Curriculum Vitae
Alan Patrick Bischoff
alan_bischoff@yahoo.com.br
Name: Alan Patrick Bischoff
Date of Birth: January 29, 1979 - Arroio do Meio/RS – Brazil
E-mail: alan_bischoff@yahoo.com.br
Blog: alanclimb@blogspot.com.br
QUALIFICATIONS
1) Bachelor Degree in Geology (1998-2004) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2) Certificate in Instruction of Shivan Yoga (2009).
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
1) Mountaineering
Beginning: 1990
Mountaineering activities such as trekking, camping and rappeling.
2) Rock Climbing
Beginning: 1994
3) Andinism and Ice Climbing
Beginning: 2008
4) Guide and Instructor of Rock Climbing
Beginning: 2005
Instructor of basic course of rock climbing in Brazil
5) Yoga Instructor
Beginning: 2007
Practician and instructor of Shivam Yoga.
2) Certificate in Instruction of Shivan Yoga (2009).
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
1) Mountaineering
Beginning: 1990
Mountaineering activities such as trekking, camping and rappeling.
2) Rock Climbing
Beginning: 1994
Rock climbing in Brazil and Argentina. Major mountains climbed: Dedo de Deus (Finger of God), 1692 meters; Pico Maior de Friburgo (2316 meters, 700 meters of rock climbing); Pico do Frade (1560 meters); Pedra do Capacete (2200 meters), four faces of Pão de Açúcar (Sugar Loaf) and Corcovado Mountain, both on Rio de Janeiro. Climb in Patagonia (Cerro Catedral region). Openned more than 40 new climbing routes in Brazil, several in hammerless style.
3) Andinism and Ice Climbing
Beginning: 2008
Period of 48 days in Patagonia, climbing in Agulhas Frey (2388 meters) e Cerro Tronador (3478 meters, mixed rock and ice). Trekking and glacier travel in El Chalten region, on the Cerro Fitz Roy ridge and Cerro Torre Glacier.
4) Guide and Instructor of Rock Climbing
Beginning: 2005
Instructor of basic course of rock climbing in Brazil
5) Yoga Instructor
Beginning: 2007
Practician and instructor of Shivam Yoga.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
Scholar ship
20 hours per week
Period: 03/1999 - 01/2005
Activities: Sedimentary Geology
2) Geoprospec - Geologia e Projetos Ambientais
Trainee
22 hours per week
Period: 04/2000 - 12/2000
Activities: Mineral Research and Environment
3) Agência de Turismo Rota Alternativa
Geologist\Tourist Guide
weekends
Period: 02/2003 - 11/2003
Activities: Geologic tourist guide
4) Geoambiental - Consultoria e Licenciamentos
Geologist
40 hours per week
Period: 03/2005 - 07/2005
Activities: Mineral Research and Environment
5) FUNCEFET - Fundação de Apoio ao CEFET - RJ
Geologist
40 hours per week
Period: 08/2005 - 12/2006
Activities: Geohazard analysis in deep ocean
6) PETROBRAS S/A – Petróleo Brasileiro S/A
Geologist
40 hours per week
Period: 01/2007 - actual
Activities: Coordinator of Sedimentology Laboratory of Marine Geology of Petrobras Company
LANGUAGES
Native Language – Portuguese (Brazil)
Understand: English (intermediate); Spanish (well)
Speak: English (intermediate); Spanish (intermediate)
Read: English (well); Spanish (well)
Write: English (intermediate); Spanish (intermediate)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Microsoft Office: Excellent
AutoCad: Good
Surfer: Good
Adobe Illustrator: Excellent
Adobe Photoshop: Good
CorelDraw: Good
Rock Works: Intermediate
OTHER INFORMATION
For more information about mountains and places climbed, please see the websites below.
1) http://www.alanclimb.blogspot.com/
Personal blog showing mountaineering activities.
2) http://www.caminhosmontanhismo.blogspot.com/
Personal blog with routes and climbing places in Brazil. This blog includes reports of some climbs and photos.
