Karin Sanford

Karin Sanford has a diverse work experience in the energy industry. Karin worked as a Corporate Data Analyst at HomeSphere from 2018 onwards. Prior to that, they were a Senior Consultant at Statera, Inc. starting from 2017.

Karin also had a long tenure at SM Energy Company from 2008 to 2017. During their time there, they held multiple roles including Energy IQ TDM Well Master Administrator, Peloton WellView Administrator, and Senior System Analyst III. In these roles, they were responsible for administering and upgrading enterprise applications, creating databases, and managing data integration. Karin also performed tasks related to corporate reporting and insurance compliance.

Before joining SM Energy, Karin worked at Oxy in 2007 as an Engineering Tech, supporting reservoir and production engineers and maintaining oilfield relational databases. Prior to that, they worked at Burlington Resources as an Engineering Tech from 2006 to 2007, where they assisted engineers in various areas and managed oilfield production databases.

Additionally, Karin started their career at Lufkin Automation in 2000 as a Sr. Programmer. In this role, they developed oilfield-related software, provided customer service and technical support, and maintained office hardware and software.

Overall, Karin's work experience showcases their expertise in data analysis, application administration, database management, and software development in the energy industry.

Karin Sanford obtained an Associate's Degree in Computer Science from Midland College, where they attended from 1998 to 2000. In addition to their degree, they have obtained several certifications. These certifications include "MCP 778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI" from Pearson VUE, "DAT204x: Introduction to R for Data Science" from edX, "DS101X: Statistical Thinking for Data Science and Analytics" from edX, "DAT201x: Querying with Transact-SQL" from edX, and "DAT206x: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Excel" from edX. Karin has also obtained an edX Verified Certificate for Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Power BI, although the specific month and year of obtaining this certificate are unknown.