Des Fitzgerald

Des Fitzgerald is the Managing Director and principal owner of Intrepid Geophysics (IG) (formerly Desmond Fitzgerald & Associates Pty Ltd (DFA)). Des founded the company in 1978 as an independent consultancy specializing in the use of computer methods for mining and geophysics. He also co-founded MINDATA, (specialized Mining Research & Development Company) and was Chairman of that company for 14 years.

Des has over 25 years experience with Intrepid Geophysics. His major projects have included: the development of the INTREPID geological processing system (software) with Geoscience Australia (GA); a complete compilation of Australian regional geophysical maps (both on shore and offshore) for magnetics, gravity, and bathymetry in partnership with Geoscience Australia (GA); and liaising with the French Geological Survey to further develop and promote new technology for 3D Geological mapping (3D GEOMODELLER) software integrated with potential field geophysics.

Des holds a PhD in Mining Engineering from the University of Melbourne (Australia). He is a Director for Spatial Vision, a Director for RMIT Innovations Ltd, and the Chairman of GeoJAG. He is also a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AIMM), Australian Industry of Petroleum (AIP), Mineral Industry Consultants Association (MICA), Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), and the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists(ASEG). Des is based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Ray Seikel

Ray Seikel is the Chief Developer and part owner of Intrepid Geophysics (IG) (formerly Desmond Fitzgerald & Associates Pty Ltd (DFA)). Ray worked as a software developer at BHP Minerals Exploration for 11 years specializing in geophysics applications. Ray joined the company in 1991 as part of an agreement with BHP to commercialize their in-house geophysical processing system. This system has now evolved into the INTREPID geological processing system.

Ray has over 25 years experience in the Geoscience software business. His major projects have included: the development of the INTREPID geological processing system (software) with Geoscience Australia (GA); the development of the JETSTREAM web data delivery and management system (used by GA in GADDS and PIRSA in SARIG); and working with the French Geological Survey to further develop and support 3D Geological mapping (3D GEOMODELLER) software integrated with potential field geophysics.

Ray holds a BSc (Honours) majoring in Physics from Deakin University (Australia). He is a Director of Intrepid Geophysics. He is also a member of the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG). Ray is based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Helen Gibson

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Antonio Guillen

Antonio is our Visiting Senior Developer from BRGM (France), working in partnership with us to develop 3D GeoModeller as a commercial product.

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Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn is a Senior Associate of GeoIntrepid. His services include planning, supervision and direct involvement with the acquisition, processing, enhancement and interpretation of airborne magnetic and gravity surveys. Peter is also an experienced seismic interpreter, having worked with French petroleum interests for 17 years.

Peter has over 30 years experience as an independent consultant, as Head of Geophysical Mapping Group/ Airborne Survey Program for Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO), and as Chief Geophysicist for subsidiaries of the Elf Aquitaine Group (now known as Total Fina Elf). Peter's petroleum exploration experience includes studies in virtually all significant onshore and offshore Australian sedimentary basins, the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the UK, African, Atlantic and Mediterranean margins. Peter is noted for his extensive background knowledge of sedimentary basin formation, structuring processes, depositional systems, hydrocarbon play concepts and applications of potential fields in basin studies. He has over 40 publications on magnetic and gravity interpretation, some referenced in textbooks and manuals. Peter has a long history of proven leadership skills within the industry, giving regular training courses, workshops and keynote addresses.

Peter holds a PhD in Geophysics with full majors in geology, physics and mathematics from the University of Durham (UK), BSc - University of Melbourne (Australia), MSc - University of Manitoba (Canada). He has worked in 23 countries and interpreted data from 11 additional countries. He is fluent in English and French, plus basic Spanish. He is currently based in Sydney, Australia.

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Alan Reid

Alan Reid runs Reid Geophysics Ltd, based in Leeds, UK, and is co-director and co-owner of GeoIntrepid UK. He offers consulting services in potential field geophysics to both the petroleum and mineral exploration industries. His services include survey design, commissioning and QC, as well as data processing, interpretation and training. His clients include government departments and parastatals (Mali, Libya, UK), oil companies (BG, Chevron-Texaco, Shell, Repsol, CEPSA, Conoco-Phillips) and mineral exploration companies prospecting for diamonds and precious and base metals.

Alan has over 24 years experience as an exploration geophysicist, as an independent consultant, on the staff of GETECH and Robertson Research International, and as Chief Geophysicist of Tsumeb Corporation (part of the Newmont Group) in Namibia. Prior to that he taught in the Physics Department of the University of Zimbabwe. He founded and ran their M.Sc. course in Exploration Geophysics. He is noted for his contribution to magnetic survey design and for his ongoing role in the development of grid Euler deconvolution.

Alan holds a PhD in Geophysics from the University of Alberta (Canada). He is a Deputy Editor of Exploration Geophysics and a member of the Awards Committee of the EAGE and the Technical Standards and Gravity/Magnetic Committees of the SEG. He is also an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds.

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David Stephensen

David Stephensen has been a technical communicator since 1973, when he invited his media lecturer to the computer centre to see his Computer Aided Instruction program. Since then he has taught IT in schools and to people at work. He compiled and published a science and technology newspaper index for schools from 1989 to 1995.

David has been designer and author of user manuals at Intrepid Geophysics (IG) since 1992. In recent years he has contributed to other areas in the company. He spearheaded major development in the IG website after 2001 and has recently assisted staff to take charge of its maintenance and further improvement. He has also assisted in developing and improving the IG quality management system, and with the journey through ISO 9001:2000 certification.

In other work, at IBM GSA in 1998-2001, he helped to create a method for analysing and documenting business processes. Use of this system is now multiplying in the IBM world. Since then he has been on a mission to bring this technique to small business. This mission includes helping business people learn to write in plain English.

David has developed a business documentation template (the Q-Template) that can fast-track a small business to full systemisation. After two Merit awards in previous years, in 2010 he received an Excellence award from the Australian chapter of the Society for Technical Communication for the procedure manual at a steel foundry in Bendigo.

He has bachelor's degrees in Science and Education, with specialisation in IT and IT education. He was an Associate of the Australian Computer Society and is managing director of QDT Management Consultants in Bendigo (Australia).

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