Michelle Somera

Technology and Project Management

Upstream

 

United States, Canada

1. What is your profession? Or if you are retired, what was your profession?

Reservoir and Planning Engineer, Project Manager

2. What are your areas of expertise?

Upstream: Reservoir Engineering, Operations, Project Management

Upstream Areas: Onshore

3. Current employer:

Top secret information

4. Previous employers:

Southwestern Energy, BP and ExxonMobil

5. How did you end up in the Energy Industry?

I interned with Exxon Research and Development while pursuing my B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Houston. I loved the work and was offered a permanent position after graduating.

6. Why do you like working with Start-Ups?

I would like to use my experience to help start-ups see their vision come to life and to help them grow their business.

Okay, now for some fun things about Michelle…

7. What are three of your interests outside of work?

• Reading

• Doing puzzles

• Working out

8.  What are your top 3 accomplishments (personal or professional)?  Don’t be shy!  Give ‘em to us.

• Raising two wonderful children

• An exciting and challenging career in the O&G industry for 25 years

• Being able to balance work/life throughout my career

9.  If I were a superhero, my superpower would be               .

Teleportation so that I could easily see the world

10. When I was 5, I was pretty sure I'd be a                 when I grew up.

A gymnast after watching the Olympics!

11. If I weren't so damn good at what I do now, I'd probably be               .

Financial Planner

12.  My favorite song is               by            .

"Titanium" by David Guetta from Pitch Perfect

13.  If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd          .

Baking. I bake for my family every week like scones, cookies, breads, etc.

14.  The best piece of advice I've ever been given is                              .

Don't be afraid to fail