Principal Consultant and Managing Member

Robert M. Baker, M.S., P.G., C.P.G.

Profile

Robert M. Baker, P.G. is the founder, managing member, and principal consultant for RMBAKER LLC, and is a licensed professional geologist in Florida. Mr. Baker has been a full time consultant since 1995, and a business owner since 2004.  Mr. Baker is also an AIPG Certified Professional Geologist (CPG).

 

RMBAKER LLC specializes in comprehensive geological and hydrogeological explorations of karst sensitive areas and sinkholes, along with other “geological hazards” such as buried muck, fill and debris, etc. Mr. Baker is an expert in the use of geophysical methodologies, and has considerable experience with the sensitivities associated with insurance investigations of sinkholes in Florida.

 

RMBAKER LLC is a full service well logging provider, with both video and geophysical capabilities to a depth of 4500 feet.

 

RMBAKER LLC provides technical support for North American mineral exploration programs, with the capacity to provide support for local mining operations.

 

Skills

  • Expertise in the mapping of sinkholes and the identification of “sinkhole activity” as it relates to property insurance investigations.
  • Expertise in the performance and review of geophysical surveys; including ground penetrating radar, multi-electrode resistivity imaging, and 4-electrode Wenner soundings.
  • Expertise in the performance, logging and analysis of standard penetration test (SPT) borings and cone penetration test (CPT) borings.
  • Broad experience with identifying karstic landforms, karstic processes and assessing risk factors for sinkhole formation.
  • Broad experience in fundamental geosciences investigations that integrate geological, geophysical, hydrogeological and geospatial concepts.
  • Broad experience in mineral assessments and mineral exploration programs.
  • Broad experience in borehole geophysical logging equipment, data collection and data analysis.

 

Education

August 1993 - May 1997

Master of Science in Geology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

 

Thesis title: "Isotopic Composition of Lower Tertiary Marine Evaporites: Implications for Sulfuric Acid Karst within Florida’s Boulder Zone" – The research involved study of possible geochemical reactions that may have formed deeply buried cavernous karst inSouth Florida called the “Boulder Zone.”

 

September 1986 - June 1992

Bachelor of Science in Geology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts

 

Licensure, Certifications and Training

Licensed Professional Geologist in Florida (PG2186)

Geologist of Record for a Florida Geology Business (GB458)

Certified Professional Geologist (CPG-11499)

GSSI Ground Penetrating Radar Training Course, 2001

XMET 880 Field X-ray Fluorescence Analyzer Training Program, 2000

Maptek Vulcan Software Training, 3D Block Modeling, 1999

 

Work Experience

RMBAKER LLC

January 2004 – present

Principal Consultant-Owner and Managing Member

  • Provide consulting services with specialties in sinkholes, geophysics and mineral exploration.
  • Perform subsurface evaluations using ground penetrating radar(GPR) and electrical resistivity imaging (ERI). Routinely employ advanced GPR and ERI data processing techniques and 3D modeling to solve complex subsurface spatial problems.
  • Perform geophysical well logging and well videography surveys. Provide interpretation of well log data.

Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.

January 2002 – January 2004 (contracted from July 2001 – January 2002)

Associate Consultant

  • Project manager for subsurface evaluations to investigate geological hazards such as deleterious soil conditions and sinkholes.

The Franklin Co., Inc. contracted to Dupont May 1998 – July 2001

Project Geologist-Exploration

  • Principal investigator of Quaternary coastal placers in northeastern Brazil, covering 1.1 million acres. This involved the coordination of multiple resources, Brazilian federal agencies and international law firms.
  • Evaluated heavy mineral placer assays and reserves in Florida, Australia, Ecuador, Brazil and the western United States.

Geohazards, Inc.

June 1995 – May 1998

Field Geologist and Project Manager

  • Developed investigation strategies and field procedures for geophysical studies, submitted contract bids, organized and supervised field crews.

 

Abstract Publications

Baker, R.M., Randazzo, A.F., and Martin, J.M., 1995, "Sulfur isotopes from the lower Floridan Aquifer and the Boulder Zone": Geological Society of America Programs(abstract, with poster), p. 256A.

 

Randazzo, A.F., Butler, G., Denizman, C., and Baker, R., 1995: "The origin of a high transmissivity zone in the Floridan aquifer system and its relevance to karst": International Symposium and Field Seminar on Karst Waters and Environmental Impacts, Antalya, Turkey, Program (abstract), p. 63-64.

 

Baker, R.M., 1995, "Sulfuric acid dissolution within the Lower Floridan aquifer, south Florida": The 59th Annual Meeting Florida Academy of Sciences Program (abstract), v. 58, p. 23.

 

Professional Affiliations

  • Florida Association of Professional Geologists (FAPG), Florida Section of American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG)