151: The transformation of SEG

SEG President-Elect Ken Tubman discusses the outcome of the Strategic Options Task Force. In this conversation with host Andrew Geary, Ken provides an inside look at the decision-making of the SEG Strategic Options Task Force. He shares his reasons for voting to keep SEG independent, highlights the feedback from the focus groups, and previews the SEG Transformation Task Force. He also offers insight into why he looks to the gaming industry for inspiration and the best way introverts can benefit from networking. RELATED LINKS * Press release - SEG Transformation Task Force to be formed (https://seg.org/News-Resources/News/page/seg-transformation-task-force-to-be-formed) * About the Strategic Options Task Force (https://seg.org/News-Resources/Strategic-Options-Task-Force) * See the full archive of the SEG podcast (https://seg.org/podcast) BIOGRAPHY Ken Tubman has been a member of SEG since 1979 and is the 2021-2022 President-Elect. He has volunteered with SEG in multiple ways such as volunteering on committees, editing, and working on the SEAM Board. Most recently he served on the SEG Board as a Director at Large from 2018 to 2020. He is also an SEG Foundation Trustee Associate. His current volunteering with SEG includes the Digital Transformation Trask Force and the Annual Meeting Task Force (as well as leading a sub-task force.) Ken has spent more than 35 years in the energy industry. He currently serves as chairman of the board of directors of SAExploration, a leading seismic acquisition company. He has held senior positions within ConocoPhillips (including vice president geoscience and reservoir engineering, vice president subsurface), Veritas DGC (senior vice president Veritas Hampson Russell, vice president geoservices), and Marathon Oil (vice president technical innovation.) He started his career with ARCO and has held various technical and management positions in the central functions and business units. A common thread throughout most of his career is his involvement in technology delivery and development. Tubman holds a Ph.D. in geophysics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Massachusetts. SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Geospace Technologies. For decades, Geospace has delivered robust data acquisition systems of all scales. Geospace’s PRM solutions were the first in the world to provide a 4D understanding of marine reservoirs. Today, Geospace leads the way with Optoseis fiber optic sensing technology for reservoir monitoring. Recently, the company launched a reduced sensor footprint solution using compact phased array technology for passive monitoring of microseismicity known as SADAR. Visit https://geospace.com to learn about the latest advances in reservoir intelligence. CREDITS SEG produces Seismic Soundoff to benefit its members, the scientific community, and to inform the public on the value of geophysics. To show your support for the show, please leave a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It takes less than five seconds to leave a 5-star rating and is the number one action you can take to show your appreciation for this free resource. And follow the podcast while you are on the app to be notified when each new episode releases. Original music created by Zach Bridges. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode for 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.