GEOLOGICAL TECHNICIAN RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: Apr 14, 2025 - The Geological Technician participates in geological surveys, utilizing tools such as Auxiliary & Conveyance, Casing Integrity, and Formation Testers, and performs wireline services including Compact memory logging. This position plans and prepares operational data and reports, conducts maintenance on tools and equipment, and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures. Additionally, this role evaluates reports, manages customer data, and assists in job planning, tool preparation, and the creation of well logs.

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1. Geological Technician, Valley Geological Services, Reno, NV

Job Summary:

  • Promote and demonstrate safe working practices
  • Liaise with the Open Pit Geologist regarding the deployment of sampling and dig control pursuant to production requirements and convey all information regarding known safety issues and any potential hazards noted.
  • Liaise with the Open Pit Geologist and provide production support.
  • Collect samples from Reverse Circulation drills and Production drills for the grade control program.
  • Organize, dispatch and complete the chain of custody for dispatching samples to laboratories
  • Organize, receive and store returning samples from laboratories
  • Coordinate and report on quality control protocols in accordance with the standard operating procedures
  • Assist in the training of pit personnel
  • Maintain geological control of the ore body and grade tracking through routine supervision of grade control and mining activities
  • Ensuring accurate and timely ore delineation
  • Ensuring the sampling and ore mucking is conducted to the highest quality


Skills on Resume: 

  • Safe Working (Hard Skills)
  • Sampling Collection (Hard Skills)
  • Chain Custody (Hard Skills)
  • Quality Control (Hard Skills)
  • Pit Supervision (Soft Skills)
  • Grade Tracking (Hard Skills)
  • Staff Training (Soft Skills)
  • Ore Delineation (Hard Skills)

2. Geological Technician, Horizon Exploration Co., Boise, ID

Job Summary:

  • Minimise contamination between ore blocks and waste by directing and liaising closely with the Loader Operators, under the direction of the Open Pit Geologist.
  • Ensure all designated blast hole cutting piles are sampled, plus a buffer of two samples were possible.
  • Process and validate all returned data files and merge in preparation for the ore block design.
  • Implement systems to ensure the proactive assessment/monitoring and reporting of dilution on claimed grade within the pit.
  • Ensure production data is entered in a timely manner and cross-checked to ensure accuracy
  • Assist the Open Pit Geologist with mapping activities
  • Ensure all relevant geological plans/sections are maintained in a dynamic manner to reflect the status of current drilling and geological interpretation
  • Assist/coordinate the compilation of technical geological reports.
  • Report on sampling quality assurance on a monthly basis
  • Report on assay quality assurance and quality control
  • Develop and implement procedures for Production Geology, as they pertain to the scope of work


Skills on Resume: 

  • Contamination Minimization (Soft Skills)
  • Blast Hole Sampling (Hard Skills)
  • Data Validation (Hard Skills)
  • Dilution Monitoring (Hard Skills)
  • Data Accuracy (Hard Skills)
  • Mapping Activities (Soft Skills)
  • Geological Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Quality Assurance (Hard Skills)

3. Geological Technician, Redwood Earth Sciences, Sacramento, CA

Job Summary:

  • Work closely with the drill crew to remove the core
  • Remove cores from tubes and place and label the core in the core boxes.
  • Place the core into the box in a manner that preserves the original orientation
  • Inspect core samples to determine the nature of strata or take samples to laboratories for analysis.
  • Maintain accurate and detailed core logs and samples
  • Determining Rock Quality Designation.
  • Lining up of core, checking the marker, measuring/marking and racking
  • Docking oriented core, lining up and marking and recording QAQC
  • Magnetic susceptibility, specific gravity (SG) and RQD data measurements and data entry
  • Geotechnical logging of core both oriented and unoriented and data entry
  • Preparing documentation for sample shipments and chain of custody
  • Data entry, record keeping and reporting
  • Core cutting and sampling


Skills on Resume: 

  • Core Removal (Hard Skills)
  • Core Logging (Hard Skills)
  • Sample Inspection (Hard Skills)
  • Rock Designation (Hard Skills)
  • Core Measurement (Hard Skills)
  • Data Entry (Hard Skills)
  • Sample Documentation (Hard Skills)
  • Core Sampling (Hard Skills)

4. Geological Technician, Summit Geosciences, Anchorage, AK

Job Summary:

  • Participate in geological surveys including well logging, using tools such as Auxiliary & Conveyance, Casing Integrity, Acquisition & Software, Fleet & Surface Support, Nuclear-Porosity/Lithology, Micro Imaging.
  • Formation Tester, Mechanical services, Perforation, and Production Logging.
  • Plan and prepare the operational data/ reports to be submitted for tools and equipment.
  • Perform wireline services such as Compact memory logging in vertical and high-deviated wells.
  • Work with winch operation, depth control, tension, fishing, data acquisition and tool response.
  • Prepare and review logs, data, and reports regarding distribution, processing, testing and archiving.
  • Participate in Wireline cable tests, reheads, and tool preventative maintenance.
  • Adjust mechanical equipment/devices for preventative maintenance such as calibration, tension, and depth system calibration.
  • Follow Weatherford operation policies and procedures including Radiation, Ballistics, Pressure Control, and rig up.
  • Perform job planning and preparation of tools and equipment and submit all required reports and data.
  • Evaluate reports, ensuring compliance to policies, managing information and customer data and customer relations.
  • Plot information for well logs.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Geological Surveys (Hard Skills)
  • Operational Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Wireline Services (Hard Skills)
  • Winch Operations (Hard Skills)
  • Data Processing (Hard Skills)
  • Equipment Maintenance (Hard Skills)
  • Job Planning (Soft Skills)
  • Well Logging (Hard Skills)