I received my Bachelor of Science in Geology from CSU Fullerton and have been employed as a professional geologist for the past 21 years. I am currently an Engineering Geologist with the California Geological Survey (CGS). Prior to joining CGS in 2009, I worked as an engineering geologist for a private geotechnical consulting firm for 11 years.
At CGS I am involved with evaluation of active faults in southern California for the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act. Also, I have created compilation geologic maps of several 7.5' quadrangles in the western Antelope Valley. Lastly, I perform geologic and seismic hazard reviews of geotechnical reports for school & hospital construction for the Division of the State Architect (DSA) and the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), respectively.
Recently, I was part of post-event response teams collecting field data after the 2018 Montecito debris flows and the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence.
Olson, B. (2015). Geomorphic evaluation of the Santa Monica Fault Zone, northwestern Los Angeles Basin, southern California. Poster Presentation at Seismological Society of America annual meeting, Pasadena, CA, April 21-23, 2015. SCEC Contribution 7326
Olson, B. (2007). The tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, southern California. In A. Brown, R. Shlemon, & J. Cooper (Eds.), Geology and Paleontology of Palos Verdes Hills, California: A 60th Anniversary Revisit to Commemorate the 1946 Publication of U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 207, (, pp. 23-40) , : SCEC Contribution 6307
