About the Founder

With over 30 years experience across Industries, Wajid Rasheed has held operational and managerial positions in Dhahran, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, and Caracas. He has also worked in corporate marketing and R&D commercialization in Houston and Aberdeen for various service companies and as a technical consultant for oil operators.

Rasheed is the author of more than 200 published articles and seven SPE papers. He served as Chairperson and Committee member for various SPE Conferences and Workshops. He was the inventor of numerous patents which have been extensively cited and was the founder and CEO of Smart Reamer.

As CEO and Founder of EPRasheed, Wajid Rasheed was responsible for organisational leadership including an Editorial Advisory Board and as Publisher of Saudi & Brazil Oil Magazines which won several awards. Rasheed also led a marketing and sales team that formed relationships with clients, conference and event organisers to achieve official publication status and increase engagement. This occurred in real-world venues that ranged from large scale symposia in Exhibitions Centres to boutique workshops and meetings in hotel facilities. This was complemented by the digital presence of specialized websites dedicated to the publications which are now archived.