Kimberly M. Trahan

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Full Name: Kimberly Michelle Trahan

Nicknames: Kim, Kimmi and Micci

Date of Birth: October 3, 1992

Born & Raised: Houston, TX 

Currently Living: Sulphur, LA & Webster, TX 

Places Lived: 

• Houston, TX (1992-2010)

• Port Orchard, WA (2010-2011)

• Tacoma, WA (2011-2014)

• Nassau Bay / Houston, TX (2014-2019)

• Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (2019 - 2023)

• Webster / Houston, TX (2023 - 2025)

• Sulphur, LA (2025 - Current) 

  • Currently dual residency in both Webster & Sulphur​

Languages I can speak: ​

• English [Native, Fluent]

• Spanish [Basic: Speaking, Moderate-Intermediate: Listening and Reading]

• German [Basic Conversational]

• Other languages I have dabbled in but would like to be better: Korean, Japanese, Russian, Hindi and Urdu

Hobbies/Interests:​

• Hiking, going to the beach, being outdoors, reading, watching movies, relaxing with friends, swimming, cuddling my cats

How I discovered my passion for volcanoes: I saw a movie called "Dante's Peak" and became obsessed with volcanoes. That obsession turned to a fascination with all natural disasters. ​Then, my education in geology while earning my Bachelor's helped me realize my strongest interest and capability was actually in volcano seismology and seismology as a whole. 

How I discovered my passion for the offshore industry: I got hired as a surveyor and found that I highly enjoyed life at sea compared to land. I also found a particular interest in ROVs as well as surveying. I hope to continue working in the offshore industry for a very long time. 

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Goals: Work offshore for a long time before "retiring" and moving on to possibly to work in geologic hazard mitigation and in academia as a professor. 

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Random life things that "make me stand out":

• Multi-racial: Simplest way to explain my ethnicity- I am half Caucasian and half Hispanic. 

• I practice a religion outside of Christianity.

• I grew up and still live in a low-income household.

• I was raised by my mother. 

• I have no siblings.

• I started college "late" (age 25), graduated from college at the age of 30.