Alexandra Vendetti
About Alexandra Vendetti
Alexandra Vendetti is a Digital Enablement Engineer and Artificial Lift Optimization Lead at ExxonMobil, with a background in chemical engineering and extensive experience in oil and gas optimization.
Current Role at ExxonMobil
Alexandra Vendetti currently serves as the Digital Enablement Engineer and Artificial Lift Optimization Lead at ExxonMobil. Since 2021, she has been based in Houston, Texas, where she is instrumental in enabling the autonomous optimization of over 5,000 artificially lifted oil and gas wells. Alexandra's work involves employing solutions from both internal and third-party vendors to manage operations across eight different business units.
Previous Experience at ExxonMobil
Before her current role, Alexandra Vendetti worked as an XTO Operations Engineer at ExxonMobil from 2019 to 2020 in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. Her responsibilities included refining and expanding an anomaly detection program for plunger wells from 200 to 2,000 wells. This initiative led to a significant production increase, valued at $7 million.
Early Career and Internships
Alexandra Vendetti held various positions early in her career. In 2018, she interned as a Field Engineer at Schlumberger in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Before that, in 2017, she interned with Merck as a Vaccines Manufacturing Intern for LYO Operations in West Point, Pennsylvania. Alexandra also gained experience at SafeAuto and The Ohio State University, working in project management and research assistant roles, respectively.
Education and Academic Contributions
Alexandra Vendetti studied Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, where she achieved a Master's degree in 2018 and a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in 2018. During her academic tenure, she contributed to various research projects, including work in the Regenerative Biomaterials and Therapeutics Group and the Complex Fluids Engineering Lab. She also served as an Academic Development EXCEL Leader, providing peer support to fellow students.
Major Projects and Initiatives
Throughout her career, Alexandra Vendetti has led various impactful projects. Notably, she automated gas lift optimization for Permian wells and collaborated with vendors to autonomously control rod pump wells, reducing negative strokes. Additionally, she developed a random forest machine learning model for chemical reduction recommendations during fracking as part of digital completions projects.