Her Story
About Amy
I have been in the oil field industry for 20 years, with about 9 years specifically as a maintenance planner scheduler. In my role, I communicate daily with operators, engineers, and foremen, closing out work orders and taking care of preventative maintenance on equipment. My most notable professional achievement is my willingness to move up and my communication skills - the way that I communicate with the guys and help them with any needs that they need. I was a single mom for years, which made me work harder to get a better job where I could take care of my kids while also loving the job that I had. I never gave up and kept thriving to keep moving up and to get better pay, and it has paid off. After all the years that I've worked and the experience I have, I feel like I'm exactly where I wanted to be. I don't have any challenges like I used to before - with the company that I'm with right now, I feel like I have worked myself and got this position where I'm where I've always dreamed to be at. My next step would be possibly moving up to a foreman position, having somebody work under me.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Amy
01What do you attribute your success to?
I was a single mom for years, and that just made me work harder and try to get a better job where I could take care of my kids while also loving the job that I had. I never gave up - I kept thriving to keep moving up and to get better pay. All the years that I've worked and the experience I have from looking at other places helped me tremendously in this position. After 10 plus years, I'm exactly where I wanted to be.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I've ever received is to keep learning and keep thriving to advance into an upper position to what I am in right now.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
If they're just starting off, stick with it and try to learn as much as they can. In the long run, it will pay off. I'm making a good amount of money doing what I'm doing because I never gave up. I kept thriving to keep moving up and to get better pay. So be patient and stick with it - it pays off.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
I actually don't have any challenges like I used to before. With the company that I'm with right now, I feel like I have worked myself and got this position where I'm where I've always dreamed to be at. I don't have any obstacles that I have encountered in this position. I feel like all the years that I've worked and the experience I have from looking at other places helped me tremendously in this position - I'm exactly where I wanted to be after 10 plus years. As for opportunities, my next step would be possibly moving up to a foreman position, having somebody work under me.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
I was a single mom for years, and that just made me work harder and try to get a better job where I could take care of my kids while also loving the job that I had. Being able to provide for my children while finding fulfillment in my career has been most important to me.
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