Head Of Geoscience Information Products
CurrentManagement of all Multiclient products and Geoscience consulting from the Leeds office, with the principal focus being on Globe, Getech’s flagship geoscience knowledgebase. Globe is an ArcGIS based, fully integrated, multi-disciplinary global knowledgebase used both by New Ventures teams, and increasingly, Asset teams. The principal aspects of this role consist of:• Overall management of annual Globe delivery, workflows, budget and resources. Leadership, management and motivation of 18+ staff.• Technical oversight and Q/C of Globe content.• Liaison with clients to identify industry and market trends to deliver attractive and relevant new technical content. Chair annual Globe User Group Meetings in Houston and London.• Client support in problem resolution by development of best practices and generating workflows.• Delivery of the Getech technical strategic plan and production of a multi-year roadmap.• New client and business development and provision of principal technical support in sales meetings.• Integration with other business units within Getech to develop Multiclient products, particularly in terms of geospatial offerings. • Establish and maintain research and development collaborations with Universities and third parties to generate new products and enhance existing content/client usability.• Continued development of training courses and seminars. Principal trainer and chief geoscientist.• Identification through detailed market analysis of new areas and/or technical content for multiclient Regional Reports.• Generation of proposals and tenders for new proprietary geoscience work. Project planning and management. To date, whilst in this role, all existing Globe clients have renewed subscriptions (several on multi-year plans) and a number of new clients have been added. Proprietary contracts have also been awarded, with successful technical delivery and financial performance.
