"…since I love doing puzzles and problem solving, I quickly realized that my computer science classes were a lot of fun…"

 

Francine Evans

Born in Queens, New York

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Computer Science

Adelphi University , May 1993

B.S. Finance & Management

Brooklyn College 1997

Master of Science in Computer Science

State University of New York at Stony Brook , December 1995

Ph.D. Computer Science

State University of New York at Stony Brook , August 1998

Field of work

Software engineering

 

I am originally from Queens, NY and moved to Houston, TX in 1998 after graduating with my PhD in computer science, specializing in computer graphics and virtual reality. I was first exposed to computers in high school (a BASIC course), never thinking that I would make a career out of it. However, since I love doing puzzles and problem solving, I quickly realized that my computer science classes were a lot of fun and I was disappointed when they were over. I decided to double major in computer science and mathematics for my BS at Adelphi University. At Adelphi, I started doing research with a physics professor. We published a paper and I interned for 2 summers at Brookhaven National Laboratory. I enjoyed research and giving talks at conferences, so a PhD was the next logical step for me. I went to SUNY Stony Brook for my PhD and was funded by the NSF for my work, which was recently awarded a patent.

Schlumberger was my first full time job after school. I started out as a Senior Software Engineer and am currently a Project Lead. My first project was with GeoViz, which is a 3D visualization application. I currently am in a Collaboration group and we are working on real time visualization solutions from rig to office. I am still involved in publishing and giving presentations, and also do recruiting for Schlumberger.