Nina Marie Hernandez

Chief Executive Officer, Iraya Energies. Woman in Tech.

WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About

Visionary, human-centric approach to drive AI innovation in earth and energy, grounded in the realities of our interconnected ecosystems. A forward-looking, dynamic and results-oriented CEO, Nina has a proven record in technical consulting and product development in niche energy exploration and development activities. She possesses strong technical, research and business acumen coupled with people skills to drive innovation and achieve commercial success as well as provide strategic direction in the energy transition. She is adept at applying critical thinking to problem solving and negotiating in demanding environments. She demonstrates an understanding of how to develop and implement innovative business strategies in AI and deep tech which generate new revenue streams. Nina founded Iraya Energies to push the boundaries of how machines can help humans in Reading the Earth better, and support balanced industry decision-making across energy transition-critical industries: Earth, Energy, Environment and Engineering. With the fast-paced development in artificial intelligence, particularly in Generative AI, she is an advocate of ecosystem sustainability and governance in AI and its ethical use. In particular, she highlights the energy and water footprint of AI, its impact to biodiversity and local ecosystem, which are key considerations for responsible development of emerging AI technologies and large-scale data centers. In her 25 years of experience in the energy and tech sector, Nina has held multiple technical and management roles in areas of upstream, engineering, software development, and capacity and alliance building. Nina Marie Hernandez has executive education from INSEAD Business School in France, and earned her Master’s Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from University of the Philippines.

Experience

  • Iraya Energies (9 yrs 10 mos)
    • Chief Executive Officer
      Sep 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 10 mos

    • Managing Director
      Sep 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 10 mos

      Machine Learning Geoscience

  • Schlumberger (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
    • Regional Sales, Business Development Manager Asia & Australia
      Dec 2012 - Jun 2016 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Has worked with various clients across four continents; Asia, Australia, Europe and South America with fifteen years corporate experience, with focus in the oil and gas industry. Held various technical, business development and sales positions in Subsurface Reservoir Characterization. Main expertise in technical consulting- from project conceptualization, negotiation and contract closure, client partnerships and project management.

    • Senior Rock Physicist
      May 2006 - Dec 2012 · 6 yrs 8 mos

      Rock Physicist for Seismic Reservoir Characterization Studies:Lithology classification using Pre-Stack Seismic Inversion, Pore Pressure Prediction, 4D Feasibility Studies, 3D Mechanical Earth Modeling. Special Projects include Thin Bedded Reservoirs, Gas Hydrates and Fractured Carbonates and Integrated Exploration Workflows. Software: Techlog, Petrel, MMRD, ISIS, Visage and Stonefish. Experience in South East Asia, Australia, India, North Sea and Brazil Assets.

  • Odegaard (2 yrs 5 mos)
    • Rock Physicist
      Sep 2005 - May 2006 · 9 mos

    • Technical Assistant
      Jan 2004 - Aug 2005 · 1 yr 8 mos