Viridien Stories
Discover how our experts are tackling today’s challenges to shape tomorrow
Expanding What is Possible
Over 90 years of experience has taught us the importance of new viewpoints, collaborative approaches and utilizing technologies across disciplines to generate outstanding results. With Viridien Stories, gain insight on how our work with colleagues, customers and partners can help to realize a more sustainable future.
Know who you are and don’t let anyone define you: Meet Kathie Johnson
To mark International Women’s Day and International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we celebrate the career of Kathie Johnson, who began working at her local restaurant at just 14, out of a desire for financial independence. She later trained as an accountant and rose through the ranks of Viridien’s finance & accounting team. After 35 years of distinguished service, we asked her about the experiences that shaped her path and the advice she would give as a woman of color navigating and succeeding in her field.
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Driving Viridien’s Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives: Meet Natalie and Christine
#WeAreResponsible, #Environment
Five thousand miles and four time zones apart, Natalie Goodchild, global ESG specialist, and Christine Halsey, ESG advisor, both play integral roles in supporting the company’s CSR initiatives. Drawing from backgrounds in geophysics, education, and health & safety, they’ve also helped shape corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs that connect employees to meaningful community initiatives, which feed into the Social Pillar within Viridien’s Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Framework.
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Laconia: a symphony of scale, strategy and teamwork
Ricardo De Marco Centeno, Director of Earth Data Operations, shares the story behind Viridien’s high-profile Laconia project, where dozens of experts from across the company came together to execute one of the largest OBN projects ever conducted in the U.S. Gulf. He reflects on the project’s complexity, emphasizes the collaboration that made this multi-client seismic survey possible and gives his thoughts on the team’s resilience and ingenuity in delivering one of Viridien’s most ambitious projects to date.
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