BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_2669_d3319be4f90071e87b81b1178ed41494@www.hgs.org SUMMARY:HGS October General Lunch DESCRIPTION:HGS October General Lunch\n \n Title: The Art of t he Pivot: Geoscience Careers\n \n Panelists: Amand a Rico\, Bob Alysworth\, Sarah Pietraszek-Mattner\ n \n Date: Wednesday 22 October\n \n Time: 11:30 a m &ndash\; 1 pm\n \n Location: Murphy\, 9805 Katy Freeway\, Houston\, TX 77024\n \n Cost: $30 Member s\, $35 Non-members\, $25 Students\n \n  \;\n \n Registration closes October 21 at noon.\n \n &n bsp\;\n \n Description: The geoscience business la ndscape is evolving faster than ever&mdash\;and so are the career opportunities for geoscientists. J oin us for a dynamic panel discussion featuring pr ofessionals who have successfully navigated career transitions and coached geoscientists to find the ir next career move.  \;Our panelists will sha re candid insights on recognizing when it&rsquo\;s time to pivot\, identifying transferable skills\, and personal branding for your next role.\n \n Wh ether you&rsquo\;ve been impacted by workforce red uctions or are reimagining your professional futur e\, this conversation will provide strategies\, in spiration\, and practical advice for building resi lience and staying relevant in a changing landscap e.\n \n  \;\n \n  \;\n \n Amanda Rico\n \n \n \n Dr. Amanda Rico specializes in resume build ing\, editing\, and career solutions for senior an d executive professionals. With 15+ years of exper ience &mdash\; from crafting materials for TEDx sp eakers to optimizing profiles for oil\, gas\, and energy leaders &mdash\; she helps forward-thinking executives elevate their careers.\n \n A former c areer columnist for the \;Houston Business Jou rnal \;and \;Oilwoman Magazine\, Dr. Rico has collaborated with public officials\, diplomats \, and E&\;P executives including Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner\, Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchiso n\, Jeff Immelt\, Jeff Shellebarger\, and Jeff Mil ler. She has taught resume writing at the Universi ty of Oklahoma and Texas A&\;M University\, pre sented workshops for NASA\, served on an OTC panel \, and volunteered as a Suncast Clean Energy Mento r. Recognized as one of Houston&rsquo\;s Top 15 Li nkedIn Experts (2023) and among \;Transition E conomist&rsquo\;s \;Top 100 Women in Energy Tr ansition (2021)\, she is a trusted voice in career strategy and energy transition.\n \n She earned h er Ph.D. in English at Texas A&\;M University a nd her M.A. and B.A. in English from the Universit y of Oklahoma.\n \n  \;\n \n Bob Aylsworth \n \n \n \n Bob Aylsworth is the Business Development Manager at RevoChem. He is a geologist with over 16 years in the oil and gas industry. Bob began hi s career at Ingrain\, a digital rock physics labor atory\, where he developed a workflow for imaging and characterizing rocks at the pore-scale. He the n joined the unconventional resources exploration team at Apache where he was a geologist and petrog raphy subject matter expert working exploration pr ojects throughout the Permian\, Rockies\, Egypt\, Suriname\, and others. In 2021\, Bob moved to Revo Chem\, a geochemical laboratory where he uses his technical background and start-up experience to le ad the business development efforts. Bob earned bo th his BS and MS in Geological Sciences from Michi gan State University.\n \n  \;\n \n  \;\n \n Sarah Pietraszek-Mattner \n \n \n \n Sarah Piet raszek-Mattner has over 25 years experience in the Energy industry as a geoscientist and manager\, w orking assets and opportunities around the world i n onshore conventional\, deep water\, unconvention al\, CCS and Lithium. Now in the twilight of her E nergy career\, she has shifted her focus to end-to -end career coaching for geoscientists and conside rs it a natural extension to the people management roles she has held. Sarah specializes in coaching mid-career transitions and has a keen interest in meeting people in geoscience industries of all ty pes. She holds a MS in Geology from the Colorado S chool of Mines and a PhD in Biogeochemistry from I ndiana University.\n \n  \; CATEGORIES:General Lunch CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251022T113000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251022T113000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251022T130000 LOCATION:Murphy Oil Corp\n 9805 Katy Freeway Frontage Rd\n Unit G-200\n Houston\, TX 77024\n United States\n URL:https://www.hgs.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=2669 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR