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Hire Dr. Goodluck O.

United States

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Geomechanics, groundwater-hydrology, fractured-rock modeling. Fracture-based continuum specialist. C++ Python developer

Profile Summary

Specialist in fracture-based continuum modeling of geomechanics and geohydrology. Experience in modeling and simulation, software development, analysis of nuclear-waste disposal designs and regulations, technical writing, and oral presentations. Uses C++ and Python for scientific and engineering analyses and business data modeling. Developed proprietary computer codes for modeling mechanical and hydrological processes in fractured rock. Broad technical background well-suited for challenging engagements in scientific and engineering analyses, software development, and technical writing.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Environmental Engineering and Technology
• ☆ Earth & Atmospheric Science
• ☆ Mining
• ☆ Geological Engineering
• ☆ Geomechanics
• ☆ Hydrology
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Remediation
• ☆ Oil & Petroleum
• ☆ Python

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Modeling and Simulation Specialist

GNO MODELING RESEARCH LLC, San Antonio, TX

February 2016 - Present

Modeling Specialist, coupled thermal-mechanical-hydrological processes in rock and rock-like media

GNO Modeling Research LLC

January 2016 - Present

Numerical Modeling Consultant

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE CENTER FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATORY ANALYSES, San Antonio, TX

October 2014 - Present

Geological Engineering Specialist

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE CENTER FOR NUCLEAR WASTE REGULATORY ANALYSES, San Antonio, TX

August 1993 - October 2014

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

University of Toronto, Canada

March 1981 - November 1985

Certifications

• Professional Scrum Master I

  scrum.org

  https://scrum.org/certificates/819619

  July 2022 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2019). Modeling Discrete Fractures in Continuum Analysis and Insights for Fracture Propagation and Mechanical Behavior of Fractured Rock . Results in Engineering.

(2018). Comparative modelling of the coupled thermal–hydraulic-mechanical (THM) processes in a heated bentonite pellet column with hydration . Environmental Earth Sciences.

(2017). Modeling the mechanical behavior of unsaturated expansive soils based on Bishop principle of effective stress . Environmental Earth Sciences.

(2017). Modelling the Mont Terri HE-D experiment for the Thermal–Hydraulic–Mechanical response of a bedded argillaceous formation to heating . Environmental Earth Sciences.

(2014). Geomechanical modeling of hydraulic fracturing: why mechanical stratigraphy, stress state, and pre-existing structure matter. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin.