Rosalba Urzua Huncal
Technical Translator / Geologist
Address: 16/4 Juniper Place, Juniper Green, Edinburgh
EH14 5TX, United Kingdom. Email:

PROFILE SUMMARY

Geologist Engineer with MSc in Translation and Interpreting studies and MSc in Reservoir Geoscience and Engineering.

Technical Translator/Interpreterin the Engineering sector(English and Spanish languages).

Graduated Cum Laude (Bachelor in Geological Engineering).

EDUCATION

Master’s Degree - Translation and Interpreting Studies

Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom September 2013 – September 2014

Master’s Degree - Reservoir Geoscience and Engineering

IFP Institut Français du Pétrole et des Moteurs, France July 2007 – December 2008

Bachelor's Degree - Geological Engineering

Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela September 2000 – September 2005

LANGUAGES

English – Fluent

Spanish – Mother tongue

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Translator/Interpreter January 2015 – currently

Very knowledgeable Translator/Interpreter with a strong command over English and Spanish languages (read/write/speak) specialised in translation of technical documents, manuals, glossaries and websites of oil and gas companies;proofreadservices to make any necessary changes to target texts; able to adhere to interpretation and translation standards while complying with code of ethics.

Senior Consultant - G&G Operations (Landmark Division)

Halliburton April 2012 – July 2013

Consultant in charge of providing technical support and mentoring to final users and of national and international oil companies. Consultant assigned to the plan of Geologic and Seismic Data Migration from Petrel® 2011 and Kingdom® to OpenWorks® 5000.8.1.5. Instructor of DecisionSpace® Geoscience Modules.Technical presentations for the sales department delivered in Spanish and English languages.

Access Engineer (D&M and DCS Segments)

Schlumberger May 2009 – February 2011

Rig-up and down, tool checking and programming both in crane bays and field settings as part of LWD & MWD operations. Process, analyse and deliver data directly from the field to office locations. Organise pre and post-job meetings with clients to discuss technical encounters.

Intern - Reservoir Geoscience and Engineering

Total France July 2008 – December 2008

Geologist in charge of building the static model for few reservoirs in a producing gas field as well as supporting the team of Reservoir Engineers in the dynamic modeling. Geostatistics for petrophysical properties (K, Phi) modeling by using Wake Up® software.

TRAINING COURSES

French Course. University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. April - August, 2014.IFP School, France. October, 2007 - January, 2008.

DecisionSpace® Geoscience (Geology Module). Colombia, February, 2013.

Landmark Platform – OpenWorks GeoData® Loader and DecisionSpace® Geoscience training courses. Venezuela. May and August, 2012.

SCOPE Tools. Technical school from Schlumberger D&M. Houston, Texas. September - October, 2010.

ENG-1. Technical school from Schlumberger D&M. Houston, Texas. July - September, 2009.

QHSE Training. Quality, Health, Safety and Environment related training by Schlumberger D&M. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. May, 2009.

Meeting the Challenges of Management. IFP School. France. 9 hours. March, 2008.

Understanding and managing the different ways we function with the MBTI. IFP School. France. 6 hours. February, 2008.

Intensive English Course. Advanced level. Langdons Language Institute. 576 hours. Trinidad. August - December, 2006.

Petrophysics, Module 1. "Optimization, acquisition and core analysis using Petrophysical Characterization". Inter-Rock and Fundageominas (UDO) 12 hours. Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. May, 2005.

Petrophysics, Module 2. "Interpretation and Application of Conventional Logs in Reservoir Characterization". Inter-Rock and Fundageominas (UDO) 12 hours. Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. June, 2004.

Geological Characterization of Oilfields. Universidad de Oriente. 20 hours. Venezuela, 2004.

Analysis of Compressive Structural Styles. Universidad de Oriente. 30 hours. Venezuela, 2004.

SOFTWARE

Earth Modeling: DecisionSpace® Geoscience, GoCad® and Petrel®. Other software such as WakeUp® and Geolog6® for geostatistical analysis and well log interpretation, respectively.

Well Log Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation: HSPM®, IDEAL®, MaxWell® and InteRact® developed by Schlumberger.

Good knowledge of OS: Windows XP, Windows7, LINUX.

VOLUNTEERSHIP

Heriot-Watt University - United Kingdom April 2014

Volunteer interpreting a conference on Scottish Independence and consequences for the EU.

Centro de Capacitación Universitaria CCU - Venezuela June 2004 – July 2006

Volunteerteaching college students in various subjects of Geological Engineering: Rock Mechanics, Mathematics, Petrology, Structural Geology, English, among others.

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