Nikita Yasenkov

About Nikita Yasenkov

I’m Nikita Yasenkov — a Data Engineer and Software Developer with a strong foundation in Petroleum Engineering and a growing focus on business impact, product strategy, and scalable software systems.With a technical journey that began in Reservoir Evaluation and Geostatistics, I transitioned from being an end user of engineering software to driving innovation behind it. My early work in spatial numerical modeling, coupled with a master’s degree from Heriot-Watt University, sparked my interest in building tools that solve real-world problems for engineers. That curiosity led me to roles where I could blend engineering insight with advanced software development to deliver measurable business outcomes.Over the past several years, I’ve contributed to high-impact projects across the upstream energy sector — from developing machine learning models for reservoir uncertainty analysis to launching custom-built applications that reduced dependence on third-party tools. Today, I lead the development and optimization of mission-critical economic calculation engines at a major U.S. oil and gas company. These systems forecast multi-billion-dollar production and cash flow scenarios, shaping key business decisions across the enterprise.Beyond my core responsibilities, I’m passionate about automation, AI-driven innovation, and operational efficiency. I build side projects that span from payment processing bots to low-code SaaS platforms — always focused on solving pain points through elegant, scalable tech.I’m actively exploring opportunities that intersect technology, business strategy, and product development. If you’re building something interesting or need a thought partner on complex technical challenges — I’d love to connect.Core Competencies- Business-Focused Software Development- Scalable Data Architecture & Engineering- Machine Learning for Operational Forecasting- Technical Product Ownership- Cross-Functional Collaboration with Engineers, Data Scientists & Business LeadersTech Stack:Python, SQL, JS, Redis, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, Snowflake, Docker, AWS, GCP, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Git

Experience

1. Senior Data Engineer

   EOG Resources

   Mar 2024 — Present · Houston, TX, US

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Master of Science - MS, Technology Commercialization

• Yandex Practicum

  Data Engineering

• Heriot-Watt University

  Master of Science - MSc Reservoir Evaluation & Management

  2018 — 2019

• Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University)

  Specialist degree, Field geologist

  2013 — 2018

• Practicum USA

  Python backend development

  2021 — 2021