Energy & Basic Resources

Valued experts focusing on the exploration, production, and management of energy sources and raw materials

Vannessa MVOLO

Vannessa MVOLO

Data consultant

Data consultant Show more

Sayantani Mitra

Sayantani Mitra

#AnalyticsChampion and Certified Einstein Analytics and Discovery Consultant

#AnalyticsChampion and Certified Einstein Analytics and Discovery Consultant Show more

Joshua Ndemenge

Joshua Ndemenge

Motivated community Tech leader with great passion in Hardware (Electronics) Engineering & AI with a drive to address the local issues with the skills and knowledge I have acquired over the years.

Motivated community Tech leader with great passion in Hardware (Electronics) Engineering & AI with a drive to address the local issues with the skills and knowledge I have acquired over the years. Show more

Buck Bard

Buck Bard

Buck Bard is the Chief Harbinger at Canary Works. He has been designing and delivering innovative learning solutions for over 25 years.

Buck has built global teams responsible for developing solutions for classroom, mobile, and virtual environments. He has earned certifications from the Association for Training and Development (ATD) and Stanford University.

Buck Bard is the Chief Harbinger at Canary Works. He has been designing and delivering innovative learning solutions for over 25 years. Buck has built global teams responsible for developing solutions for classroom, mobile, and virtual environme... Show more

Michael Elkins

Michael Elkins

Information management and compliance professional with extensive experience helping leading organizations around the world in the design and deployment of comprehensive information management strategies and solutions. Always striving to find better, more effective ways to leverage information as an asset and to provide value to the business.

Information management and compliance professional with extensive experience helping leading organizations around the world in the design and deployment of comprehensive information management strategies and solutions. Always striving to find better... Show more

Damien O'Connor

Damien O'Connor

Damien started his agile journey working alongside a big name agile consultancy as a software developer. From there he moved into project and programme management positions using various delivery methods, approaches, and techniques ultimately helping teams develop great software.

In his 15+ years of leadership experience he has seen the difference agile practices can make to individuals, teamwork, and organisations. He advises, coaches, and guides teams and organisations to adopt a new set of competencies so they can adjust to their changing situation, plans, and goals.

Damien started his agile journey working alongside a big name agile consultancy as a software developer. From there he moved into project and programme management positions using various delivery methods, approaches, and techniques ultimately helping... Show more

Benard Ngoda

Benard Ngoda

Android -IOT developer at Code Geeks Kenya

Android -IOT developer at Code Geeks Kenya Show more

Benktesh Sharma

Benktesh Sharma

Full stack software developer/architect with experience from the web, desktop, and mobile. I enjoy architecting/building scalable software solutions that interact with a human, simulation models of biophysical data, and visualization of insights with a strong focus on DevOps following test-driven approaches in an agile fashion.

Full stack software developer/architect with experience from the web, desktop, and mobile. I enjoy architecting/building scalable software solutions that interact with a human, simulation models of biophysical data, and visualization of insights with... Show more

Anuj Varma

Anuj Varma

Anuj’s IT career spans over 22 years, having served in senior online software engineering, database, and architect level positions. His past customer base includes Dell, Tokyo Electron, Pearson, British Petroleum and Schlumberger.

At Dell, Anuj served as a Web Services architect, involved in a performance-improving transformation of the second largest eCommerce site in the world – dell.com.

For British Petroleum, Anuj was the lead UI architect in designing a reusable application framework which was eventually used for a high frequency energy trading application.

Over the past 7 years, he has also served in the capacity of a cloud architect as well as a Container Architect. He holds professional certifications on AWS, Google and Azure.

Anuj holds a Master in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, a Master's in Physics from the University of Florida and a Bachelor’s in Physics from Angelo State University. He is an active blogger on topics such as Cloud Computing, Application Architectural Patterns, Blockchain and Security.

He resides in Austin with his wife, and enjoys travel as well as local Austin activities – including running and golf.

