Career Development

Former TWA Editor in Chief Aman Srivastava, SPE, shares lessons on leadership, continuous learning, digital transformation, and the lasting impact of SPE volunteer service.

Thomas Shattuck, SPE, reflects on leadership, global collaboration, energy transition trends, and the lessons that shaped his career from field engineering to energy law.

Former TWA editor of chief, Andreas Michael, SPE, shares insights on petroleum engineering, the importance of quality over quantity, technical expertise, and how young professionals can build successful careers in a changing energy industry.

Discover how engineer Tim Ong, SPE, built a successful career in energy by leveraging transferable skills, embracing mentorship, and navigating a nonlinear path from medical instrumentation to innovation, digital transformation, and leadership.

CCUS and underground gas storage researcher Youwei He shares his insights on energy innovation, academic leadership, SPE service, and the future of subsurface carbon storage.

Marketing executive, entrepreneur, and author Kristine Sickels shares practical strategies to help early-career women engineers build confidence, speak up in meetings, and advocate for their achievements.

Discover how AI leader Fatai Anifowose transformed skepticism into innovation, sharing insights on artificial intelligence in energy, leadership, continuous learning, and the skills shaping the future of the industry.

From Saudi Aramco boardrooms to leadership classrooms, and from a personal fitness journey to mentoring the next generation of professionals, Rehman Akhtar's career has been defined by continuous growth and reinvention.

In this interview, Sushma Bhan, energy data, AI leader, and technical director of the SPE Data Science and Engineering Analytics Technical Section, shares lessons from 3 decades at Shell, discussing digital transformation, the future of AI in upstream operations, leadership development, and career advice for the next generation of energy professionals.

How do energy professionals stay relevant through downturns, restructuring, and technological change? Discover four pillars of personal branding that build a reputation capable of compounding across every stage of your career.