Sam is the principal geochemist and director at LKI Consulting and helps clients to tackle geochemistry and hyperspectral-related challenges in their exploration and mining programs. She excels in helping companies to integrate and implement geochemistry and hyperspectral data at a variety of scales, specializing in large-scale implementation for exploration, mining, geotechnical, and geometallurgical programs. Sam's interests lie in the integration of geoscientific datasets and applying data analytics to further ore body knowledge, helping to discover new deposits and mine deposits more intelligently through data integration and program implementation. Sam is fluent in English and Spanish. Recently Sam created the GeocHemiSTea podcast both to encourage young geoscientists to pursue the field of geochemistry, as well as to provide a platform for established geochemists to talk about important issues and fields of current research in geochemistry in an informal setting.