JOHN B.

FLEMING

Tucson, AZ 85745 Phone: (520) 465-3784 fleming.john007@gmail.com

Career Summary
Over 20 years experience as a practicing geophysicist and hydrologist Diverse background in field methods and instrumentation used in groundwater and resource exploration Project and field operations management Areas of expertise: gravity, magnetics, electromagnetic methods; GPS; geological mapping, modeling and interpretation Exploration experience yielded successful water and mineral resource discoveries Provided equipment and software training for international and domestic clients Mentored and trained junior level geoscientists Conducted scientific marketing and R&D for geophysical surveys and instruments

Education
2001 Ph.D. University of Arizona, Major - Soil Physics, Minor - Hydrology Dissertation title: Applications of the inverse approach for estimating unsaturated hydraulic parameters from laboratory flow experiments. Dissertation director: Dr. Arthur Warrick Colorado State University, Soil Physics Thesis title: Field investigations of solute transport using alternative sampling methodologies.

1992

M.S.

Professional Experience
1986 B.S. Virginia Tech, Geophysics

Thesis director: Dr. Greg Butters

2008 2013 Senior Geophysicist/Hydrologist and Field Operations Manager Zonge International, Inc. 3322 E. Fort Lowell Road Tucson, Arizona 85716 Project management, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation for mineral and groundwater resource exploration projects; geologic mapping; aquifer and mine site monitoring; environmental site evaluation; urban infrastructure and landfill mapping projects: Survey design and oversight for land-based geophysical survey programs employing electrical/IP, EM, gravity, magnetic, and seismic geophysical survey methods Provided analysis and interpretation of geophysical and hydrologic data Conducted land-based geophysical surveys Prepared technical proposals, papers, reports; presented results to clients and at industry venues Instrument and software testing Provided training exercises for international and domestic clients and co-workers

Mentored junior geoscientists Provided expert integrated interpretations that led to successful drilling programs and management plans 2006 2008 Project Manager Hydrology/Geophysics HydroGEOPHYSICS, Inc. 2302 Forbes Blvd. Tucson, Arizona 85745 Project management, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation for groundwater, mining, environmental, and engineering projects: using electrical resistivity/IP, EM, and seismic survey methods: Survey design and oversight; analysis and interpretation of geophysical and hydrologic data Conducted land-based geophysical surveys Prepared technical proposals, papers, reports; presented results to clients and at industry venues Provided expert integrated interpretations that led to successful drilling programs R&D for improved multi-channel electrical resistivity techniques and instruments Mentored junior science staff 2006 2008 Hydrologist United States Geological Survey Arizona Water Science Center 520 N. Park Ave. Tucson, Arizona 85719 Project management and support, data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation for groundwater exploration, surface water ground/water interaction, water quality, and aquifer storage investigations. Prepared investigative project proposals and developed work plans and protocols. Served as technical expert in the application of geophysical methods for ground water resource investigations (microgravity, EM, seismic refraction) Survey design and oversight; analysis and interpretation of geophysical and hydrologic data R&D for new geophysical applications Mentored students and junior scientists Piezometer and well installation 1992 1999 Graduate Research Associate University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Lectured and taught Soil Physics labs as a teaching assistant in the Department of Soil Water and Environmental Science Completed major research project from conception to publication. Research was related to estimation of unsaturated hydraulic properties 1989 1992 Graduate Research Assistant Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences

Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Completed major research project from conception to publication. Research was focused on comparison of sampling methodologies to characterize parameters related to transport of conservative tracers 1986 1989 Laboratory Technician United States Dept. of Agriculture Crops Research Laboratory Fort Collins, Colorado Performed routine laboratory analyses for inorganic and organic soil constituents and physical properties 1976 1979 Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Operator United States Navy Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida Served as acoustic sensor operator and analyst operating on board fixed wing carrier based aircraft to identify and monitor subsurface and surface vessels. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Geophysical Union Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society National Groundwater Association Society for Exploration Geophysics TEACHING EXPERIENCE Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience (2012-2013) Sponsored by U. S. Department of Energy and U. S. National Science Foundation. Worked with students to provide an overview of theory, demonstrations of instrumentation and field procedures, and data acquisition used for TimeDomain Electromagnetic surveying. Field Studies in Geophysics (MNE 416/516) (2002-Present) Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, University of Arizona. Provide instruction, supervision, and assistance to undergraduate and graduate students in conducting various ground based geophysical surveys and data processing for groundwater exploration and environmental applications. Various USGS projects provided opportunities to supervise, assist, and guide students in the carrying out hydrogeophysical field studies to support post-graduate research projects. Soil Physics Laboratories (SWES470/570) (4 years) - Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona. Laboratory exercises focused on the measurement of soil physical properties, energy and mass transport in variably saturated porous media. Vadose Zone Workshops - Departments of Soil, Water, and Environmental Sciences and Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona. Discussed theory and conducted field demonstrations

