 3D seismic programs.Seismic characterization of unconsolidated sediments for geotechnical planning. Show less

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  APEGGA

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2006

  Councilor

  Served on Council for one three year term. Candidate (unsuccessful) for President.

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  Gabriola Land and Trails Trust (GaLTT)

  Jan 2006 - now

  Past President

  GaLTT actively develops trails to connect neighborhoods on Gabriola and also holds trail licenses and convenants and works on public education regarding the preservation of open space. Recently working with American land owners here to maximize their tax benefits when granting covenants. I became President in March, 2011. Currently Past President.

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  Namaste Farm

  Jan 2009 - now

  Farmer

  Raising fruit and vegetables for our own use. Also host the Commons Namaste Allottment Gardens, a shared land project with the Gabriola Commons, and two other shared land projects.There is a FB page for the farm at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Namaste-Farm/223998847715845.

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  VANOC

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Chief of Transponders (XC skiing)

  In charge of the volunteer group responsible for putting transponders and GPS units on XC skiers during Vancouver Olympics.

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  Gulf Islands Rainwater Connection

  Apr 2010 - Dec 2014

  Consultant

  Retired from active geophysics at GEDCO in 2008, but remain as Chairman and Mentor on a consulting basis.Moved to Gabriola in 2009. Primary focus of work is developing our farm, but also working on geotechnical and environmental issues, especially those relating to water resources.I was the representative for Rainwater Connection on Gabriola and have installed perhaps 30 water systems. I still am available to design systems, but I no longer do the installations.

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  CHAD Data Ltd.

  Apr 2012 - Apr 2016

  Chief Geophysicist

  CHAD Data has bought the potential field assets of GEDCO and is continuing to market HRAM and gravity data in the Western Canadian Basin. I am the Chief Geophysicist, and the contact for all technical data.Our data are being brokered, on a non-exclusive basis, by Arcis.

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  American Friends of Canadian Land Trusts

  Jan 2015 - now

  Working to facilitate cross border conservation covenants and gifts of land by American Land owners in Canada to Canadian Land Trusts.

  • Vice President

    Nov 2015 - now

  • Vice President

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
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  America Friends of Canadian Conservation

  Apr 2019 - now

  President