Anuj’s IT career spans over 22 years, having served in senior online software engineering, database, and architect level positions. His past customer base includes Dell, Tokyo Electron, Pearson, British Petroleum and Schlumberger. At Dell, Anuj se... Show more

Erica Swift

Erica Swift

Erica Swift is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where she studied Computer Engineering.  She is currently a Software Engineer at the TVA, where she has
worked on systems ranging from configuration management to firmware for industrial IoT devices. Erica is equal parts hardware and software enthusiast and feels most at home in the lab surrounded by drill presses, oscilloscopes, and her MacBook. She does not actually program in Swift but it's only a matter of time before that's corrected. At home Erica can be found tinkering with Raspberry Pis, working on cars, watching documentaries, training for triathlons, volunteering in various capacities with the Society of Women Engineers and the Scenic City Summit, or teaching manners to her cat.

Erica Swift is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where she studied Computer Engineering.  She is currently a Software Engineer at the TVA, where she has worked on systems ranging from configuration management to firmware for ... Show more

Mauro Pungo

Mauro Pungo

Chidinma Gabriel-Ugwu

Chidinma Gabriel-Ugwu

Chidinma is a results-driven geoscientist with a master’s degree in integrated petroleum Exploration from the Centre of Excellence, University of Benin. With a solid foundation in geological principles and extensive experience in environmental management and safety, Chidinma has consistently demonstrated her ability to drive success while upholding the highest standards of quality and safety.
She is an active member of Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists and the American Association of Petroleum Geoscientists which underscores her commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
Beyond her professional endeavours, Chidinma is passionate about volunteering and engaging in continuous personal development.

Chidinma is a results-driven geoscientist with a master’s degree in integrated petroleum Exploration from the Centre of Excellence, University of Benin. With a solid foundation in geological principles and extensive experience in environmental manag... Show more

Craig Haseler

Craig Haseler

Craig Haseler leads the technical team behind PARS, the Department of Energy's System of Record for Capital Asset Project Performance Information. With a background in software development and cybersecurity, Craig has led the expansion of PARS capabilities over the past several years as a new JSON upload format has been developed and the scope of the system has expanded. More recently, Craig and his team have spearheaded the Department of Energy's efforts to embrace safe, secure Artificial Intelligence tools to improve productivity and further the Department's mission.

Craig Haseler leads the technical team behind PARS, the Department of Energy's System of Record for Capital Asset Project Performance Information. With a background in software development and cybersecurity, Craig has led the expansion of PARS capabi... Show more

Prince Momta

Prince Momta

Dr. Prince Suka Momta is a Petroleum Geologist with over fifteen years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and over nine years teaching experience as a lecturer. He started his career with Lonestar Drilling followed by Oando Energy Services. He has participated in various drilling and formation evaluation projects both in onshore and deep offshore locations for both indigenous and multinational E&P companies. He is an astute industry expert knowledgeable in the petroleum exploration and production, Petroleum processing, and Petroleum marketing. He is a Volunteer Industry Mentor to the Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) since 2017 till date providing mentorship and training to university students and Lecturers. He has over 27 publications including book chapters, journal articles, conference papers and books. He is a member of the Nigeria Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE), Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG).

Dr. Prince Suka Momta is a Petroleum Geologist with over fifteen years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and over nine years teaching experience as a lecturer. He started his career with Lonestar Drilling followed by Oando Energy Services. He h... Show more

Ashaolu Joshua

Ashaolu Joshua

is a passionate student of at. With a keen interest in the intersection of advanced technologies and sustainable energy solutions, is actively engaged in research exploring the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

is a passionate student of at. With a keen interest in the intersection of advanced technologies and sustainable energy solutions, is actively engaged in research exploring the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Show more

Festus Ojenabor

Festus Ojenabor

Mr. Ojenabor Festus is a geologist with a robust background in biostratigraphy and sedimentology spanning over 20 years. He has been engaged in the study the palynostratigraphic and sedimentological evaluations of sediments in the Gulf of Guinea with a number oil service firms in the last two decades. He currently the leads biostratigraphy and sedimentological team at Gove Energy and lecturers at the Mountain Top University.

