CURRICULUM VITAE – Zachary Michels

Staff Geologist

Current Address

COTTON, SHIRES AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

330 Village Lane, Los Gatos, California 95030-7218

Phone:  (408) 354-5542, FAX: (408) 354-1852

Web site:  www.cottonshires.com

Education

M.S., Geology:  San Jose State University, 2008

Thesis: “Structure of the Central Skagit Gneiss Complex, North Cascades, Washington”

Related Experience

Zachary has had 2 years of experience in the field of geotechnical consulting and 3 years experience as a lecturer in the Geology department at San Jose State University. As a staff geologist with Cotton, Shires and Associates, Inc., Zach has participated in aspects of geological field investigation; dam site investigation; geotechnical inspection, monitoring, and testing; geotechnical peer-review processes; and remote sensing and GIS analysis. 

Related Professional History

Staff Geologist, 2008-Present; Cotton, Shires and Associates, Inc., Los Gatos, California

Lecturer, 2005-2008; San Jose State University, California

Geological Interests

Tectonics, Structural Geology, Petrology, Microstructures and Deformation Mechanisms.