Robert Smallshire

Current

• Technology Coordinator at Roxar

Past

• Product Group Manager - Software Technology at Roxar
• Chief Developer - Software Technology at Roxar
• Development Team Leader at Midland Valley Exploration

• Structural Geologist at Rock Deformation Research

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Education

• University of Leeds
• University of Leeds

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Connections

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Industry

Oil & Energy

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

Robert Smallshire’s Summary

Geological software architect, designer and developer with ten years experience working for geological consulting and software companies in within the domains of structural geology and geomodelling, backed by a Ph.D. level background and consulting experience in oil and gas structural geology. I've worked in a range of roles from consultant geologist, software developer, development manager and technical product manager.

Robert Smallshire’s Specialties:

Commercial software development in C++, C#, Python for the geosciences. Structural geology. Software development leader. Technical Product Management.

Robert Smallshire’s Experience

• Technology Coordinator

  Roxar

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

  July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  Co-ordinating technology convergence across Roxar Software Solutions, still with a big hand in devlopment Irap RMS reservoir modelling software.

• Product Group Manager - Software Technology

  Roxar

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

  January 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 7 months)

  Managing the Software Technology group, developing the core of the Irap RMS reservoir geomodelling software.

• Chief Developer - Software Technology

  Roxar

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

  January 2005 — January 2006 (1 year 1 month)

  Chief developer within the Software Technology Group working on the Irap RMS reservoir modelling software.

• Development Team Leader

  Midland Valley Exploration

  (Oil & Energy industry)

  2000 — 2005 (5 years )

  Worked on 3DMove and QuickMove structural geology software tools implementing geological algorithms and graphics. Led the architecture, design and implementation effort to build the 4DVista geoscience visualizer. Manager of the software development team 2003 to 2005.

• Structural Geologist

  Rock Deformation Research

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  June 1998 — August 2000 (2 years 3 months)

  Structural geology consultant working on fault seal research, structural modelling, field mapping, data analysis, in-house software development for oil/gas, coal, and metal mining.

Robert Smallshire’s Education

• University of Leeds

  Ph.D. , Structural Geology , 1995 — 1999

  The Kinematics of Soft-Linked Thrust Systems. The project relied on analysis of extensive field-based observations together with novel image-processing techniques to interpret the geometry and rock deformation processes in the French-Swiss Alps. The project involved six-months fieldwork in logistically demanding terrain.

• University of Leeds

  B.Sc. Hons. (First Class) , Geological Science , 1992 — 1995

Additional Information

Robert Smallshire’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Robert Smallshire’s Interests:

programming languages, technology, hiking and camping, skiing, caving, mountaineering, cycling.

Robert Smallshire’s Groups:

Geological Society of London, PESGB, EAGE.

•    MVE Alumni
•    Structural Geology Professionals
•    Geocomputing Professionals
•    The Geomodeling Network
•    Naturally Fractured Field Characterization, Modelling and Simulation
•    Basin modeling
•    Oil & Gas Private Equity

Robert Smallshire’s Honors:

1997 Winner for best post-graduate presentation at Tectonic Studies Group Conference.

1996 Runner-up for best post-graduate presentation at Tectonic Studies Group Conference.

1995 Runner-up for the Moore Medal, awarded by the Yorkshire Geological Society for best undergraduate project from a North-Eastern University.

1995 Runner-up for the John Ramsay Medal of the Tectonic Studies Group for best undergraduate project

1995 Winner of the prize for best undergraduate project from Earth Sciences Department, The University of Leeds.

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