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Principal Hydrogeologist John W. Shomaker, Ph.D.has over 37 years
experience in hydrogeology, including 4 years with the U.S.
Geological Survey Water Resources Division, in Albuquerque, 4
years with the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
(part of which was devoted to coal-reserve studies), and over 27 years
as a consultant in hydrogeology. Since formation of JSAI, he has
administered the firm’s projects. These have included
large-scale drilling projects, such as the Cherokee &
Pittsburg Coal and Mining Co. (Santa Fe Industries) 1975-1980
exploration program in the San Juan Basin, which resulted in
eight test-and-production wells ranging from 2,221 to 5,747 feet
deep. John Shomaker organized and supervised all of the work on
footage-and-daywork contracts, purchased and scheduled all
third-party supplies and services, and provided project
management and accounting. He has also administered all of the
JSAI projects described elsewhere in this summary, including
ground-water modeling studies, water-planning studies, and
well-drilling projects.
His education includes B.S. and M.S. degrees in geology
from University of New Mexico (1963 and 1965), a M.A. degree in the
liberal arts from St. John’s College, Santa Fe (1984), and M.Sc.
and Ph.D. degrees in hydrogeology from University of Birmingham,
England (1985 and 1995). He completed the U.S. Geological Survey
Training Program in Hydrology in 1966. He is a registered
geologist in Arizona (No. 16,481), Arkansas (no. 482), and
Wyoming (PG-182). Geologists are not registered in New Mexico. He
is certified by the American Institute of Professional Geologists
(CPG-2405), the American Institute of Hydrology (CPH No. 315),
and the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers
(CGWP No. 414), and is a member of many other professional
organizations.
His work has included collection of ground-water related
information since 1965, during employment with the U.S.
Geological Survey. He has prepared and supervised numerous
ground-water modeling studies. He taught
ground-water hydrology for several years as an adjunct faculty
member in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and in
the Master of Water Resources Administration program (MWRA), at
the University of New Mexico, and continues as a member of the
MWRA steering committee and member of several master’s
thesis committees. Email John at jshomaker_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.)
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Senior Hydrogeologist Roger L. Peery has over 14 years experience as a hydrogeologist and senior project manager at JSAI. He holds a B.S. degree in
geology from University of New Mexico (1987), and an M.S. in Water
Resources (University of New Mexico, 1992). He is a registered
geologist in Wyoming (PG-2363), a certified LPST Corrective
Action Project Manager (Texas Natural Resources Conservation
Commission, CAPM00858), and a Certified Scientist (New Mexico
Environment Department USTB, Certificate 002). He is certified by
the American Institute of Professional Geologists (CPG-9808). He is a senior
hydrogeologist/project manager and shareholder in JSAI, with over 12
years experience with the firm. His work has included managing
and carrying out projects for regional water planning, water-well
siting, water-resource evaluation, design assistance with
large-capacity water-supply wells, oversight of water-well and
monitor-well drilling and construction, and site investigation
and remediation associated with various types of hydrocarbons and
other contamination. Email Roger at rpeery_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Senior Hydrogeologist/Geochemist Steven T. Finch holds a B.S. degree
in geology from Sul Ross State University (1985), and a M.S.
degree in geology, with a specialty in aqueous geochemistry, from
Northern Arizona University (1991). He is certified by the
American Institute of Professional Geologists (CPG-9590), is a
Certified Scientist (New Mexico Environment Department USTB,
Certificate 003), and a certified LPST Corrective Action Project
Manager (Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission,
CAPM00859), and is a member of several other professional
organizations. He is a senior hydrogeologist/geochemist and
shareholder in JSAI, with over 10 years experience with the firm.
His work has included hydrogeologic investigations for
ground-water resource development, aquifer-test interpretation,
ground-water flow and contaminant-transport modeling, permitting
for ground-water discharge plans, and well-drilling oversight and
well-site hydrogeology. Email Steve at sfinch_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Senior Hydrologist Michael A. Jones holds a B.A. degree in mathematics from Rice University and an M.S. degree in Hydrology from the University of Arizona. He is a senior hydrologist and shareholder in JSAI, with over 19 years experience in the field of hydrology. His work has included ground water, surface water and water quality modeling, aquifer test analysis, modeling of glacier water balances, analysis of precipitation and climate data and development of software tools for hydrologic analysis. He has worked with clients studying a variety of hydrologic systems throughout North and South America and around the world.
