
Katianne Alcantara
@katiannealcantara
Acquisition Geophysicist at Shearwater supporting marine seismic survey design and tender preparation with Gundalf, QGIS, Quickplot, and SurvOpt.
What I'm looking for
At Shearwater, I support tender and bid preparation, survey design, and geophysical inputs for marine seismic projects. I use Gundalf, QGIS, Quickplot, and SurvOpt in source modelling and survey-planning workflows.
As Geophysicist Shift Leader – Offshore at Shearwater, I led and supported acquisition activities across OBN and streamer surveys. I was responsible for onboard seismic data QC, acquisition monitoring, and coordination of geophysical workflows.
My work has also included OBN time and depth processing at ION Geophysical, marine seismic processing and velocity-model building at PGS, and research at Tecgraf Institute, PUC-Rio. I hold a PhD in Physics and have conducted research in synthetic seismic modelling, coda-wave interferometry, 4D seismic concepts, and rock physics.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Acquisition Geophysicist
Shearwater
May 2026 - Present (6 months)
Support tender and bid preparation, survey design, and geophysical inputs for marine seismic projects. Contribute to acquisition planning and evaluation of operational and technical options.
Geophysicist Shift Leader – Offshore
Shearwater
Apr 2023 - Apr 2026 (3 years)
Led and supported offshore geophysical acquisition activities across Ocean Bottom Node (OBN; OBX and Pearl) and streamer surveys. Responsible for onboard seismic data quality control, acquisition monitoring, and coordination of geophysical workflows.
Business Development Manager
Bratexco
Jun 2022 - Mar 2023 (9 months)
Provided strategic consulting and marketing support to clients in the energy sector. Collaborated with technology and service providers including Sharp Reflections, Quantico, Iraya, and Ovation Data.
Senior Geophysicist
Think Outside AS
Mar 2021 - May 2022 (1 year 2 months)
Processed ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data and contributed to hardware/software development. Delivered snow water equivalent (SWE) analytics supporting hydropower operations.
Geophysicist
ION Geophysical
Aug 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 4 months)
Worked on time and depth processing of OBN datasets and advanced subsurface-imaging workflows.
Geophysical Researcher
Tecgraf Institute, PUC-Rio
May 2017 - Aug 2019 (2 years 3 months)
Conducted R&D in synthetic seismic modelling, coda-wave interferometry, 4D seismic concepts and rock physics. Led laboratory experiments, including ultrasonic and triaxial testing.
Geophysicist
PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services)
Jan 2015 - Mar 2017 (2 years 2 months)
Performed marine seismic processing, migration, and velocity-model building.
R&D Scientist
Baker Hughes
Nov 2014 - Mar 2015 (4 months)
Supported development and experimental testing of downhole sensor technology for multiphase-flow detection, asphaltene and scale detection.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
PUC-Rio
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Physics
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physics at PUC-Rio, completed in 2015.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
PhD, Physics
2010 - 2014
PhD in Physics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with thesis on fragmentation of CH2 molecules by photon and proton impact.
State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC)
Master's, Physics
2008 - 2010
Master's in Physics from the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC).
State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC)
Bachelor's, Physics
2004 - 2007
Bachelor's in Physics from the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC).
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