Jørn A. Jernsletten, Dr.Philos. joern@jernsletten.info http://joern.jernsletten.name/ Career Goals To be gainfully employed with a technically / technologically deep and managerially efficient / shallow organization, doing challenging work and flexing my learning abilities today, with room for growth and mobility tomorrow. Exemplifies strong work ethic with valuable interpersonal skills, resourcefulness, and agility. Recognized for being detail-oriented and having a passion for learning. Interested in a diverse and inclusive work culture that promotes relationship-building and collaboration that will utilize my background and skills, and challenge me to grow further. Skills / Certifications * phd exploration geophysicist; B.S. in Computer Science from SOSU, an M.A.S. in Space Studies from E-RAU, and a Dr.Philos. in Earth Science (geophysics / planetary science) from Universitetet i Bergen (UiB. * Operational skills / experience practiced in Norway, more than 40 US states, Algeria / North Africa, Lebanon, UAE, Oman, Kurdistan / Iraq. * EASA / Norway + FAA airline pilot with several American Eagle & United Express contractors across the USA, Canada, and Mexico. * EASA / Norway CPL(A)/ME/IR, Frozen ATPL. * FAA ATP AMEL / I with E170/E190, EMB-145, and CL-65 (CRJ-700 / CRJ-900) type ratings; FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor [MEI / CFI / CFII]. 3,343:08 (hh:mm) flight hours total; 203:20 jet PIC; 1,546:02 jet SIC; 1,107:30 hours as CFI; 2,212:13 cross country; 445:58 night; 362:18 instrument (196:54 actual / 165:24 sim.); 1,732:20 PIC; 602:2 instruction received; 11:54 helo. * Weapons radar operator (ASYO), Royal Norwegian Navy. * Rifleman / infantry soldier, Royal Norwegian Army, NORBATT / UNIFIL, Middle East, Lebanon. Personal Background I am Sámi (the native people of Northern & central Scandinavia and Finland, and parts of the Kola Peninsula) & Norwegian, and I am not afraid of being alone, do not get lost, and can work in teams or independently and make decisions outdoors and in remote locations / environments. Wide experience with presentation and documentation using a range of geophysical, military, and aircraft equipment, hardware, and software tools & systems. Extensive operational experience with employing highly technological tools in challenging environments, as exemplified by my involvement as an exploration geophysicist in the seismic exploration for oil & gas in the deserts of North Africa, winter seasons in the North Slope of Alaska, and offshore Gulf of Mexico on the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, and the Middle East / Iraq. My military and aviation experiences compliment this mix of high technology and challenging environments. Education / Training 23 June 2004: University of Bergen, Norway (UiB). Doctor Philosophiae (Dr.Philos.) degree in geophysics and planetary science. Dissertation: "Possible Temperature-Related Slope and Surface Roughness Differences Between the North and South Walls of Coprates Chasma, Mars". Experience / Skills: Active source magnetotelluric, transient electromagnetic, fast-turnoff transient electromagnetic, resistivity, induced polarization, reflection & refraction seismic, ground-penetrating radar, gravity, magnetic, and broadband active electromagnetic geophysical field methods. 09/1996-08/1997: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida (E-RAU). Master of Aeronautical Science degree in space studies. Graduated with a 3.88 GPA (4.00 scale). Skills / Courses: Remote sensing / synthetic aperture radar (SAR); space operations; space physiology; air transportation; human factors. 08/1991-08/1993: Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, Oklahoma (SOSU). Bachelor of Science degree in computer science. Finished in 24 months, Magna Cum Laude with a 3.89 GPA (4.00 scale). Skills / Courses: Operating systems (Windows XP, 2000, NT, 9x, 3.x, MS-DOS, Linux, UNIX, DEC Vax VMS); programming (C++, C, Fortran, Assembler, COBOL, SQL, Pascal, HTML, Lisp, Basic); applications (ArcView, MS Office, Photoshop, Acrobat, Matlab, USGS ISIS, etc.). 01/1989-09/2018: Flight training through an EASA / Norway CPL(A)/ME/IR certificate, with a Frozen ATPL; an FAA ATP AMEL / I certificate with E170/E190 and EMB-145 type ratings; FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor [MEI / CFI / CFII]. Work / Military Experience 09/2023-present: PSA Airlines, Inc. [dba American Eagle], Dayton, Ohio: Direct Entry Captain (DEC); MHI / Bombardier CL-65 [CRJ-700 / CRJ-900] Captain / pilot / pilot in command. Champlain Enterprises, LLC; dba CommutAir [dba United Express], Houston, Texas: 05/2022-11/2022: Embraer E-145 Captain / pilot / pilot in command. 05/2021-05/2022: Embraer E-145 First Officer / second in command. 07/2019-05/2021: ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. [dba United Express], Houston, Texas: 07/2018-07/2019: SkyWest Airlines, Inc. [dba United Express, Delta Connection], St. George, Utah: 04/2017-05/2018: Mesa Airlines, Inc. [dba United Express], Houston, Texas: Embraer E-175 First Officer / co-pilot / second in command. 01/2016-10/2019: Anson Aviation, Sugar Land, Texas: FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor [MEI / CFI / CFII]. Part 141 check instructor. Global Geophysical Services, Inc., Houston, Texas: 11/2013-04/2015: Geophysical Supervisor, Alaska Operations. Geophysical field operations during two full winter seasons on the North Slope of Alaska. 