John has been with Spectrum for two years, starting as a Graduate Geophysicist and steadily developing into his role. He has established himself as a reliable offshore surveyor and processor, and regularly contributes to R&D projects when shore-based. We caught up with John to hear about his experience at Spectrum so far…
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ (๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐)?
โThe best part of working offshore is the places it has taken me around the country โ Scotland has been a particular highlight. I also enjoy the variety of personalities we get to meet and work with.โ
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐?
โThe first priority is always a solid breakfast. A highlight of my most recent shift was 4 a.m. transit bacon and egg rolls. Survey operations vary from job to job, but towed operations in shallow-water environments always keep me focused. The evening brings downtime with the crew, usually consisting of a hearty meal, a movie and plenty of laughs.โ
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด?
โGetting lost in the countryside, whether thatโs through wildlife photography, trail running or wild camping.โ
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ
โOne of the things that surprised me about my role is how quickly I was able to become directly involved in R&D.โ
๐๐ผ-๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐
โI always take my camera with me on offshore trips to capture life on board and make the most of long walks during weather days.โ
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