Women in Engineering Interview Series – Karen W.
In today’s interview I’m introducing you to my former colleague, Karen. She’s currently a Water Management Supervisor for Permian basin, but she has worked many roles over the years, including most recently working as Staff Completions Engineer before moving to her...
Women in Engineering Interview Series – Jessica S.
My first engineering job in oil and gas was at a field office in the small town of Farmington, NM. My husband and I were a little nervous to move to a small town, but we found settling in surprisingly easy because our office was actively hiring lots of early career...
Women in Engineering Interview Series – Sarah K.
This month for our Women in Engineering Interview Series I’m featuring Sarah, a Production Excellence Advisor. I met her while I was living and working in Brisbane, Australia. Her husband and I worked together as reservoir engineers and she and my husband worked...
Women in Engineering Interview Series – Alicia S.
Engineering school in college is tough. Anyone who has been through it understands the long days and nights, the hard work, the stress, the never ending homework, the failed tests, and the pride of passing. You can’t do it alone and I was lucky to be in college with...
Women in Engineering Interview Series – Elsa L.
When I was 27 years old my husband and I took an adventure by accepting engineering jobs in Australia. It was exciting to move across the world and learn about a new culture and travel while we were still young and child-less. While in Australia we met some amazing...SPE article on Women Engineers in Oil and Gas
A friend of mine recently shared this great article, The Woman Question by Janeen Judah, with me. Last year the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) had it’s first women president in 11 years (they’ve had only 4 women presidents total). For her final...Challenging times
One of the hardest things I’ve faced as an engineer has been company layoffs. It can happen to engineers working in almost any industry. Right now the oil and gas industry is in a downturn due to oversupply and less demand causing low oil and gas prices. While...
Welcome to the oil and gas industry
I started my second job, moving from the semiconductor manufacturing industry to the upstream oil and gas industry, in a time when the energy industry was booming. It is a cyclical industry with boom and bust cycles. There was a gap in the workforce due to the bust...Welcome
Hi, I’m Emily. I’m an engineer, mom, and wife. I encourage kids to love STEAM and motivate women to find personal happiness in their career and motherhood journeys.
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