In September, I spoke at The Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG) Houston Chapter meeting on ways various business functions can work together to speed and improve technology deployment in industries. The financial executives I spoke with had great feedback on how and why deploying new technologies in industries such as the energy industry is not as […]
Progress at National Energy Technology Laboratory
At the 2015 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), which was held May 4-7 in Houston, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) presented many of their current projects. It was great to see how NETL is collaborating with industry on many initiatives aimed at improving safety, reliability and environmental responsibility. The following are […]
Challenges & Opportunities in Myanmar
Myanmar is looking to continue its rapid development as companies eye possibilities for growth there. “In fiscal year (FY) 2014 and 2015, Myanmar averaged 7.8% gross domestic product (GDP) growth – which is significant compared to the 3% growth rate for most economies.” However, growth in Myanmar is not without significant challenges including: Shortfalls in […]
Energy, Sustainability & STEM – Looking Forward
On February 25, 2015, I had the opportunity to speak about how constructive the energy industry is at the “Sustainable Energy for South Texas Symposium” hosted by The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA). The event highlighted current research directions in energy and oil and gas exploration, with a focus on sustainable technologies. I shared with […]
Constructive Event on Energy and Sustainability
Energy and Sustainability I’m looking forward to speaking at the “Sustainable Energy for South Texas Symposium” on February 25, 2015 as it’s an event on current research directions in energy, oil and gas exploration, with a focus on sustainable technologies. The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) event is sponsored by Halliburton, and I’m going to […]
Offshore Technology Conference – Energy Education Institute
Education in Energy This years Energy Education Institute program was the 10th annual holding of this part of the OTC. It includes educational activities in conjuction with NEED and STEM for both students and teachers. 150 area teachers attended this free Energy Education workshop, sponsored by ExxonMobil, the most in 10 years of doing […]
Developing Profitable Partnerships – ASTD and Houston Organizational Development Network
Companies are increasingly looking for solutions to manage and grow their people while optimizing worker output and reliability. The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) Houston and the Houston Organization Development Network (HODN) put on a panel discussion called “Developing Profitable Partnerships: OD, HR, and L&D” to explore how major consultative groups can better […]
Infographic: Why Stem Matters
Thanks to the good folks over at TopEducationDegrees.org for sending this “Why STEM Matters” infographic over. They had noticed our series of articles (see related posts below) on STEM and thought this would complement the topic. They have done a great job of putting together some key statistics on the topic. Source: Why STEM Matters […]
STEM Education Programs in the Oil & Gas Industry
The STEM movement is alive in this country as many organizations are making moves to improve the STEM capabilities of our current and future workforce. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, and the movement is driven by our country’s need to stay competitive with the rest of the world technically and the fact […]