María Gabriela Abate
About María Gabriela Abate
María Gabriela Abate is an Operations Engineering Intern at ExxonMobil and a Becario at Pan American Energy in Neuquén, Argentina. She studied Ingeniería del petróleo at Universidad Nacional del Comahue and Técnica Electromecánica at Centro de Educación Técnica Nº 19.
Title and Current Positions
María Gabriela Abate holds the position of Operations Engineering Intern at ExxonMobil since 2021. In addition to her role at ExxonMobil, she also works as a Becario at Pan American Energy. Both positions are based in Neuquén, Argentina. Her responsibilities in these roles involve supporting engineering operations and internships in the petroleum industry.
Previous Experience
Before her current positions, María Gabriela Abate served as the Secretaria for the Society of Petroleum Engineers International, specifically with the SPE Comahue Student Chapter, from 2020 to 2021. This role was also based in Neuquén, Neuquén, Argentina, and involved administrative and organizational tasks for the student chapter of this professional association.
Education and Degrees
María Gabriela Abate is an alumna of the Facultad de Ingeniería at Universidad Nacional del Comahue, where she studied Ingeniería del Petróleo and achieved her degree in Ingeniería over a span of 7 years from 2015 to 2022. Her earlier education includes a 5-year technical program at Centro de Educación Técnica Nº 19, where she earned a degree as Técnica Electromecánica from 2009 to 2014.
Student Chapter Involvement
During her academic tenure, María Gabriela Abate was actively involved with the SPE Comahue Student Chapter where she held the position of Secretaria from 2020 to 2021. Her participation in the chapter highlights her proactive engagement in the student community and the petroleum engineering field, fostering professional connections and contributing to the chapter's initiatives.