Artificial Intelligence in Oil & Gas

Mike McMahon is an AI and Data Science technical lead at IBM within the industrial sector and has worked at IBM for 3 years in a variety of technical roles with Analytic, Cloud, AI and Data Science solutions. As a member of the IBM AI and Data Science (DS) technical team within the industrial sector, Mike has led hands-on workshops, proof of concepts, demonstrations, and briefings and discovery workshops for AI & DS solutions based on the IBM AI & DS tools. Mike has over 20 years’ experience as a data / data warehouse developer, enterprise architect, manager, consultant, and team lead for information technology solutions. Mike has extensive manufacturing systems experience developing custom enterprise requirements planning components, shop floor production systems, near Realtime reporting systems and optimization systems. Mike has earned an undergraduate degree from Limestone College with a BS in Computer Science / Business Administration. Additionally, Mike is a Navy Veteran, having served over 10 years in the Intelligence field.

Dr. Amaba is the Chief Innovation Officer for the Industrial Sector, IBM – North America. Published globally on blockchain, software engineering, artificial intelligence, data analytics, Internet of Things and cloud technology, Dr. Ben Amaba holds a PhD. degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering, a M.B.A./M.S. degree in Engineering and Operations, and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering. Dr.Amaba is a registered and licensed Professional Engineer in several states with International Registry; certified in Production, Operations, and Inventory Management by APICS ®; LEED® Accredited Professional (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design); and certified in Corporate Strategy by Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Amaba holds a copyright for Process Activity Flow Framework®, the foundation for IBM’s Business Driven Development framework for requirements, design, architecture, simulation, and application development techniques. Dr. Amaba is prominently featured in “Giving 2.0,” by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen with Stanford Business School, and is an Alexis de Tocqueville Society/United Way Member, which recognizes local philanthropic leader.