Andrea graduated from the University of Manitoba with a B.Sc. Honours in geophysics. She is currently the CEO of OptiSeis Solutions Ltd., a company she founded in 2011. Andrea’s extensive geophysical experience in seismic processing and geophysical seismic operations was established at Shell Canada and Boyd PetroSearch/RPS. At OptiSeis, she has built a team of geotechnical experts and oversees geophysical research, seismic acquisition design services, processing QC services, interpretation services, software development, and sales. Andrea is the project lead for the EcoSeis development project, which aims to reduce the environmental footprint of acquiring seismic data. In addition to her work at OptiSeis, she is an instructor for the SEG and the CSEG Doodletrain, and an active contributor in the field of geophysics with numerous papers, and presentations. She is the recipient of the 2019 CSEG Technical Achievement Award and is the 2023 CSEG Symposium Honouree (CSEG Symposium - Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists).