Dion Joseph
Mulberry,FL
Summary
Organized and results-oriented Planner excels at seeing big picture and creating plans to achieve business objectives. Adept at leveraging data-driven insights and implementing proactive solutions to deliver cost-effective and timely results. Possesses strong communication, and problem-solving skills.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Mine Planner
The Mosaic Company
01.2023 - Current
- Generate short range mine plans for execution by operations team.
- Present all existing opportunities and risks associated with Mosaic's mining strategy.
- Discuss all upcoming projects and activities impacting delivery of production targets.
- Perform variance analysis and generate production outlooks monthly.
- Generate geological maps, update mining quantities and mining shapes for distribution.
- Collaborate with operations and mine geologist to provide tonnage reconciliation monthly.
- Maintain constant communicating with our environmental group to stay in compliance.
Ore Control Geologist
The Mosaic Company
01.2020 - 12.2022
- Ensure high quality ore is mined during production operation by providing guidance to dragline operators.
- Preparation of pit reports for distribution to management.
- Generate geological maps, cross-sections and daily mine report.
- Track cut water, high wall stability, overall cut grades and make recommendations.
- Documenting overburden thickness, matrix thickness, pit gradient.
- Ensuring that pit conditions are conducive to mining operations by monitoring water saturations, pit wall instabilities, and additional factors affecting ore quality.
- Follow safe practices for entering and leaving draglines and checking ore brought up for quality assurance.
Prospect Geologist
The Mosaic Company
09.2019 - 12.2020
- Provide onsite geological expertise during coring operations.
- Log cores from prospect drilling program within Mosaic mine limits and or prospective future land acquisitions.
- Accurately record drill data. Characterize label and transport acquired cores to wash laboratory.
- Maintain safety record for equipment and fellow contractors as Mosaic’s onsite representative.
Well-site Geologist
Field Geo Services
06.2017 - 09.2019
- Evaluation of offset data before commencement of drilling.
- Well log correlation.
- Assuming full responsibility for calling formation tops and suspending drilling when objectives are achieved.
- Evaluation and description of formation cuttings while monitoring gas and MWD/LWD data.
- Submission of mass spectrometry gas data with daily reports to operator.
- Generate detailed mudlogs.
- Compare data gathered during drilling with pre drill predictions.
- Identify drilling hazards from cuttings and gas.
- Provide geological support to operations personnel on well site and office staff.
- Send daily reports of drilling activity to onsite staff and office personnel.
- Assist in quality control of logging jobs, coring jobs, MWD, and LWD data collection.
- Collect cuttings from areas of interest for vitrinite reflectance, XRD or other analytical evaluations to improve drilling and reservoir performance.
- Provide support and mentorship to junior staff as lead wellsite geologist.
Reservoir Management Geologist
BP Trinidad & Tobago
11.2013 - 06.2015
- Contributed to interpretation and integration of various forms of subsurface datasets for magasequence analysis, GDE mapping, play fairway analysis and resource assessment.
- Participated in multidisciplinary efforts to extend existing field bases through appraisal and development drilling activity.
- Generated new 3D geologic models of deep clastic reservoirs in the Columbus Basin. Re-evaluated existing static models to identify stranded reserves for future recompletion options.
- Participated in prospect evaluations within our reservoir management group.
- Supported new well delivery team by providing geological support for optimization strategies and overall well performance.
- Supported drilling department with necessary geological insight for avoiding shallow drilling hazards and optimal well planning strategies.
- Participated in individual brainstorming sessions with exploration team members for successful integration of regional and field scale interpretations.
- Participated in planning sessions for field development, cost effective depletion strategies and strategic data acquisition.
- Provided high quality monitoring and advice during drilling operations by using lesions learned to identify opportunities for optimal well delivery.
- Participated in annual technical assurance sessions.
- Supported and mentored junior geologist as or when required.
Petroleum Geologist
Petroleum Company Of Trinidad & Tobago
11.2003 - 09.2013
- Integrated regional subsurface data and production data to generate 3D geologic models and play concepts for reservoir exploitation.
- Generated subsurface maps of numerous Miocene to Oligocene age drilling targets in the Southern Basin.
- Contributed to maintenance of exploration and development portfolios by generating quality prospects for the forward drilling program.
- Regularly participated in peer reviews to assess suitability of proposals to the forward drilling program.
- Provided geological justifications, maps, and cross-sections in support of prospects for submission to the ministry of energy for final approval.
- Assessed well and seismic data for identification of drilling hazards and optimal well placement.
- Generated play concept diagrams and fairway maps for reservoir exploitation by incorporating various subsurface datasets.
- Performed sequence stratigraphic analysis highlighting condensed sections, flooding surfaces and erosional events from cross-section and seismic.
- Interfaced with drilling operations (Drilling supervisor, company man, wellsite geologist) third party staff, and ministry of energy with regards to drilling related activities.
- Provided geological support as wellsite geologist on Well services rig 110 in the Gulf of Paria.
- Mentored junior geologists.
Education
Master of Science - Geology
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL06.2011
Bachelor of Science - Geology
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO06.2003
Skills
- Mine Planning
- Ore Control
- Subsurface Mapping
- Petroleum Geology
- Reservoir development
- Well Site Geology
Certification
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-Hour Construction Safety and Health Certification
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30 certification
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Timeline
Mine Planner
The Mosaic Company
01.2023 - Current
Ore Control Geologist
The Mosaic Company
01.2020 - 12.2022
Prospect Geologist
The Mosaic Company
09.2019 - 12.2020
Well-site Geologist
Field Geo Services
06.2017 - 09.2019
Reservoir Management Geologist
BP Trinidad & Tobago
11.2013 - 06.2015
Petroleum Geologist
Petroleum Company Of Trinidad & Tobago
11.2003 - 09.2013
Master of Science - Geology
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Bachelor of Science - Geology
University of Central Missouri