George Agapeyev

Experience

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  TC Energy

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2003

  Systems Integrator Land Health Safety and the Environment

  - Developed and implemented land systems using Agile methodologies, contributed as a Java developer, and served as a Systems Implementor Engineering FST with expertise in VB development and Filenet Document Management

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  Husky Energy

  Nov 2004 - Mar 2005

  Application Support - Consultant

  - Served as the primary IT Support for Health, Safety and Environment Department Applications including Siteview, CS Explorer – Siteview Interface, Omnisafe (Incident Management), Incident Tracker II, as well as secondary support for ChequeRec, GasChat and Remedy applications

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  Petro Canada

  Feb 2005 - Apr 2006

  Desktop Support Consultant

  - Provided Oilsands Group IT Infrastructure Support

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  Sierra Systems

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Application Support Specialist

  - Provided Tier 2 & Tier 3 technical application support for over 20 G&G applications including Petrel, Geographix, Lithotect, Wellcore Geology, GeoScout, Seisware, Move. RDA- Provided end user support, troubleshooting technical problems, installations, and defining preparation documents for packaging of applications- Conducted staging and testing of new releases, upgrades and new applications

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  Repsol

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2019

  Senior Application Specialist

  - Transitioned from Talisman Energy to Repsol through acquisition; within tenure progressed to a Senior Application Specialist which included providing technical leadership and coordination of application support- Provided technical stewardship of Petrel ecosystem including daily operations, the deployment architecture of the application, and the design of the Studio Data and simulation cluster environments and integrations- Coordinated issues and change management between Geoscientists, Engineers, IT infrastructure, and vendor support to ensure rapid and effective incident resolution with minimal disruption of services- Created and delivered functional training to Geoscientists, Engineers, and remote petrotechnical support team for all environmentsHighlighted Contributions:- Led successful migration of petrotechnical applications to a virtualized environment (Citrix) including Petrel, Petrel-Studio, Petrel Guru, HPC Simulation Cluster, Attribute Studio, Hampson Russell- Redesigned Petrel deployment model for the Network install environment reducing turnaround times for deployment of new versions and application plugins; successfully deployed into several locations globally (dos, robocopy scripting)- Initiated the delivery of Web Map Services in support of well and pad design, as well as DLS grid information to geoscientists - Implemented integration of spatial data, maps, and well data between Decision Space and Petrel through use of Tibco Openspirit, ArcGIS, and intermediate data formats- Developed methodology for benchmarking Petrel environment performance using SLB Seagull projects, leading to the development of user best practices for Petrel performance optimization and reducing support calls Show less

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  KUFPEC

  Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

  Data Management & IT Support Officer

  - Retained to provide technical oversight of the local software ecosystem; worked closely with Head Office IT resources and external Contego contractors to ensure all IT operational activities were implemented in accordance with the strategic technical direction - Oversaw hardware lifecycle and software selection and procurement, quality assurance, and testing for application implementations - Provided stewardship of the local IT budget (≤$200K/ project), and proposed projects for successive budgets based upon technical requirements and contractor feedback- Served as the sole front-line support resource effectively triaging support requests, managing/resolving issues, and interfacing with vendors to establish solutions as required; applications included Office 365, Petrel, Accumap, Arcgis Pro, OFM, P2 QbyteHighlighted Contributions:- Served as the technical leader responsible for managing the migration of KCI user base to remote work during global pandemic - Successfully led procurement and implementation of net new software and upgrades that were aligned with business requirements and functionality (including Bitvise SSH, Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, MS Visio, @Risk)- Led successful procurement and renewal of agreements for Contego IT Services, End User hardware transition to leasing agreement, co-terming of Cisco hardware and licensing agreements, file storage, and backup upgrades and host for HPC cluster Show less

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  Enerplus

  May 2021 - now

  Senior Technical Solutions Analyst - Digital Operations

  - Provide technical support stewardship for ~100 applications, overseeing day-to-day application operational performance, responding to performance issues/bugs and providing technical troubleshooting, interfacing with clients to enhance functionality (as per user-requirements), overseeing application integrations, and deploying upgrades and solutions (each application serving ≤35 internal technical users)- Key applications managed include S&P Global Harmony, Petra, Kingdom Suite, Seisware, Hampson Russell Geophysics, AutoCAD, Meridian, Techlog, Petrel, Conduit Data Services, Survey123, ArcMap & ArcGIS Pro, Spotlight (internally developed application)- Act as the primary liaison between vendors and users, articulating user needs and vendor capability, providing information on updates/changes, optimizing system integration, tracking and reporting tickets, and resolving operational issues; contributions to effective vendor negotiation, service agreement management, licensing asset management (renewals, decommissioning), and subscription service management have resulted in significant cost savings Highlighted Contributions: - Developed and documented a streamlined contractor onboarding process for users of GIS portal applications; process enabled swift access and accurate management of temporary users/contractors/vendors - Developed vacation coverage application documentation template for 6 person TSA team; the template simplified monthly server update change management and ensured zero operational disruption - Oversaw application and application integration migration to the Enerplus private Azure Cloud which included re-architecting deployments to optimize performance and usability - Defined data integration requirements and developed SQL queries for Enverus & IHS Data Integrations- Key contributor supporting the validation and rationalization of Service Now CMDB application database and supported the subsequent development of application retirement process Show less