Leadership Team

Jonathan Rudd, P.Eng
President and Director

Jonathan Rudd Jonathan Rudd is a professional engineer and geophysicist who has extensive experience in the application of borehole, ground and airborne geophysical methods to address geological challenges. Jonathan has worked in senior management for the last 12 years with a principal focus on technology development and business development. He is a past-president of the Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society. Jonathan is based in the Toronto area.

Glenn Chubak, M.Sc
Vice-President and Director

Glenn Chubak is a geophysicist with experience in a wide variety of international research initiatives. He has directed and participated in the ongoing development of the DIAS32 cable-free acquisition system, and was a key researcher in an international collaboration on magnetometric resistivity and induced polarization method. Glenn has management and operational experience in site remediation of oil and gas facilities in Alberta. Glenn is based in Saskatoon.

Matthew Friesen, B.E, B.Sc.
Research & Development Manager

Matthew’s vast experience is in electronics instrument design and manufacturing. He has been responsible for development of new products in areas of factory automation, environmental monitoring and mineral exploration. In 2013, Matthew began work on the design of the geophysical instrument that would become the core technology used for Dias Geophysical’s ground surveys. Matthew has a B.S. in Eng. Physics and Computer Science from the U of S., B.E, B.Sc.

Dennis Woods, Ph.D.
Director

Dennis has had a 50-year career in engineering and exploration geophysics, including university professor, consultant, chief geophysicist of a mining company, and founder and part owner of a successful, 26-year, contracting company: Discovery Int’l Geophysics Inc. Dennis has specialized in ground electromagnetic and DCIP resistivity, beginning with Master’s research and geological engineering at Queen’s University. and a PhD from ANU in Australia.

Aaron Snider, B.Sc.
Operations Manager

Aaron Snider has been working in the mineral exploration geophysics industry since 2006, specializing in ground geophysics survey design and data quality solutions in challenging environments. He holds a BSc in Computational Geophysics. He has managed or conducted surveys in 15 countries on six continents and captures stunning photos in his spare time. Aaron has been with Dias since 2016 and is based out of the Vancouver office.

Charlotte A Thibaud, M.Sc., MBA, P.Geo
Processing Manager

Charlotte received a Mastere in Geophysics at the Ecole and Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre of Strasbourg, France, and an MBA) from the University of British Columbia. She has been working in the mineral exploration industry since 2007 and received her Professional Geoscientist designation in 2016. Based out of the Vancouver office, she joined Dias Geophysical in 2015, focusing on building the processing, QC and inversion team.

Tim Stade, CPA
Controller

Tim received his B. Comm. with a major in Accounting from the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan, graduating with distinction. Tim obtained his CPA designation in 2017. Tim’s background is primarily in public practice where he gained experience and knowledge in various industries. Tim made the move to industry when joining Dias Geophysical in June, 2020 as the Controller.

Vasco Nunes, BSc CE, MBA
Sales Manager

Based in Toronto, Vasco studied Civil Engineering at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and has an MBA from Herriot Watt University. Vasco has over 14 years experience in Airborne and Ground Geophysics business development and sales management. True to nature – Vasco collects and studies precious rocks, minerals and rare stones in his spare time.