Caleb W Lewis. 420 W 10 th St. Apt. 2 Pueblo, CO Contact number: (505) Educational Background:

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1 Caleb W Lewis 420 W 10 th St. Apt. 2 Pueblo, CO Contact number: (505) nmgeologist73@gmail.com Educational Background: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Masters of Science: Geosciences GPA: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM Bachelor of Arts: Geology GPA: 3.2 Minor: Biology Centennial High School, Pueblo, CO High School Diploma Relevant Work Experience: August 2013 present Fossil preparatory/lab technician, Triebold Paleontology, Inc. Cast hundreds of specimens of all types from whole skeletons to individual teeth and claws using polyurethane-based casting resin (e.g. MPK70), Polytek 1512, Reynolds 320, rotocasting (spin-casting), 15lb and 20lb density foam. Silicon and latex molding of dozens of fossil and cast specimens (see portfolio). Assembly and painting of small and large museum display mounts, using basic welding and metalworking skills. Head of Second Nature, molding and casting thousands of teeth and claws ( for a list and examples). Repaired and salvaged many molds none others could. For fossil preparatory experience, see Other Relevant Experience below. Triebold Paleontology, Inc. 201 S Fairview St. Woodland Park, CO Supervisor: G. Todd Powell, Manager: Michael Triebold (719)

2 August 2011 April 2012 Environmental Geoscientist, New Mexico Department of Transportation Environmental Geology Bureau. Conducted several environmental hazard surveys for construction projects according to ASTM standards. Conducted soil sampling to test for potential hazardous waste spills. Interpreted geologic and subsurface formation information (from published data and drill core samples) for possible subsurface migration of past chemical spills. Dealt with city, state, local, and tribal agencies on several occasions to conduct environmental assessments. Conducted field reconnaissance to evaluate existent or prior environmental hazards. Worked with local, state, and federal agencies in conducting investigations. Constructed maps and analyzed geospatial data with ArcGIS 9.3 New Mexico Department of Transportation Environmental Geology Bureau 1120 Cerrillos RD Santa Fe, NM August 2009 May 2011 Teaching assistant and research assistant. Taught three Intro to Geology (GEOL 1101), Historical Geology (GEOL 1102), and History of Life (GEOL 1105) labs. Managed 40+ college students in each class, leading them in an organized activity and supervising. Occasionally substitute taught various geology lecture classes. Processed and analyzed subsurface rock thin sections for mineralogical composition and porosity via point count analysis, and recorded it on a self-designed, complex Excel spreadsheet program. Department of Geosciences MS 1053 Science Building Rm 125 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Lehman, (806) (may contact)

3 Apr May 2007 Paleomagnetism lab assistant at the University of New Mexico Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Ran core samples through a Kappabridge anisotropy/bulk susceptibility measurement instrument and transferred data to a computer for later analysis. University of New Mexico Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Northrop Hall, Rm. 141 MSC University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM Supervisor: Dr. John Geissman, (972) (may contact.) Sept Mar Student Vertebrate Paleontology Intern - New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNH). Developed an online bibliography of New Mexico fossil vertebrates (see Added over a thousand images of fossils in the NMMNH fossil collections (see Conducted various duties in the fossil collections of the NMMNHS, including, but not limited to, organizing, storing, and cataloging fossil specimens, leading and participating in field expeditions to collect more specimens, and specimen preparation. Extensive field work collecting vertebrate fossils, collecting rock samples, and measuring and interpreting stratigraphic data throughout New Mexico. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science 1801 Mountain RD NW Albuquerque, NM Supervisor: Dr. Andrew B. Heckert (828) (may contact) September September 2003 Water Chemistry lab data entry, New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory Division. Entered test results into a database and filed printed results. New Mexico Dept. of Health Scientific Laboratory Division Water Chemistry Lab 700 Camino de Salud NE PO Box 4700 Albuquerque NM Supervisor: Jeff Robb, (505) (may contact) Other Relevant Experience: , Fossilworks fossil preparation volunteer at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

4 Conducted fossil preparation on many specimens ranging from temnospondyls to sauropods using dental picks, airscribes, microjacks, epoxy, and various viscosities of Paleobond, working with a variety of rock types (quartz arenite, mudstone, and various gradations in between), Screenwashing hundreds of specimens from all taxonomic groups (archosaurs, dinosaurs, mammals, sharks, and lepidosaurs) Geologic and Paleontologic field experience throughout New Mexico. Conducting geologic and paleontologic surveys, mapping, stratigraphic measuring and analysis, paleontologic fossil prospecting and collecting of multiple fossil types and sizes in a variety of field conditions Training and certification in use of scanning electron microscope from Texas Tech University Biology Department. R, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Endnote. Software Proficiencies: Bibliography Heckert, A. B., Lewis, C., Lucas, S. G., Hunt, A. P., Hutchison, J. H., and Cabot, J. C., 2004, The vertebrate fauna of the Upper Cretaceous (early Campanian) Menefee Formation, northwestern New Mexico: New Mexico Geology, v. 26, no. 2, p. 75. Lewis, C.L., Lucas, S.G., Dickinson, W.D., and Heckert, A.B., 2004 The Tucson Mountains dinosaur: A large hadrosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Southern Arizona: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, C., Heckert, A. B., Lucas, S. G., and Hunt, A. P., 2004, The vertebrate fauna and paleoecology of the Upper Cretaceous Menefee Formation (late Santonian early Campanian), Northwestern New Mexico: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v. 24, no. 3 (Suppl.), p. 82A-83A. Lewis, C.L., Heckert, A.B., and Lucas, S.G., 2005, Bibliography of vertebrate paleontology in Arizona: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, v. 29, p Lewis, C., Heckert, A. B., Lucas, S. G., 2006., Paleoecology of the aqueous paleoenvironments of the Late Cretaceous (early Campanian) Allison Member of the Menefee Formation in Northwestern New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Spring Meeting. Lucas, S. G., Lewis, C., Dickinson, W. R., and Heckert, A. B., 2005, The Late Cretaceous Tucson Mountains dinosaur: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, v. 29, p Lucas, S. G., Spielmann, J. A., Sullivan, R. S., and Lewis, C., 2006, Late Cretaceous crocodilians from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico: 7th Federal Fossil Conference Current Research on Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior Symposium. Lewis, C., 2011, Evidence of Dinosaur Herbivory in the Upper Cretaceous Aguja Formation, Big Bend National Park, Texas: Thesis, Masters of Science, Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

5 Lewis, C., Heckert, A. B., Lucas, S. G., Harrison, A., in prep., Microvertebrate fauna of the Upper Cretaceous (late Santonian early Campanian) Menefee Formation of New Mexico and its paleoecological implications.