Erin Welsh, Seadrill: Offshore work is not a career stepping stone but provides valuable opportunities for hands-on work, making real changes

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FOR ERIN WELSH, TECHNICAL Superintendent-Well Control Equipment at Seadrill, what started as a stepping stone became the foundation for a career. She attended the Colorado School of Mines starting in 1992 and majored in engineering, with a specialty in mechanical engineering. Her intention was to design equipment.As a student, she interned with a company that designed propulsion systems for moving materials in warehouses. "It came to light there pretty quickly that I had all the theoretical knowledge, but I needed more practice with the practical application of what I knew," she said. She realized that she needed to understand what it took to manufacture, repair and use the product as intended before she could actually design good products of her own.