"It really is true: the more you learn the less you find out that you know."

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Eric Vosburgh

Born in Spring Valley, IL (USA) 1972
Bachelor of Science in Geology

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 1994

Master of Science in Geology/Geophysics

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, 1996

Field of work

Field Service Manager

Areas of interest outside work

Geology and geophysics, biking, hiking, camping, working on automobiles, traveling, computers, rock, mineral and fossil collecting

I grew up near Chicago, Illinois and from as far back as I can remember, much to my parent’s dismay, I have taken things apart to figure out how they worked. I had always thought that I would like to be scientist, and during my sophomore year of high school I discovered geology by chance. At the time, and still to this day, it seemed that trying to take the Earth apart and figure out how it worked would be the ultimate challenge.

I started off along my path in Geology with a college level Earth Science course in high school. I then worked on a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology at College of DuPage, which is a local community college, and ended up getting my BS in Geology at Northern Illinois University. Finally, I started and finished a Master of Science degree program in Geology/Geophysics from Northern Illinois University. I finished my MS degree in the summer of 1996, and oddly enough, while there I took a course in well log analysis. This was the first time I heard the name Schlumberger, however it would be a few years before I ran into that name again.

My first job in the “real world” was as a Staff Geophysicist with the US Department of Energy, at Argonne National Laboratories in the suburbs of Chicago. While there I participated in a geophysical and hydrogeologic survey of a military base in Germany.

When my appointment at Argonne ended I set out to find a new job. The new job was with a local governmental agency where I worked on geologic problems related to the restoration of wetlands and flood protection projects in the Chicago area. It was here that I would meet my future wife, Michelle.

While working for the local government I found that I needed more of a technical challenge, and while working on the analysis of some hydrogeologic data I ran across my old well log analysis text book. I came across Schlumberger, and I decided to check out their home page on the Internet. I found that Schlumberger was hiring Wireline Field Engineers, and as I was looking for new challenges I decided to send off a resume and see what happened.

The next thing I knew I was married and riding a Schlumberger logging unit in Natchez, MS as a open hole (FES) Field Engineer. From there my career with Schlumberger progressed to working in cased hole (MAXPRO) services in Natchez, and then on to District Engineer in Liberty, TX. Finally, I have come to my current assignment as the Field Service Manager for Special Services USL-East. My current assignment places me in charge of the really “high tech” services that Schlumberger Reservoir Evaluation Wireline runs in my area of operations. It is a really challenging job, but without the challenge I would not look forward to getting up every morning and going to work.

I am still taking things apart, and I am still trying on figure out how the Earth works. It really is true: the more you learn the less you find out that you know.