Mr. Ojenabor Festus is a geologist with a robust background in biostratigraphy and sedimentology spanning over 20 years. He has been engaged in the study the palynostratigraphic and sedimentological evaluations of sediments in the Gulf of Guinea with... Show more

Pius Akagbosu Imorgiemeh

Pius Akagbosu Imorgiemeh

Pius is a cased hole specialist advisor and geoscience technical advisor in Baker Hughes with 15 years’ experience in the industry. Expertise in Pulsed Neutron logs analysis (PNC, Carbon oxygen & Sigma), Cement bond logs, Production logs analysis/ interpretation, Open hole saturation analysis, Wireline and MWD data Processing & geoscience technical sales. I earned BSc. in Physics, PGD in Petroleum Geoscience, & MSc. in Exploration Geophysics in Delta State University, Laser Petroleum Geoscience Centre & University of Benin respectively.

Pius is a cased hole specialist advisor and geoscience technical advisor in Baker Hughes with 15 years’ experience in the industry. Expertise in Pulsed Neutron logs analysis (PNC, Carbon oxygen & Sigma), Cement bond logs, Production logs analysis/ in... Show more

Joel Winarske

Joel Winarske

- Toyota Connected North America
- Microsoft Surface
- Pure Watercraft
- INRIX / OpenCar
- Qualcomm (Windows Phone, Windows on ARM)

- Toyota Connected North America - Microsoft Surface - Pure Watercraft - INRIX / OpenCar - Qualcomm (Windows Phone, Windows on ARM) Show more

Andrew Owens

Andrew Owens

Andrew Owens is the technical lead for Interconnection & Peering at Teraco Data Environments, and is responsible for the design, commissioning and management of the NAPAfrica peering platform and Africa Cloud Exchange.

Focused on serving sub-saharan Africa, NAPAfrica, he has been instrumental in ensuring that content is locally available in Africa. Andrew is an industry expert in the design of peering exchanges and networks. He works closely with industry bodies such as Euro-IX, AfriNIC, MEF and ISOC with the goal of implementing global polices within Africa.

Prior to Teraco, he started his career in IT in South Africa’s largest fruit tracking house, where he wrote the data exchange system responsible for supporting 98% of South Africa’s fruit exports at the time. He then moved into the telecommunications sector and was instrumental in launching the first VoIP services in South Africa at Storm Voice and Data, where he was primarily responsible for the development of the authentication and billing platforms as well as management of the organisation’s regional networks.

Andrew Owens is the technical lead for Interconnection & Peering at Teraco Data Environments, and is responsible for the design, commissioning and management of the NAPAfrica peering platform and Africa Cloud Exchange. Focused on serving sub-sahar... Show more

Bhanu Prakash Reddy Rella

Bhanu Prakash Reddy Rella

Bhanu Reddy is a Senior Data Engineer at Meta and a passionate advocate for sustainable and energy-efficient AI. With over a decade of experience in data engineering, cloud computing, and machine learning, Bhanu leads efforts to design scalable AI systems that are both high-performing and environmentally conscious. He is the founder of GreenGuard AI, an initiative focused on optimizing AI infrastructure and workflows for carbon efficiency.

Bhanu is currently pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), where his thesis centers on energy-efficient AI systems and sustainable data practices. He has presented at international conferences, judged hackathons, and contributed to research in federated learning, model pruning, and knowledge distillation for Green AI. His work bridges technical innovation and environmental responsibility, aiming to redefine how AI systems are built, deployed, and sustained at scale.

Bhanu Reddy is a Senior Data Engineer at Meta and a passionate advocate for sustainable and energy-efficient AI. With over a decade of experience in data engineering, cloud computing, and machine learning, Bhanu leads efforts to design scalable AI sy... Show more

Tom Rune Espedal

Tom Rune Espedal

Tom Rune Espedal is a business and technology leader with expertise in the utilities sector, particularly in how grid companies can leverage digital transformation to meet the demands of a changing energy landscape. As Industry Lead Utilities at Evidi, he works closely with grid operators to modernize business process tools, field operation, harness data, and implement scalable software solutions.
With a long and broad background that spans both elite sports leadership and enterprise IT, Tom Rune brings a unique perspective on how to align people and technology to drive innovation. He is driven by enabling grid companies to become more resilient, data-driven, and customer-focused in the face of regulatory shifts, electrification, and sustainability goals.

Tom Rune Espedal is a business and technology leader with expertise in the utilities sector, particularly in how grid companies can leverage digital transformation to meet the demands of a changing energy landscape. As Industry Lead Utilities at Evid... Show more

João Scodro

João Scodro

My name is João Scodro, I'm Agile Coach and Accredited Kanban Trainer. For the last 10 years I've been working as Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Manager and Agile Coach in companies like energy industries, retail and banks.

