Laura Florez

Sr. Product Manager - Microsoft Azure Cloud and AI

Houston, Texas, United States

About

Experience

  • Sr. Product Manager - Azure HW Strategy & Planning at Microsoft
    Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Product Manager - HPC & AI at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Jun 2017 - Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • MBA Product Management Intern at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Jun 2016 - Aug 2016 · 3 mos

    • Led evaluation of a business product line through financial, market and cost/benefit analysis and presented final recommendations, which were approved, to key company stakeholders. • Collaborated with finance, sales, engineering, and supply chain to gather critical product information for further business analysis. • Conducted server product competitive analysis to use in next product generation definition & strategy • Analyzed sales data to identify popular product configuration to reduce manufacturing bottle necks and costs.

  • Schlumberger (3 yrs)
    • Interpretation Geophysicist
      Oct 2013 - Aug 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

      • Led $0.5M-$8M multi-disciplinary seismic interpretation projects for oil and gas exploration • Planned the strategy and execution of interpretation project workflows to accurately forecast and meet project deadlines • Consulted clients on the testing and implementation of interpretation frameworks to ensure the production of high quality velocity model building for seismic imaging • Presented interpretation products at various project stages and upsold technology solutions to oil and gas clients • Developed new workflows in Petrel to automate repetitive tasks and improve team efficiency • Executed detailed interpretation of complex geological structures in the Gulf of Mexico and worldwide basins. • Mentored new hires and co-workers from other departments on basics of interpretation as well as the use of Petrel software and its plug-ins to improve efficiency and collaboration between different teams.

    • Geosolution Geophysicist
      Sep 2012 - Oct 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos

      • Successfully completed Schlumberger’s intensive training and rotational program. • Presented and defended final marine seismic depth project results to management to advance in training level. • Worked with Omega software on a daily basis to perform seismic data processing and velocity analysis for depth imaging. • Contributed to ensure effective team communication and participation.

  • Processing Geophysicist at Seismic Exchange, Inc.
    Jan 2011 - Jul 2011 · 7 mos

    • Analyzed and corrected survey geometry issues in seismic data. • Performed basic data processing and QC of land seismic data in a timely and cost effective manner. • Collaborated closely with colleagues for subsurface data evaluation to determine further processing steps.