of instrumentation used to measure soil water content and energy status, hydraulic properties, and subsurface electrical properties. SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE Windows, ArcGIS, Geosoft, Surfer, Matlab, FORTRAN, Mathcad, HYDRUS, various electromagnetic geophysical processing software packages including Zonge, EMIGMA (PetrosEikon), and Geotomo PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Wynn, J.C, and J. A. Fleming, 2012, Sea Water Capacitance a promising proxy for mapping and characterizing drifting hydrocarbon plumes in the deep ocean: Ocean Science Discuss. 9: 26792694. Fleming, J.B., 2005, Hydrologic characteristics of the Agua Fria National Monument, Central Arizona, determined from the reconnaissance study: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20045136, 53 p. Fleming, J.B., 2005, Reconnaissance study of the hydrologic characteristics of the Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness, Central Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004 5125, 22 p. Fleming, J.B. and T. Ferre, 2004, Basic Concepts and Principles of Measurement Methods in Unsaturated Zone Hydrology. Workshop presented at the 2004 USGS National Ground-water Meetings, Denver, CO. Truini, M., Fleming, J.B., and H.A. Pierce, 2004, Preliminary investigation of structural controls of ground-water movement in Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20045082, 17 p. Abraham, J.D., Legchenko, Anatoly, Mazzella, A., White, E.A., Lane, J.W., Jr., and Fleming, J.B., 2003, TDEM and NUMISPlus soundings at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge-a case study, in 2nd International Workshop on the Magnetic Resonance Sounding Method Applied to Non-Invasive Groundwater Investigations, November 19 to 20, 2003, Orlans, France, Proceedings: Orlans, France, Bureau de Recherches Gologiques et Minires (BRGM). Fleming, J.B. and D.R. Pool, 2002, Electrical resistivity surveys to define distributions of silt and clay layers near the San Pedro River, Sierra Vista sub-watershed of the upper San Pedro river basin: Presented at the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP 2002), Las Vegas, NV. Fleming, J.B., D.R. Pool, and M. Blaylock, 2001, Geophysical investigations of shallow structure and lithology to aid in characterization of stream-aquifer interactions in the upper San Pedro River Basin: Presented at the 14th annual symposium of the Arizona Hydrological Society, Tucson, AZ. Blasch, K.A., J.B. Fleming, P.A. Ferre, and J.P. Hoffmann, 2000, One- and two-dimensional temperature and moisture-content profiling of an ephemeral stream channel in a semiarid watershed: EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union 81(48): F508. Presented at the Fall

2000 meetings of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. Fleming, J.B., M.A. Bailey, K.W. Blasch, and P.A. Ferre, 2000, Monitoring near surface changes in temperature and moisture content to characterize infiltration in Rillito Creek, Tucson, AZ: Presented at the 13th annual symposium of the Arizona Hydrological Society, Phoenix, AZ. Young, M.H., J.B. Fleming, P.J. Wierenga, and A.W. Warrick, 1997, Rapid laboratory calibration of time domain reflectometry using upward infiltration: Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 61:707-712. Fleming, J.B. and G.L. Butters, 1995, Bromide detection in tilled and non-tilled soil: Solution samplers vs. soil cores: Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 59:1207-1216. Fleming, J.B., A.W. Warrick, M.H. Young, and P.J. Wierenga, 1995, Three-dimensional water and solute movement in large laboratory columns: Agron. Abst. p199. Presented at the 1995 meetings of the Soil Science Society of America, St. Louis, MO.