Shana Swirin-Miles: We are thrilled to recognize Shana Swirin-Miles as the PPDM Volunteer Recognition recipient for March 2025. Since joining PPDM in 2022, Shana has been an integral part of the Oklahoma City Leadership Team and recently stepped into the role of Chair of the committee. Shana’s creativity and enthusiasm have been invaluable in shaping successful luncheons, workshops, and social events. Her ability to generate fresh, innovative ideas and her dedication to making regional events a success truly set her apart as a leader. "Shana is always willing to help and consistently goes above and beyond to make our regional events successful," says Linda Bragg, Senior Project Manager at PPDM. Shana currently works in the Oil and Gas Division for the State of Oklahoma. Shana has 6 ½ years experience previous to her current position working on onshore oil rigs as a Wellsite Geologist and Geosteerer. She has a Bachelors Degree in Geology with a minor in Geospatial Sciences from Missouri State University. Shana also has her Masters Degree in Petroleum Data Management from Texas A&M. Thank you, Shana, for your outstanding contributions and leadership — we are grateful for all you do!
Adrian Heafford: We are delighted to recognize Adrian Heafford as the January 2025 Volunteer Recognition recipient at PPDM. Adrian has been a member of PPDM since 2019 and recently joined the “What is Seismic?” project in the spring of 2024 and later became a member of the UK/Europe Regional Leadership Team that same year. Adrian has dedicated a substantial amount of his time and has gone above and beyond. We sincerely appreciate all his hard work. His enthusiasm and positive energy have contributed to the ‘What is Seismic?’ Project, and has contributed an abundance of written material to be used in the project. His seismic knowledge and expertise have been invaluable. Says Linda Bragg, Senior Project Manager at PPDM. Adrian’s academic background and professional experience make his contributions particularly noteworthy. He earned a BA in Natural Sciences (Geology) from the University of Cambridge. Following his studies, Adrian began his career as a Geologist at CASP, where he authored reports on Arctic oil and gas prospectivity and plate tectonics and participated in five field expeditions to Svalbard, Norway. Adrian worked with JEBCO (1991-2005) involved compiling the first legally exportable data packages including for the first Russian International bid round (although at the time he was working on the geological aspects and logs rather than seismic) Adrian has spent over 19 years with one of the world’s largest corporate data giants, S&P Global, most recently as Product Manager for Surveys. We thank Adrian for his dedication and outstanding contributions to PPDM. His expertise and commitment have made a significant impact, and we are fortunate to have him as a volunteer.
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