Robert Palmer is Senior Vice President of Technical Support for Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum. He has global functional responsibility for the following areas: geoscience and domestic exploration; subsurface engineering and characterization; production and facilities engineering; and drilling and completions. Additionally, he oversees global technical training and support for Occidental’s Re-Imagined Oilfield project, which promotes workforce innovation and collaboration. During his more than 40 years with Occidental, Mr. Palmer has held positions of increasing responsibility in engineering and operations in the United States and internationally, including assignments in Peru, Russia, Oman and Argentina. Most recently, he was President and General Manager of Occidental de Colombia. While in Colombia, Mr. Palmer was instrumental in securing and advancing a number of significant new growth projects with Ecopetrol, our strategic partner in the country. He was awarded the “Faith in the Cause” medal by the Colombian Army in recognition of his friendship, ongoing collaboration and meritorious service in the benefit of the country. Mr. Palmer holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University and has completed the Program for Global Leadership at Harvard Business School.

Since joining Precision Drilling in 2004, Duane has held several managerial positions in the fields of Engineering, Major Capital Projects, and Operations. In his current role as Vice President, Sales – Rig Technology, Duane is responsible for business development and commercialization initiatives as it relates to innovative new drilling rig technologies. Duane holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta, and an MBA from the University of Calgary in Canada.

Jayme Meier joined ExxonMobil in 1990 and since then has held a variety of production, development, commercial and environmental roles specializing in project management and execution. Jayme served in project management roles in several deepwater developments in the Gulf of Mexico and Angola, LNG processing projects in Qatar, and in unconventional gas opportunities in western Canada. In addition, Jayme has held strategic planning and commercial management positions at ExxonMobil Development Company focused on Company Plan and Budget, Stewardship and Investment Reappraisal. Prior to her current position, Jayme led a team of about 300 staff operating four offshore installations in Norway with a focus on SSHE performance, reliability and profitability. She led the transition efforts for the sale of ExxonMobil Norway assets in 2017, including transfer of people, processes, and systems. She assumed her current position as Engineering Vice President, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, in July 2017. In this capacity she leads an organization of about 300 researchers and technologists focused on tackling some of the most challenging problems in the upstream. Jayme graduated from the University of Tulsa with a degree in chemical engineering.  She is married with two children.

Michelle Pflueger is General Manager, Digital Innovation and Acceleration for Chevron. Michelle’s team is responsible for expanding and accelerating digital innovation across the enterprise.
Michelle’s career with Chevron has given her the opportunity to work in multiple countries, with leadership responsibilities ranging from roles in field operations (Offshore Installation manager on Agbami FPSO, Nigeria), to production engineering (Lead Production Engineer in Block 2, Angola), to central technology groups (Petroleum Engineering Consultant in Chevron’s Energy Technology Company). By furthering her education through a Master’s degree in Applied Statistics, she expanded her knowledge in advanced data analytics and complimented her experience in Chevron’s efforts around i-field, Upstream Workflow Transformation, and Lean Six Sigma. Michelle has passion around the transformation of business and workflows through the integration of data analytics and digital technologies.
A native of California, Michelle received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from University of California Berkeley in 2000 and a Master’s Degree in Applied Statistics from Texas A&M in 2011. Michelle is a lifetime member of the Society of Women Engineers and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Hossein Rokhsari is the founder of Darcy Partners, a consultancy that specializes in emerging technology scouting and research services for oil & gas corporate clients. Darcy’s mission is to accelerate the adoption of new technologies in the oil and gas industry, by helping client members find, evaluate, and select the innovative solutions that best meet their needs. Hossein has been investing in the O&G technology space since 2013, leading 20+ investments in collaboration with many E&P and OFS companies. His areas of diligence and investment include subsurface characterization and imaging, data analytics, oilfield water management, downhole tools, automation, and mobile oil field solutions.

Melissa Calhoun is currently senior director of talent management at Halliburton.  In this capacity, she is responsible for the employee development cycle overseeing corporate HR functions including talent selection, technical and non-technical competency, learning and training governance, career and performance management, succession and leadership development, and organizational effectiveness.  Her experience spans 23 years in the oil and gas industry in a variety of technical and managerial positions at the district, region and global level beginning as a field engineer in the Gulf of Mexico and progressing through roles in operations, business development, engineering management and new product development.  Melissa earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and has completed all levels of Halliburton’s executive development programs in partnership with the Texas A&M Mays Business School Center for Executive Development.  She currently serves on advisory boards for PESA, Halliburton Global Engineering Programs and the College of Human Resources Management (both for Texas A&M University), and chairs the Educational Advisory Board for Halliburton Foundation, Inc.  Melissa has been married for 18 years and is the proud mother of 3 children.

Tim Davis is the Technical Director for TAM International headquartered in Houston, Texas and has been with the company for 12 years.  He manages Engineering, Product Line Mangers, Marketing, and Training. Prior to working for TAM, Tim spent 19 years in the wireline industry in both the cased hole and open hole markets. He has authored and co-authored SPE papers and has contributed to numerous patents.  He is a graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering.

Jonathan Garrett currently serves as a Managing Director for RS Energy Group. Jonathan joined RSEG in 2018 and leads the firm’s Customer Success organization. He brings over a decade of industry experience spanning Lower 48 research and consulting at Wood Mackenzie to working as an engineer for Schlumberger, both offshore and in product development. Jonathan graduated from the University of Michigan with both Masters and Bachelor’s degrees in Industrial and Operations Engineering.