8. Lessons from Big Oil, transition to cleantech

Excited to share this really insightful episode with Lexi, a former process engineer at one of the top US oil & gas producers and now an R&D engineer at a cleantech startup. Listen as she shares the skills she learned in oil & gas and key lessons learned along the way.

1:20 - What it is like working in oil & gas in today's environment that is so focused on cleantech and the green energy transition

5:45 - Hard skills learned in oil & gas

9:05 - Soft skills learned in oil & gas

12:20 - How can you successfully be in a direct leadership position out of undergrad? And how do you navigate that

17:20 - Time where people were not cooperative and how did you compromise as the main project leader?

19:42 - Typical hours in a week and day in the life

22:26 - Transition to cleantech

24:57 - Pros and cons of a cleantech startup job

26:48 - Reflection on her path so far and advice for a new chemical engineer from undergrad

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