hi, i’m arden larberg!

I have over ten years of experience doing a little bit of everything in support of technical excellence across the energy and ESG landscape.

I’ve worked as a geologist, geoscience technologist, and GIS/geomatics analyst in unconventional and conventional exploration and development from hyper-local to supra-regional; in data and research service and reporting; and most recently for a private equity firm in support of business development and portfolio company projects.

My strength and focus is in the underlying (geology pun) and peripheral (hence the name): taking foundational geologic, engineering, environmental, geospatial, and other data from source and finding the best ways to get it cleaned, combined, augmented, and – most importantly – into the hands of a wide variety of end users in a way best described as “stupid-proof”. Users should be given the information and ease-of-use to be able to trust the input data and the tools at their disposal without having to focus on it.

I also really, really like cool maps and teaching others.

my approach

I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking that every business requires a bespoke solution: I work with individuals and teams to match their vision and needs to a data-driven and scalable approach to foundational technical work. If your team has the skills and just needs to grow them, I’m here for that too.

dream it

Don’t get stuck on what you know is available. Think of pie in the sky: what do you ultimately want to be able to do. Let me help put the pieces together.

build it

I thrive on collaboration. There is no single solution: let me balance new approaches and subject matter expertise with your MO to adapt the data, tools, and software for your specific needs.



my history

I’m a native Houstonian currently living in the Heights with my husband, Matt, our two cats, Lilith & Persephone, quite a few rocks, and more struggling succulents than I’d care to admit.

I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2011 with a B.S. of Geological Sciences with Highest Honors and have worked in Houston ever since. I finished the majority of a Master’s in Geology at the University of Houston while working before realizing (1) academia was not actually for me, despite my interest in research and learning and (2) I love technology, maps, data, and data-driven approaches far more than I would enjoy a more traditional geologist position.

Basic details of my past employment are below: more can be found on my linkedin or fill out the contact form with a request for my CV or referrals.

quantum energy partners

Supported geoscience and internal deal evaluations/business development; PO/PM functionality for Quantum Energy Cloud buildout (raw sources, pipelines and engineering, modeling, architecture) from scratch; managed, negotiated, coordinated, and trained on software and data services; functioned as entire GIS department (Esri, QGIS, Global Mapper).

wood mackenzie

Member of internal global GIS team and functioned as geospatial geologic data SME; worked with consulting, data, research, product, marketing, and sales teams primarily on subsurface offerings. Built out ArcGIS Pro tools, tasks, templates and supported teams with geoscience maps and other visualizations.

winchester energy

Worked as a geologist and also functioned as geoscience analyst, GIS specialist and IT staff (primarily architecture). Put together comprehensive geochemical analog dataset and scoring methodology.

el paso / ep energy

Geoscience analyst for Eagle Ford asset. Coordinated data and GIS capabilities across functions and ultimately across teams, for BD, Technical Excellence, and management presentations. Handled user-end testing and implementation of Petrel migration with IT.