Offshore Surveyor
Film
Special Skills
Kimberly Trahan
Geologist / Offshore Surveyor
Phone:
1- (346) 219-8514
Email:
Address:
1810 Todd St.
Sulphur, LA 70663
​
501 N. Sarah Deel Dr #231
Webster, TX 77598
Date of Birth:
October 3, 1992
I am a former offshore surveyor with a BS in Geology looking to continue my career in the offshore industry.
Work Experience
Fugro USA Marine Inc. | July 2023 - July 2025
Assistant Surveyor I
Responsibilities: Position and monitor vessels both at the surface and subsea, map the seabed with various instruments, and assist in various offshore construction tasks
Houston, TX / Lafayette, LA
Skills Acquired/Used: Starfix NG, USBL, INS, LBL, Ranger 2, APOS, SPRINT, Workbench, Remote Operations, Vessel Editor, Surface Positioning, pUXO, Metrology, Structure Orientation, Node Deployment & Recovery, Geophysical Operations, Assisting in ROV Operations, teamwork, communication between vessel departments, safety, and analyzing data.
Reason for Leaving: Company-wide budget cut layoffs
SLIDES-PR | University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez | Aug 2022 - June 2023
Outreach Team & Research Assistant
Responsibilities: Rebuilding & managing the SLIDES-PR website and social media pages, organizing and attending events to communicate with the public about the SLIDES-PR project, goals and providing landslide education. Assisting with field work and organizing data collected.
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Skills Acquired/Used: Google sites, social media management, social media design, making scientific posters via Powerpoint, Canva and Adobe Illustrator, ArcGIS, public speaking, event organizing, translating scientific jargon into everyday jargon, promotional management, etc.
SLIDES-PR | University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez | Summer 2022
Research Assistant
Re-organizing and taking inventory of research equiptment, editing and finalizing Puerto Rico Municipality Landslide Susceptibility maps, assisting the installation & maintenance of hydro-meteorological landslide susceptibility monitors.
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Skills Acquired/Used: ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, Fieldwork, Heavy Lifting
Reason for Leaving: Contract ended
Days Inn & Suites- Webster | Wyndham Hotels | Aug 2017 - Aug 2019
Front Desk Clerk / Night Audit / Breakfast Supervisor
Responsibilities: customer service (checking guests in & out, handling guest requests), handling money, night audit, opening & closing lobby, setting up breakfast, assigning housekeeper duties, calculating employee hours, and more.
Webster, TX
Skills Acquired/Used: general customer service, Soft Hotel Program, Check-Inn Program, auditing the financial transactions, FEMA, etc.
Reason for Leaving: Moved to Puerto Rico
Salvation Army Family Store - NASA | Aug 2014 - Aug 2017
Floor Associate / Cashier / Floor Supervisor / Key Holder
Responsibilities: customer service, stocking floor with merchandise, handling money & payments, cleaning store, opening & closing store, end-of-the-day paperwork
Houston, TX
Skills Acquired/Used: general customer service, working cashier, sorting, organizing, & stocking merchandise on the floor, closing audit, etc.
Reason for Leaving: Scheduling conflicts with college and progressed on to new employment
Education
University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 2019 - June 2023
Bachelors
Major: Geology
Cumulative GPA: 3.67 | Concentration GPA: 3.46
Graduation Date: June 17, 2023
Classes Taken:
-
All required courses for geology undergraduates
-
Additionally:
-
Math: Calculus 3
-
Geology: Tectonics, Physical Volcanology, Volcanic Hazards, Geologic Hazards, Geology Special Topics (Volcanology research, Petrology research), Metallogenies & Global Tectonics [Economic Geology]
-
Extra Curricular Activities:
-
Student Geological Society (2022 - 2023)
-
Geophysics Committee​
-
San Jacinto College | (Central Campus) Pasadena & (South Campus) Houston, TX | 2017 - 2019
Associates - Bachelors
Major: Geology
Cumulative GPA: 3.45 | Concentration GPA: 4.0
Expected Graduation Date: NONE. Transferred to the University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez.
Classes Taken:
-
All required courses for geology undergraduates (for both SJC and UPRM)
Additional Activities
Training Video Project | Special Work | February 2025 - July 2025
Fugro USA Marine Inc.
Student Geological Society | Member | 2022- 2023
University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez
American Geophysical Union (AGU) | Member | 2022- 2023
PRSN, USGS, University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez
Vs30 Active Seismic Fieldwork | Volunteer | March 2022
University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez
Photogrammetry/Terrance Mapping with Drone Footage of the Guatemala Volcanic Chain | Special Topics | Fall 2022
Seismological Society of America | Member | 2023- 2023
University of Puerto Rico- Mayagüez, Auburn University
Data Mining | AURUM | Special Topics | Spring 2023