Engineering Talent in Energy | Misconceptions and Changing the Narrative with Kimberly Border

The Voices of Energy

In this episode of The Voices of Energy, we are joined by Kimberly Border, Advisor of Talent Management, Diversity & Inclusion at Ovintiv. Ovintiv Inc. is a hydrocarbon exploration and production company founded in Calgary, Alberta and is headquartered in Denver, CO. Under its previous name Encana was the largest energy company and largest natural gas producer in Canada Kimberly is an inclusive and collaborative leader with experience in organizational and leadership development, change management, planning and HR advisory work. She is passionate about development and coaching and is an Erickson Certified Professional Coach. In preparing for this episode, we discovered her passion for the upcoming generation of engineers, scientists and talent coming into the energy workforce, as well as scrubbing the stigma attached to oil and gas industries, or the “big bad scary oil companies” and the emerging realization that you can be an environmentalist and work in energy. Can’t wait to dive into that one! Please like, share, and subscribe! Timestamps 0:50 Guest, Kimberly Border, introduced 3:51 Kimberly shares about herself and her background. 5:23 What drew Kimberly to the space of diversity and inclusion. 6:36 Looking at the upcoming generation in the workforce 10:45 The concerns of young professionals entering this industry 14:28 Reframing the perceptions of career paths. 19:42 Being an environmentalist while working in oil and gas. 22:36 Engaging others in this conversation.