Antony D. Smith

Antony D. Smith

Logging Geologist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Customer Advocate / Technical Account Manager at GE Vernova

  • Education

    • University of Glasgow

      1997 - 2001
      BSc. (Hons.) - 2nd Class Geology and Applied Geology

      Honours courses included: Applied Geophysics, Geochemistry, Isotopes, Petroleum Geology & Sedimentary Basins, Sedimentary Geology, Stratigraphy, Structural Geology

    • University of Glasgow

      1997 - 2001
      Bachelor of Science - BS Geology/Earth Science, General Hons. (2nd Class)
  • Experience

    • Baker Hughes INTEQ

      Feb 2002 - Jan 2004
      Logging Geologist

      • Responsible for analysis and interpretation of down-hole geology resulting in professional End of Well Report and Formation Evaluation Log that utilise all available geological, MWD and gas data• In absence of data engineer, responsible for monitoring gas, circulation systems and drilling parameters and reporting all relevant information and potential problems directly to senior rig personnel• Developed good personal working practices in order to perform multiple tasks efficiently in challenging environment and situations Show less

    • Halliburton Baroid

      Jun 2005 - May 2006
      Drilling Fluids Engineer

      • High profile offshore role involves responsibility for all aspects of drilling fluid management• Position demands first-rate communications and reporting skills, ability to liaise with others and delegate tasks and the ability to respond to Well-threatening situations in a calm and controlled manner

    • Paradigm

      Nov 2006 - Apr 2010
      Application Geoscientist

      • Providing remote and onsite application/database support and customer training for the popular Geolog® product• Certified Epos™ System Administrator. Consultancy experience in onsite data migration, QC and database management projects for several clients• Requires exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal), patience and a calm, approachable demeanour; with a thorough comprehension of client workflows and requirements in order to deliver a level of service that constantly exceeds customer expectations• Adept in Windows, Linux and UNIX operating systems and familiarity with many aspects of systems administration• Product mastery requires understanding of the diverse technical disciplines the software caters for including: petrophysics (deterministic & probabilistic approach), image log analysis, NMR, Russian Logs, core evaluation, geosteering, geological correlation, geophysics, electro-facies analysis, sonic wave processing, Loglan, Tcl/Tk programming and more Show less

    • Schlumberger

      May 2010 - Apr 2015

      Technical Lead for Woodside Energy Ltd. Techlog deployment followed by relocation to the SIS Perth office to mentor local junior staff and continue to provide Techlog helpdesk and onsite support, training & consultancy for major customers within the Asia area (ASA). Focal point for PETRONAS deployment. Responsible for mentoring and managing the UK & Ireland Techlog customer support team.Other responsibilities include providing Techlog training, consultancy, client site support (BG HQ Reading; BP HQ, Sunbury) and remote front line customer support. Key role in both BP and Maersk transition to the Techlog platform in the form of Training design, delivery, data migrations and onsite support. Additionally provided support, training and consultancy for major clients within the Europe and Africa (EAF) Area.

      • Techlog Workflow Consultant

        Jun 2013 - Apr 2015
      • Techlog Team Lead/Workflow Consultant - UK & Ireland

        Jul 2011 - May 2013
      • Customer Support Geoscientist

        May 2010 - Jul 2011
    • Mason Evans Partnership/Patrick Parsons Ltd.

      Jun 2015 - Oct 2016
      Geoenvironmental Engineer

      Returned to Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Industry during Global Oil & Gas downturn to settle family back in the UK. For more details see Antony D. Smith (Geotech) LinkedIn profile: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/antonydsmithgeotech

    • Inforgen

      Nov 2016 - Aug 2019
      Technical Customer Services Adviser

      • Supporting Inforgen business management software covering Marketing, Sales, Operations, HR, Purchasing and Finance all within a single cloud-based system• Role includes IT & Infrastructure desktop support including hardware, peripherals and managed service software such as Microsoft Office 365• Responsible for putting together quote proposals and change requests• Responsibilities also include managing renewal of all customer SSL Certificates, Domain Names, Antivirus, Office 365 and other software packages as well as mentoring junior members of staff Show less

    • GE Renewable Energy

      Aug 2019 - Oct 2019
      Customer Advocate Manager

      • Technical Account Management for Tier 1 support accounts• Primary ownership to develop and drive action plans to accelerate issue resolution and maintain customer communication• Advocate for the customer to ensure successful operation of GE software so that accounts are getting the best possible experience of products and services during the operational life of the GE deployed solutions

    • GE Digital

      Oct 2019 - Apr 2024
      Technical Account Manager

      Consolidation of the 'Customer Advocate Manager' role with NAM nomenclature within GE Digital

    • GE Vernova

      Apr 2024 - now
      Technical Account Manager

      GE Spinoff

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PRINCE2® 2017 Foundation

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      Aug 2018
    • NExT Certified Trainer - Techlog (All)

      NExT Schlumberger
      Oct 2013
    • PRINCE2® Practitioner CPD

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      Aug 2018
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    • ITIL Foundation Level

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      May 2023