Email Mike at mjones_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Robert (Rick) Coward, Ph.D. specializes in marketing, capital investors, and geophysical and geologic technical services. He received his Ph.D. in geology from Rice University and has been a Petroleum Geologist in the Southwestern U.S. for over 20 years. Email Rick at ric_87501@yahoo.com |
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GIS/CAD Specialist Sherry Galemore holds a B.S. degree in geology from New Mexico State University. She focuses on managing spatial data and drafting and compiling maps. Email Sherry at sgalemore_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Bookkeeper Debi Garcia is an Albuquerque native and is a licensed massage therapist. Email Debi at dgarcia_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Project Hydrogeologist Annie M. McCoy holds a B.A. degree in geology and literary non-fiction writing from Hampshire College (1999), and a M.S. degree in geology, with a concentration in structural geology, from University of New Mexico (2001). She conducts hydrogeologic and water rights investigations. When she is in the office, she is creating ground-water flow models and hydrogeologic maps, performing statistical analyses on hydrogeologic data, and maintaining the JSAI library and website. When she is in the field, she is overseeing well-drilling projects, and conducting aquifer pumping tests and environmental field work. Email Annie at amccoy_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Hydrogeologist Erwin Melis, Ph.D. specializes in hydrogeologic investigations, pumping test oversite, and the influence of structural geology on ground-water flow. He received his B.S. in geology from University of Massachusetts at Amherst, his M.S. in structural geology from New Mexico Tech, and his Ph.D. in structural geology from University of Maine. Email Erwin at emelis_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Hydrogeologist Sherry Miller earned a B.S. in Geological Engineering from the Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology in 1992. After college she spent several years as a geophysical logger. Sherry then worked for the New Mexico Radiation Control Bureau as an inspector. She joined JSAI in May 2005 and since then has been overseeing water well drilling projects and aquifer pumping tests. Email Sherry at smiller_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Project Hydrogeologist Claudius Freiherr von Schwerin holds an undergraduate degree in hydrology from Albert-Ludwigs University (1997) in Freiburg, Germany, and a M.S. degree in geology from Oregon State University (2001) in Corvallis, Oregon. His M.S. research involved laboratory experiments on contaminant transport at Sandia National Laboratories. Claudius joined JSAI in January 2003. Since then, he has been working on a variety of hydrogeologic projects. His work has included the use of GIS to prepare input files for ground-water flow models and to estimate areal recharge and runoff, the compilation of hydrologic data for a regional database, and environmental work at PSH-contaminated sites. Email Claudius at schwerin_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Project Hydrogeologist Jim Street holds a B.S. degree in geology from Sul Ross State University and is currently overseeing a number of well drilling projects throughout New Mexico, including new wells in Santa Fe's Buckman well field. Email Jim at jstreet_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Hydrogeologist Leslie Sublett holds a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of New Mexico, with a focus on geology and climate. Her academic work included a study on surface-water geochemistry in the Jemez Mountains, and analyzing Valles Caldera drill core data as a proxy for Southwestern U.S. paleoclimate. At JSAI, Leslie specializes in hydrogeologic investigations, and drilling and pumping test oversite. Email Leslie at lsublett_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Office and Report Specialist Assistant Jerry Tafoya holds a B.A. degree in history, with a minor in anthropology, from University of New Mexico. Email Jerry at jtafoya_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and the "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.) |
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Office Manager and Report Specialist Phyllis Watley holds a B.U.S. degree from University of New Mexico. She focuses on editing and formatting the final text and illustrations for the reports. Email Phyllis at pwatley_at_shomaker_dot_com (To reduce unwanted e-mail generated by "spiders," this email address has been modified by replacing the "@" with "_at_" and "." with "_dot_." To send an email, simply undo these modifications in the address field of the email.)
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2611 Broadbent Parkway NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107 phone 505.345.3407 fax 505.345.9920
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