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This event will be hosted on Zoom, will not be recorded, and will be facilitated by Bev Mentzer (Industrial Career Counselor, Davidson School of Chemical Engineering; retired VP from ExxonMobil). Bev’s professional experience is in a STEM profession but the content of these presentations is useful for individuals from all disciplines. There will be plenty of time for Q&A.

Presenter bio: Bev Mentzer retired from ExxonMobil after working 33 years in both domestic and international engineering and managerial positions. During her career, she traveled extensively, worked in domestic and global roles, and held 16 positions – from entry level engineer to Vice-President. As ExxonMobil Production Company’s Engineering Vice-President, she had responsibility for ensuring functional excellence in ~3000 engineering staff and their work products. She approved ~300 job moves/yr for experienced engineers. As the Gas & Facilities Technology Manager for ExxonMobil Upstream Research, she led teams of PhDs in the development of distinguishing technology for gas processing, oil sands, machinery, flow assurance, safety and the environment. Simultaneously, she ran the company-wide Operations Integrity Management System. She was responsible for the start-up of ExxonMobil Research Qatar and served as its Vice-President. She graduated with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University and serves as an Industrial Career Counselor for the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University. Beverly is married to Ray, a Purdue ChE Professor of Engineering Practice and retired ExxonMobil executive. Their son, Nate, is a mechanical engineer and their daughter, Rebecca, is an economist.