My name is João Scodro, I'm Agile Coach and Accredited Kanban Trainer. For the last 10 years I've been working as Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Manager and Agile Coach in companies like energy industries, retail and banks. Show more

Amélie Koran

Amélie Koran

Amélie E. Koran is currently the Senior Technology Advocate for Splunk and recently served as the Deputy Chief Information Officer and most recently as Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General. However, Amélie’s path prior to today took her the long way around − through multiple industry sectors, academia, and the public sector. Her professional experience includes time spent at The Walt Disney Company, Carnegie Mellon University’s CERT/CC, Mandiant, The World Bank, Constellation Energy (now Exelon) and The American Chemical Society. She began her time in the public sector as Lead Enterprise Security Architect for the U.S. Department of the Interior, eventually moving on to lead Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation implementation for the U.S. Treasury Department. Amélie later spent time on a leadership development rotation as part of the President’s Management Council Fellowship serving the Federal CIO in supporting cybersecurity policy analysis and legislative review, where she took an active role in the government-wide Open Data Initiative and helped in giving “birth” to the United States Digital Service (USDS). She’s an ardent advocate for innovative approaches to hiring talent and rationally applying security strategies and technologies for the public and private sector.

In her free time she collects movie memorabilia, toys and LEGO sets and swims and bicycles for exercise and fun. She’s an avid motorcyclist, having ridden the Iron Butt 50CC Challenge in 2010 on her way to BlackHat and DEFCON. She volunteers at local security conferences, primarily BSides DC and BSides NoVA, but can also be seen at BSides Las Vegas and DEFCON as a Goon. She’s married to a wonderful spouse (also a techie) and became a recent parent to two precious kittens at the end of October. While working for Stan “The Man” Lee, she received her superhero nickname when helping move his personal comic book collection to the company vaults from his original home in the hills overlooking Hollywood. Her original foray into the Internet was in 1993, building one of the first 1000 websites ever, called the “Star Wars Multimedia Archive”, and then in 1996 built the preeminent film and television music website, SoundtrackNet, which she ran until 2012 when she sold it to focus more towards her main career. While she plays the drums, she’s not very good at them, but can at least keep time.

Twitter: @webjedi

Amélie E. Koran is currently the Senior Technology Advocate for Splunk and recently served as the Deputy Chief Information Officer and most recently as Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspe... Show more

Mohammed Ismaeel

Mohammed Ismaeel

Mohammed Ismaeel is a Solutions Architect at Polestar Automotive with a background in cloud architecture, serverless systems, and digital transformation. He has led large-scale initiatives across the automotive and financial services industries, helping organizations build secure, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions. Mohammed combines hands-on development expertise with architectural leadership and is passionate about sharing knowledge on serverless and cloud-native technologies through community events, mentoring, and thought leadership.

Mohammed Ismaeel is a Solutions Architect at Polestar Automotive with a background in cloud architecture, serverless systems, and digital transformation. He has led large-scale initiatives across the automotive and financial services industries, help... Show more

Henrik Grimsmo Busengdal

Henrik Grimsmo Busengdal

Henrik er en fullstack-utvikler med bred erfaring innen utvikling av innovative
programvareløsninger for olje- og gassindustrien. Med en bakgrunn som inkluderer bore-
og brønnteknologi, geomekanikk, dataanalyse og programvareutvikling, har han en unik
evne til å bygge bro mellom petroleumsdomenet, datadrevet programvareutvikling og
digitaliseringsinitiativer.
Han kombinerer dyp ekspertise innen petroleumsteknologi med avansert kompetanse
innen programvareutvikling og datateknologi, og bidrar til prosjekter som forbedrer
operasjonell effektivitet og muliggjør datadrevne beslutningstaking. Hans erfaring
inkluderer analyse av brønnlogger, beregning av poretrykk, geomekanisk modellering og
utvikling av nettbaserte løsninger for datadrevne beslutningsprosesser innen
petroleumsdomenet.

