Natalie Henley

I've been in the oil and energy field for about 15 years now, and my mom worked for BP Amoco growing up, so being in Houston, this industry was something close to home, literally and physically. I started my career at Gulf Engineering in the Field Services Department, where I was able to cover a lot of different roles - onboarding, payroll, billing - so I really got to learn the ins and outs of the field operations related to the pipeline industry. That really gave me the lay of the land and the blueprint for everything that followed. From there, I had similar titles with some sales positions and operations coordination roles, and I even did a little bit of mining and lent medical services to people in the field. My specialty is really on the midstream, downstream side of the world, related to QA or quality inspections - hiring inspection teams for pipeline inspections, LNG inspections, and shop inspections. I've been able to scale up from where I started my career based on having a good foundation, which I'm very grateful for. I still have mentors and connections from there, and I strive to mentor others so they can have a good experience coming up in the industry as well. In my current role as Operations or Project Coordinator, which I've held for almost three years now, I'm really the main point of contact for project execution after the contract is signed. I coordinate with field staff like welding inspectors, coating inspectors, and mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation guys. I review reports from the field, oversee all the payables and billables, liaise with clients to make sure everything is up to gear, and ensure we're following all the appropriate standards, quality, and auditing measures. I also do site visits and client visits to various industrial sites, create relationships, put people to work, review resumes, and onboard new team members, which gives me a lot of job satisfaction.