08/2012-10/2013: Geophysical Supervisor, Marine Operations. Responsible for supervision of QC and in-field processing in marine geophysical acquisition operations. Also responsible for 3D seismic survey design for bids and operational projects (recording scripts generation, etc.), and for processing field test data; using primarily Mesa and ProMAX software tools. NodalSeismic, LLC, Signal Hill (Long Beach), California: 08/2010-07/2012: Director of Geophysics. Managing and supervising geophysical field processing & quality control (QC) in seismic acquisition operations & project startups. Developed field processing methods for transitioning receiver domain seismic data from a fully cable free acquisition system (FairfieldNodal ZLand) into source domain, using GEDCO Vista software and Fairfield format field data. Global Geophysical Services, Inc., Houston, Texas: 01/2010-08/2010: Senior Field Geophysicist. Continuing to take on additional responsibilities for seismic project startups, training of QC personnel, and supervision of field crew geophysical QC operations. 08/2007-12/2009: Field Geophysicist. Worked on Crews 667 and 668 in Algeria, and on crews in the USA and Mexico. Involved in development, field testing, and production with slip-sweep harmonic noise removal. Supervised uphole logging programs. Supervised a seismic crew QC / field processing department with 11 personnel on a 2,560 km2 ISS 3D seismic project for BP Exploration Algeria. Supervised the QC department on the ~79,000 channels per shot Piceance Creek 3D project for ExxonMobil. 10/2006-07/2007: Field Geophysicist II. Responsible for 3D seismic survey design, shot script generation, and field data QC; using Mesa and ProMAX software tools. In-field geometry processing of seismic data, data shipment, and production analysis & tracking. Worked on Crews 445 and 446 in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and California, for clients like Conoco and OXY USA. Experienced in development, field testing, and production with HFVS processing flows. 01/2006-09/2006: Junior Observer, Crew 446 and Crew 888. Responsible for seismic recording and data quality. Proficient with the Sercel 408XL/VE432 recording system. Formal training through the Sercel 408XL Recording System Course. Worked in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, and California. 06/2005-12/2005: Engineering Geophysics Laboratory (EGL), Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNLV. Geophysical Research Associate. Responsible for operation and routine maintenance of IVI minivib T-7000W seismic source, and recording equipment. 05/2003-06/2003: Fast-Turnoff TEM field survey in the Rio Tinto area of Spain, on behalf of the NASA Mars Analog Research and Technology Experiment (MARTE). 06/2002-08/2002: Zonge Engineering & Research Organization, Inc., Tucson, Arizona (geophysical field services company and equipment manufacturer). Spent 50 days in Alaska doing electromagnetic geophysical field work (Controlled Source Audiofrequency Magneto-Tellurics, CSAMT; fast-turnoff Transient Electro-Magnetic, NanoTEM) on two different contract jobs. Included repair and maintenance of generator and geophysical equipment. Experience with Induced polarization (IP). 01/1999-12/2001: Research Council of Norway (RCN fellowship 128197/410, later 128197/410/bg). Ph.D. Fellow, Project Manager, and Project Leader. Fellowship awarded in a peer-reviewed process, totaling about US $ 138,000 over 3 years. 05/1998-09/2003: Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas. No-Cost Visiting Graduate Fellow. 09/1997-05/2003: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Rice University, Houston, Texas. Teaching assistant. Fall 1997, GEOL 101 The Earth; Spring 2002, ESCI 444 Reflection Seismic Data Processing Lab; Spring 2003, ESCI 446 Solid Earth Geophysics. 10/1989-06/1991: Versatile Helicopters, Inc., Ardmore, OK. Flight Instructor Airplane. Unsalaried work training. 241.5 flight hours of instruction given. 05/1988-12/1988: Norwegian Battalion (NORBATT) of the United Nations Interim Forces In Lebanon (UNIFIL). Rifleman / infantry soldier. Nighttime ambush patrols, road checkpoints, communications, surveillance, crowd control. Shot at a couple of times, held hostage by paramilitaries for a day. 01/1986-04/1987: Royal Norwegian Navy. Artillery Systems Operator (ASYO). Radar-guided weapons systems for Penguin surface-to-surface missiles and 4" naval guns (HOSA). Television / joystick control system for 40mm air defense guns (TVT-300). Repair and maintenance of missile racks, liquid nitrogen cooling system, and radar system. Academic Awards, Honors, Medals, etc. 1992-1993: Member, Blue Key National Academic Honor Fraternity. Summer 1993: Dean’s Honor Roll for academic achievement, Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Spring 1993: Dean’s Honor Roll for academic achievement, Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Fall 1992: Dean’s Honor Roll for academic achievement, Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Summer 1992: President’s Honor Roll for academic achievement, Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Spring 1992: President’s Honor Roll for academic achievement, Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Fall 1991: President’s Honor Roll for academic achievement, Southeastern Oklahoma State University. November 1988: United Nations Service Medal, United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL). March 1987: Royal Norwegian Navy Draft Service Medal. February 1986: Royal Norwegian Navy 30-km Forced March Medal. February 1986: Royal Norwegian Navy Sharpshooter’s Medal. Summer Work Experience 06/1985-09/1985: Nord-Norsk Import Kompani, A/S, Tromsø, Norway. Invoice clerk. Work duties included reconciliation of invoices with 06/1984-09/1984: purchase orders and inventory, inventory control, price list maintenance, and export / import paperwork. 06/1982-09/1982: Kurbadet A/S, Tromsø, Norway. Assistant, janitorial and maintenance work. In addition to routine janitorial duties included landscaping (moved several tons of soil by spade and wheelbarrow), concrete work (built a swing foundation), and complete rebuilding of a swimming pool (drilled out the grouting in the spill tanks under the pool, re-tiling inside the pool).