Henrik er en fullstack-utvikler med bred erfaring innen utvikling av innovative programvareløsninger for olje- og gassindustrien. Med en bakgrunn som inkluderer bore- og brønnteknologi, geomekanikk, dataanalyse og programvareutvikling, har han en u... Show more

Lindsey Hershman

Lindsey Hershman

Lindsey Hershman (MBA,GAICD) is the Managing Director of AI Access who specialise in AI Strategy, Governance, Custom Development, Adoption and AI Training. Lindsey has led transformation across ASX, For Purpose Organisations and Government Corporations. Working across Energy, Infrastructure and Financial services industries Lindsey drives the vision, value and velocity of AI adoption. He has significant experience across strategy, governance, commercial, digital transformation and enterprise change management. Lindsey helps organisations enhance revenue, employee engagement and service delivery while lowering their risks and cost base.

Lindsey Hershman (MBA,GAICD) is the Managing Director of AI Access who specialise in AI Strategy, Governance, Custom Development, Adoption and AI Training. Lindsey has led transformation across ASX, For Purpose Organisations and Government Corporati... Show more

Samuel Omoniyi

Samuel Omoniyi

Samuel Omoniyi is a 400-level Petroleum Engineering student at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, with a strong passion for energy sustainability, technological innovation, and operational efficiency in the oil and gas industry. He has engaged in academic competitions and industry-focused projects, demonstrating technical competence and problem-solving abilities.

Samuel is skilled in Microsoft Excel, data analytics, and petroleum engineering software, with a keen interest in applying emerging technologies such as Automated Drilling Systems (ADS) to enhance drilling performance and promote sustainable resource extraction. His work reflects a commitment to integrating efficiency with environmental stewardship and social responsibility in energy operations.

Samuel Omoniyi is a 400-level Petroleum Engineering student at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, with a strong passion for energy sustainability, technological innovation, and operational efficiency in the oil and gas industry. He has engaged in aca... Show more

Ayomide Kosebinu

Ayomide Kosebinu

Kosebinu Ayomide Israel is a 400-level Petroleum Engineering student at the University of Ibadan, serving as Vice President of the Society of Petroleum Engineers UI Chapter and General Secretary of NULASS UI. A two-time Dean’s Honour List awardee, he is passionate about energy transition, innovation, and sustainable development. A professional graphics designer and active volunteer, he has empowered over 40 individuals with creative and digital skills. His research abstracts, including works on petroleum engineering, renewable integration, and nuclear energy feasibility in Nigeria, have been accepted at top conferences such as NAICE.

Kosebinu Ayomide Israel is a 400-level Petroleum Engineering student at the University of Ibadan, serving as Vice President of the Society of Petroleum Engineers UI Chapter and General Secretary of NULASS UI. A two-time Dean’s Honour List awardee, he... Show more

Chibuike Muogbo

Chibuike Muogbo

Muogbo Dominic Chibuike is a passionate and research-driven geoscientist with a B.Sc. in Geological Sciences from Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Second Class Upper). His interests span seismic interpretation, reservoir characterization, sequence stratigraphy, and the application of AI/ML in geoscience. Dominic has published over 10 peer-reviewed articles, including works on groundwater contamination, seismic stratigraphy, and the future of AI in reservoir modeling. He was a member of the NAU AAPG Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) 2025 team and has participated in advanced software training workshops including Petrel workflows. A recipient of the SEG/Threet and Enders Robinson Scholarships, Dominic is a member of NAPE, AAPG, and SEG. He aims to contribute to sustainable hydrocarbon exploration and energy security in Nigeria and beyond.

Muogbo Dominic Chibuike is a passionate and research-driven geoscientist with a B.Sc. in Geological Sciences from Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Second Class Upper). His interests span seismic interpretation, reservoir characterization, sequence stratigr... Show more

Simon Peter Dagbui

Simon Peter Dagbui

Mining and Minerals Engineer with a strong focus on data, modeling, and automation in heavy industry. As a EuroPython Society member and Python community contributor, I explore how open source ML and AI tools can solve real-world challenges in mining, from predictive maintenance to ESG compliance.

Mining and Minerals Engineer with a strong focus on data, modeling, and automation in heavy industry. As a EuroPython Society member and Python community contributor, I explore how open source ML and AI tools can solve real-world challenges in mining... Show more

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