I am currently a third-year student of Geosciences at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo BC, with extensive experience in both the Construction and Oil and Gas industries. I have worked as a plumber/gasfitter for nearly five years and hold my third-year apprenticeship ticket. I began work in the Oil and Gas industry in 2010 as a roughneck on a drilling rig in Northern Alberta and transitioned to equipment operation and site coordination. Most recently I have worked as a geophysical intern in the Kurdish Region of Northern Iraq.
I am originally from the small town of Cochrane, Alberta where I grew up on a small farm in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Growing up in the Rockies and spending time there with family and friends instilled a love of the natural world and a passion for understanding how it works. When not working on university projects or at work I am an avid road and mountain cyclist, rock climber, skier, and carpenter. I have a passion for exploration in the outdoors, building and fixing things.
After completing my degree in Geoscience in 2021, I intend to pursue a career in international oil and gas or mineral exploration with an emphasis on working in sensitive geopolitical regions.
April 2019-May 2019
May 2018-August 2018
July 2018-December 2018
September 2010-November 2012
Jonas Rigaux
P.O. Box 1694 Cochrane Ab T4C 1B6
(403)-818-5974 • jonas_rigaux@outlook.com
Objective
3rd year Geoscience student with domestic and international oilfield experience seeking a start in
Geology/Geophysics career.
Key Qualifications
● Overseas work in highly sensitive geopolitical regions.
● Experience in oilfield contamination management.
● Registered third year plumbing apprentice with commercial and residential experience.
● Approximately 5000 hours of excavator operation experience.
● Familiarity with Canadian and international oil and gas sites, and industrial site work.
Work Experience
Terraseis KRG
Geophysical Intern
● Intern on a 3D seismic acquisition project in Iraqi Kurdistan.
● Working overseas in a highly sensitive geopolitical region.
● Liaison with local community leaders.
● Drilling permit acquisition
● Database creation
● Field quality control work
● ERW (Explosive Remnant of War) safety training.
● Knowledge of basic spoken Kurdish, and some written Arabic.
Western Engineered Containment
Labourer
● Building and repairing environmental contaminant containment systems.
● Driving company vehicles with trailers.
● Operation of skid steers.
● Sand blasting and coating.
Neutrino Energy Services
Lease Site Coordinator/Excavator operator
● Operation of John Deere 190 excavator.
● Experience with drilling sites.
● Loading and unloading trucks.
● Managing drilling waste
● Site picker work.
SageLink
Lease Site Coordinator/Excavator Operator
● Operation of CAT 312 excavator.
● Experience with drilling sites.
● Loading and unloading trucks.
● Managing drilling waste
● Site picker work.
● Relief operator.
May 2017-December 2017
July2016-November 2016
May 2014-November 2015
June 2013-May 2014
September 2017-Ongoing.
September-October 2015
March-April 2015
Graduated 2010
STRAD Oilfield Rentals
Lease Site Coordinator/ Excavator Operator
● Operation of CAT 319 excavator.
● Experience with drilling sites.
● Loading and unloading trucks.
● Managing drilling waste
● Site picker work.
● Training of new employees.
Nu-Mun Contracting
Plumber
● Continuing plumbing apprenticeship.
● Working alone, and in charge of other apprentices.
● Installing DWV systems on multi family buildings.
● Gasfitting (residential, and commercial).
● Installing water distribution and boiler systems.
● Insulation on commercial boiler applications.
Canyon Plumbing
Apprentice (1st, 2nd, 3rd year)
● Working alone.
● Installation and maintenance or DWV systems on single/multi family buildings.
● Gasfitting.
● Service plumbing.
● Entrusted with company vehicle.
Andrew Bauer Mechanical
Plumbing Apprentice.
● Beginning apprenticeship.
● New construction.
● Service plumbing.
● Gasfitting.
Education
Geoscience Bsc (3rd Year Student)
Vancouver Island University
● Geoscience major.
● Earth Sciences minor.
● Primary focus on hard rock geology.
● Sedimentology and stratigraphy.
● Mineralogy.
● Geologic Structures.
● GIS data mapping.
Second Year Apprentice Training
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
● Plumbing apprenticeship training.
First Year Apprentice Training
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
● Plumbing apprenticeship training.
High School Diploma
Cochrane High School
References
Available upon request.
Other Activities
● Cycling Across Canada
● Self supported expedition.
● Extremely well motivated.
● Good problem solving skills.
● Experience with fundraising, and logistics.
Additional Safety Training
● H2s Alive Certificate
● Emergency First Aid
● Gastite Training
● Avalanche Safety Training Level 1
● Bear Awareness
● Petroleum Safety Training
● WHMIS
● Transportation of Dangerous Goods
● Invert Drilling Awareness Training
● Asbestos Awareness Training
● Fire Extinguisher Safety Training
● * all tickets are up to date and will be updated as needed.