Managed the San Francisco Bay regional office of the California Geological Survey (then located in the Ferry Building, the Embarcadero and Market Street, San Francisco). Supervised the Regional Geologic Mapping Program, the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Mapping Program, and the Timber Harvest Mapping Program (geologic mapping for California Department of Forestry). Moved the State Mineral Museum to Mariposa, near Yosemite National Park (a very controversial transfer, involving litigation from citizens in San Francisco). Supervised the field work on the 1983 Coalinga Earthquake and the 1983 landslides in Santa Cruz County. Moved 38 employees and the Geology Library to Pleasant Hill in 1984, in response to orders from Sacramento (= state budget cuts).
In 1988, was transferred to Sacramento headquarters of the California Geological Survey, and moved my family from Walnut Creek to Fair Oaks. Worked for months in Santa Cruz in the aftermath of the October 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Was co-editor and author of Special Publication 104 on the Loma Prieta Earthquake, 140-page monograph. Worked 4 years with the California Strong-Motion Instrumention Program, performing geologic field work in the aftermath of the 1992 Cape Mendocino Earthquake, the 1992 Landers Earthquake, and the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Transfered in 1994 to performing hospital and public school review work for OSHPD and DSA (respectively). Edited and prepared a new edition of Note 48 Checklist for Review of Hospitals, Public Schools, and Essential Services Buildings.
Retired in August 1997 after 25 years of state government service. Am now a consulting engineering geologist in private practice.
