Sue-Ellen van Dijk holds a BSc in Mineral Resource Management from the Anton de Kom University of Suriname. She commenced her professional journey in 2017 with Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname NV as a junior exploration geologist in the Exploration Department, where she concentrated on exploration in the shallow waters offshore Suriname. Currently, Sue-Ellen serves as a senior reservoir geologist in the Appraisal Evaluation Team within the Offshore Directorate. In this role, she primarily conducts subsurface appraisal evaluations in deepwater depositional settings offshore Suriname.