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Katianne Alcantara

@katiannealcantara

Acquisition Geophysicist at Shearwater supporting marine seismic survey design and tender preparation with Gundalf, QGIS, Quickplot, and SurvOpt.

Brazil
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What I'm looking for

I'm open to remote, onshore, and international opportunities.

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

SH
Current

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.

Gandalf
QGIS
Quickplot
SurvOpt
Survey DesignTender Preparation
Source Modelling
Geospatial analysis
SH

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.

OBN
OBX
Pearl
Streamer Acquisition
Seismic QC
Acquisition Monitoring
Team Coordination
Offshore Operations
BR

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.

TA

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.

IG

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.

OBN
Time Processing
Depth Processing
Subsurface Imaging
TP

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.

Synthetic Seismic Modelling
Coda Wave Interferometry
4D Seismic
Physics
Ultrasonic Testing
Triaxial Testing
PG

Geophysicist

PGS (Petroleum Geo-Services)

Jan 2015 - Mar 2017 (2 years 2 months)

Performed marine seismic processing, migration, and velocity-model building.

Seismic Data Processing
Migration
Velocity Modeling
BH

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.

Downhole Sensors
Multiphase Flow Detection
Asphaltene Detection
Scale Detection
Testing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

PUC-Rio logoPU

PUC-Rio

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Physics

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physics at PUC-Rio, completed in 2015.

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) logoFU

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) logoSU

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) logoSU

State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC)

Bachelor's, Physics

2004 - 2007

Bachelor's in Physics from the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC).

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

Availability

Looking for a job

Location

Brazil

Authorized to work in

Salary expectations

70k+ USD

Job categories

Geophysical Data Processing
Exploration Geophysicist
Shift Leader

Skills

Seismic Data Processing
Land Seismic Acquisition
Seismic Data Quality Control
OBN Nodes
Streamer Acquisition
Time Processing
Depth Processing
Seismic Migration
Velocity Modeling
Survey DesignTender Preparation
Source Modelling
Subsurface Imaging
Ground Penetrating Radar
4D Seismic

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