Aida Keller

Position: Senior Asset Management Specialist at Ørsted
Technical University of Denmark (DTU) - M.Sc., Engineering Management

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) – M.Sc., Engineering Management

Illinois Institute of Technology – B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering

Aida has 7+ years of experience as a mechanical engineer. After finishing her bachelor’s degree in the US, Aida went into the industry, starting out her career at Maersk Oil. With Maersk Oil, she worked in a number of different positions in Kazakhstan, Qatar and then Denmark. During her last period of time in the company, Aida was supporting daily operations in the maintenance department of an oil fields, managed 8 vendors (up to 6 million DKK budget contracts) to plan, execute and close out maintenance jobs on storage vessels, pipelines, pumps and pressure safety valves, coordinating engagement with office and field engineers. She continued her education with a master’s degree from DTU, bridging her technical knowledge with a more holistic management focusing, almost about to finish up her degree, while simultaneously working as a mechanical engineer at Maersk Drilling.

MOTIVATION

Aida would like to become a mentor to help students realize that the professional world is not so scary and can be tamed. In a mentee, she would prefer someone who is interested in working in operations, risks and management, and who is striving to go abroad for work and for adventure.