Valued at Work has two protagonists – Steve and Markus. Steve works directly for the CEO in a tech company and has traditional thinking aligning to his traditional career. His organization has high female attrition and lately has lost work due to lack of innovative approaches. Markus is a senior…
Lauren Neal is a champion of gender equity and career progression within STEM. Originally from Aberdeen, Scotland, Neal was named one of the U.K.’s top female computing students at age 18. She gained a master’s degree in electronic and electrical engineering and has spent over 17 years working with men and women offshore, onshore and onsite on multimillion-dollar projects across the U.K., Angola, Trinidad, Azerbaijan and Indonesia.
Chartered through both the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Association of Project Management (APM), Neal is a certified IC Agile team facilitator and coach focused on improving team dynamics for optimal project delivery.
Neal won WeAreTheCity’s Rising Stars award in the Energy & Utilities category, WeAreTechWomen’s TechWomen100, and was named in Diverse In’s “130 Women Who Break the Bias” list. She writes and speaks regularly on gender equity in STEM.
Oil and gas operations are commonly found in remote locations far from company headquarters. Now, it's possible to monitor pump operations, collate and analyze seismic data, and track employees around the world from almost anywhere. Whether employees are in the office or in the field, the internet and related applications enable a greater multidirectional flow of information – and control – than ever before.