Speaker John Farina, Ron Hinn, Susan Howes
John Farina provides petroleum engineering consulting and technical training services to the international and domestic petroleum industry. He has over 30 years experience in production and reservoir engineering, working on projects in Texas, Oklahoma, the North Sea and Siberia. John has a BS in petroleum engineering from West Virginia …
John Farina provides petroleum engineering consulting and technical training services to the international and domestic petroleum industry. He has over 30 years experience in production and reservoir engineering, working on projects in Texas, Oklahoma, the North Sea and Siberia. John has a BS in petroleum engineering from West Virginia University, and has previously worked for Shell Oil and Sneider and Merkel Associates. John was a distinguished lecturer for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists in 1989 on the subject of formation damage and its effect on well evaluation and performance and is an active member of SPE, serving on the Gulf Coast Section Continuing Education Committee.
Ron Hinn is the "Knowledge Management Lead" within Oxy. A 1977 petroleum engineering graduate of the University of Tulsa, he has held various engineering and supervisory positions throughout his career. Ron is very active within the SPE, having served in positions at the worldwide, regional and local levels. Ron, a veteran instructor of the GCS Oilpatch Orientation, has a strong interest in sharing unique insights and facts associated with the E&P industry -- giving particular emphasis to its importance within the worldwide economy.
Susan Howes is Horizons Manager, in the Organizational Capability group, at Chevron. Howes is formerly Learning and Organizational Development Manager at Anadarko. She has had various engineering assignments in Denver and Houston, including responsibilities in recruiting and career development for engineers, managing acquisition and divestment projects, economic evaluation, reservoir studies and reservoir simulation of conventional and unconventional reservoirs. Susan has a BS in petroleum engineering from The University of Texas and is a registered professional engineer in Texas. She is the 2007 Regional Director representing the Gulf Coast Region on the SPEI board, and has served as Chair and several other positions on the Gulf Coast Section board. Susan received the 1997 SPE Young Member Outstanding Service Award, the 2003 SPE Distinguished Member Award, and the 2005 SPE International Distinguished Service Award.
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