Committees
The Society of Petroleum Engineers Aberdeen Section
Energy4me Schools Career Guidance
The Energy4me Schools Career Guidance (SCG) committee aim to “Inspire the Next Generation” by providing Diverse & Inclusive information on “Energy Transition” skills, career pathways and career journeys thus guiding pupils towards positive destinations.
In collaboration with other SPE Aberdeen Committees and our STEM Ambassador Volunteers, we also support leading energy sector players and STEM Educators to provide an industry focus for primary and secondary school pupils, teachers, parents and carers, therefore, raising awareness of potential Career opportunities in the Oil, Gas and wider Energy Sector including Offshore Wind, Electrification, Geothermal, Hydrogen etc as part of our journey to Net-Zero. As “Explorers”, through our collaboration with NASA and the UK Space Sector, we also highlight transferable technologies and skills in Satellites, Robotics, Data, AI, AR, Emissions Reductions, Sustainability etc.
Energy4me SCG volunteers have supported and developed several “Energy Transition School Career Guidance” initiatives and events, including:
Guiding Pupils towards Positive Destinations
- Jobs / OGTAP, Foundation, Modern & Graduate Apprenticeships / College or University
Energy Transition Career Guidance
- School Career Fairs, Exhibition Tours and presentations
- Collaboration with OEUK, OPITO & EI AHI
CV & Interview Skills – Secondary Schools
- Supporting SDS, DYW & YMCA
- STEMNET Top 10 Employability Skills
STEM Ambassador Activities – Primary & Secondary Schools
- Maths in the Pipeline support to TechFest
- www.Energy4me.org collaboration with Aberdeen Science Centre
- NASA in Aberdeen multi-organisational collaborative project
- “Explorers – Inspiring the Next Generation”
For all enquires email aberdeen.admin@spe-uk.org
Committee Members
Soma Salavati
Chair - Energy4me Schools Career Guidance
Soma Salavati
Chair - Energy4me Schools Career Guidance
Soma is a Managed Pressure Drilling engineer at Weatherford with about 8 years industry experience in UK, Norway and ME. Soma holds a Diploma in Maths and Physic, BSc in Petroleum Engineering and MSc in Well and Drilling Engineering. She is also member of the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, California.
As a STEM Ambassador, Soma is passionate about inspiring the next generation, playing a role in meeting the needs of society and taking responsibility towards making tomorrow a better world to live in.
Soma believes that as part of industry we all need to stay engaged, maintain our perspective in mindset of action and work to meet climate goals.
Karen Sinza
Schools Career Guidance Vice Chair
Karen is a senior Petroleum Engineer with over a decade of international experience. Msc in Reservoir Evaluation & Management graduated in 2011 from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh – UK, and Bsc in Petroleum Engineering graduated in 2004 from ‘Universidad de America’ in Bogota Colombia.
Her career expands over 6 countries, including Colombia where she started as Field Engineer for Schlumberger, passing though Argentina, Peru & Ecuador providing technical support to hydraulic fracture, sand control and matrix stimulation operations. Her Schlumberger career allow her to transition for personal reasons to Brisbane Australia, in this position she provided technical support as production engineer for Schlumberger Information Solutions for multiple conventional and unconventional assets in Queensland and South Australia territories. Currently she is settled in Aberdeen, Scotland - UK where she had worked as Production Engineer for Shell giving support to Shearwater offshore asset under Return-to-work-Program in 2019, and since 2021 she has been part of the Production Technologist team in Equinor Aberdeen where she provides support to Mariner offshore asset and Subsurface UK.
As a mother of three and after taking a parental brake during her career, Karen returned to the industry as a big enthusiasts of STEM education. For her being part of SPE Career School Guidance committee has been very rewarding, as it has allowed her to appreciate from a different perspective young people’s talent and thrill for STEM in a better future for all. She hopes to continue to inspire the next generation of scientists though her roles in SPE board, as well as show casting her role in the Energy industry as a proud Professional Colombian Woman living in the United Kingdom.
Karen Sinza
Schools Career Guidance Vice Chair
Soma Salavati
Chair - Energy4me Schools Career Guidance
Soma is a Managed Pressure Drilling engineer at Weatherford with about 8 years industry experience in UK, Norway and ME. Soma holds a Diploma in Maths and Physic, BSc in Petroleum Engineering and MSc in Well and Drilling Engineering. She is also member of the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, California.
As a STEM Ambassador, Soma is passionate about inspiring the next generation, playing a role in meeting the needs of society and taking responsibility towards making tomorrow a better world to live in.
Soma believes that as part of industry we all need to stay engaged, maintain our perspective in mindset of action and work to meet climate goals.
Karen Sinza
Schools Career Guidance Vice Chair
Karen is a senior Petroleum Engineer with over a decade of international experience. Msc in Reservoir Evaluation & Management graduated in 2011 from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh – UK, and Bsc in Petroleum Engineering graduated in 2004 from ‘Universidad de America’ in Bogota Colombia.
Her career expands over 6 countries, including Colombia where she started as Field Engineer for Schlumberger, passing though Argentina, Peru & Ecuador providing technical support to hydraulic fracture, sand control and matrix stimulation operations. Her Schlumberger career allow her to transition for personal reasons to Brisbane Australia, in this position she provided technical support as production engineer for Schlumberger Information Solutions for multiple conventional and unconventional assets in Queensland and South Australia territories. Currently she is settled in Aberdeen, Scotland - UK where she had worked as Production Engineer for Shell giving support to Shearwater offshore asset under Return-to-work-Program in 2019, and since 2021 she has been part of the Production Technologist team in Equinor Aberdeen where she provides support to Mariner offshore asset and Subsurface UK.
As a mother of three and after taking a parental brake during her career, Karen returned to the industry as a big enthusiasts of STEM education. For her being part of SPE Career School Guidance committee has been very rewarding, as it has allowed her to appreciate from a different perspective young people’s talent and thrill for STEM in a better future for all. She hopes to continue to inspire the next generation of scientists though her roles in SPE board, as well as show casting her role in the Energy industry as a proud Professional Colombian Woman living in the United Kingdom.
