UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS PROFESSIONALS HIRING EVENT – JOB SEEKER REGISTRATION FOR PANEL DISCUSSION AT 8:30 A.M. & MAIN EVENT AT 10:00 A.M.

Speaker #2 Name: Veronica Reyes

Speaker #2 Title: Sr. Talent Acquisition Advisor

Speaker #2 Company: NASA

Veronica Reyes, brings a unique combination of more than 20 years experience in technical service and staffing services.  Her knowledge and skills in screening, recruitment, employment, and customer service have consistently placed her in high demand with employers. With degrees in Social Science and Humanities, she has served the business and workforce communities as a leader in social media and recruitment.  She has assisted the Houston – Galveston area Council and local colleges on Industry specific training projects, and has educated employers and groups with the knowledge of how to re-brand their skills to transition into other occupations and industries.

Nationally recognized for her initiative use of social media and in setting new trends in workforce development.

• Awarded a Resolution by Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership for the work in transitioning thousands impacted in the community with reduction in force.


• Recognized by Houston-Galveston Area Council and Workforce Solutions as leading social media branding to successfully market to employers globally to place those laid off.


• Recognized by NASA for providing transitioning services to those affected by the end of the Shuttle Program

Speaker #3 Name: Ahbijeet Navekar

Speaker  #3 Title: Founder and Chief Executive

Speaker #3 Company: The Fervid Group

Abhijeet Narvekar has experience in the Upstream Oil & Gas industry with companies like Schlumberger, Petris and has worked in various roles, gaining invaluable domain expertise.

In 2010, he founded The FerVID Group, which incorporated a novel idea of expert-led recruiting, which is a seismic shift in the way recruiting is done. In his current role leading The FerVID Group, Abhijeet draws on his domain insights, and keen entrepreneurial acumen to execute innovative approaches for talent acquisition, upstream consulting and Big Data in HR. The name ‘Fervid’ is a derivation from fervor -meaning passion and enthusiasm, which is one of the core values of the company.

Abhijeet was a speaker at the SPE MIT June 2017 event and speaker/employer at the SPE October 2017 Upstream Professionals Hiring Event.

Speaker #4 Name: Cecilia Rose

Speaker #4 Title: Change Leadership | Success Evangelist | Human Potential Expert

Speaker #4  Company: Master Coach HIGH IMPACT

A passionate thought leader, Cecilia Rose is a recognized authority on leadership, organizational change, and personal and professional transformation based on twenty-five years of coaching and speaking to thousands of senior-level leaders and emerging leaders in Global Fortune 500 companies. She is an MCC, Master Certified Coach.

She is president of Next Door Strategies, where she deftly creates the space and the place for clients and audiences to move from where they are today to where they want to be tomorrow.

She is known for having tremendous insights into the psyche of success and the challenges of failure, she understands the psychology of leadership and what it takes to achieve it. Her future-focused approach marries her rare blend of coaching and extensive knowledge with her uncanny ability of spotting behavioral traits that drive professional success.