Benjamin Boland
Specialist Geophysicist RioExpert at Rio Tinto
Perth, Western Australia
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Top SchoolBenjamin Boland is a Specialist Geophysicist and RioExpert with 11 years' experience applying computational seismology, signal analysis and airborne gravity gradiometry to resource evaluation. Based in Perth, he leads end-to-end geophysical programs—from survey design and QA/QC in the field to processing, modelling and reporting—while building Python tools and machine learning models that diagnose and improve survey data quality. His work blends practical field experience with software development, maintaining and improving quality-control procedures and training materials that reduce costly rework. Notably, he translates physical system understanding into tested ML models for exploration workflows, a niche that bridges traditional geophysics and data-driven methods. He is motivated to continue advancing technical depth and operational impact within resource geoscience.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor's Degree at University of CanterburyBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) at University of AucklandThe University of Melbourne
English, German, ItalianProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
boland1992/SeisSuite
Aug 2015 - Oct 2016
Contributions:39 commits, 43 pushes, 8 branches in 1 year 2 months
unimelb-geophys/seismic_utils
Feb 2015 - Jun 2015
Contributions:13 commits, 13 pushes in 3 months
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