Itasca Consulting Group, Inc.

Andrey Pyatigorets

Senior Software Engineer

U.S. Minneapolis
Itasca Consulting Group, Inc.

office: +1 (612) 371-4711

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Areas of Expertise

Mechanics
Meshing
Numerical Modeling
Petroleum
Software Development
Training

Consulting Services

Energy

Andrey Pyatigorets

Senior Software Engineer

Dr. Pyatigorets has an extensive background in software development and computer modeling in the areas of mechanics of materials, geomechanics, physics, and oil & gas (specifically drilling and subsurface engineering).

Areas of expertise include research and development, numerical modeling, numerical algorithms, large scale software development (using C/C++/C#/Fortran, etc.), technical writing and editing, and project management. Dr. Pyatigorets also has experience with laboratory testing, specifically in the area of tubulars and premium connections testing and quality assurance.

Dr. Pyatigorets is the Software Product Manager for FLAC2D and Griddle and is also involved in the development and support of FLAC3D.

Education

PhD (Civil Engineering), 2010
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

MS (Geological Engineering), 2009
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

MS (Laser Physics), 2005
Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia

BS (Physics), 2003
Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia

Professional Memberships

American Rock Mechanics Association, Society of Petroleum Engineers

Awards & Recognition

Sommerfeld Fellowship Award (2008-2009)

Sommerfeld and Minnesota Supercomputer Institute Travel Awards (2007)

2nd Place Award, Best Research Project of the Year, Institute of Laser Physics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science, Novosibirsk, Russia (2005)

Publications

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U.S. Minneapolis
Itasca Consulting Group, Inc.