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Sviatoslav Shymko
HEAD OF PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION & ASSET
PERFORMANCE
SUMMERY
Oil & Gas professional with 8+ years of progressive experience in hydrocarbon
production, production optimization, artificial lift technologies, asset
performance management, and investment planning. Currently leading
CONTACT production monitoring and optimization activities within JSC
Ukrgasvydobuvannya, overseeing a team of 10 specialists. Demonstrated success
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) in enhancing asset performance, optimizing production systems, driving digital
transformation initiatives, and aligning operational activities with corporate
financial and strategic objectives.
[open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
EXPERIENCE
Drohobych, Ukraine
April 2026 – present
Sviatoslav Shymko | LinkedIn
Head of production monitoring and optimization unit, oil and gas
production | JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya (UGV) | Kyiv, Ukraine
SKILLS • Lead production monitoring and optimization activities across three
production branches.
Hard • Directly manage a multidisciplinary team of 10 specialists covering
• Hydrocarbon Production production monitoring, production analytics, procurement planning for
Management production prose, contract management, and artificial lift support.
• Asset Performance & Value • Hydrocarbon production forecasting processes for natural gas,
Optimization condensate, and crude oil.
• Budget Governance • Consolidate annual production budgets and support corporate planning
(CAPEX/OPEX) activities.
• Investment Planning & • Lead CAPEX and OPEX planning related to production optimization,
Business Cases well interventions, tubing replacement, artificial lift programs, and
• Production Optimization production enhancement initiatives.
Strategy
• Develop investment passports, business cases, and technical-economic
• Production Technology &
justifications for production projects.
Artificial Lift
• Manage procurement planning for production chemicals and artificial
• Digital Transformation
• Organizational Development lift services.
• Team Leadership • Support executive management through production forecasting,
investment recommendations, and performance analysis.
Leadership February 2022 – April 2026
• Communication.
• Analytical decision-making. Senior production engineer | JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya (UGV) |
• Delegation. Kyiv, Ukraine
• Teamwork. • Implemented more than 100 artificial lift systems (capillary systems,
• Adaptability. plunger lift, ESP, gas-lift, pod-pump, PCP).
• Creative problem –solving. • Led migration of approximately 400 artificial lift installations from
Languages ForeSite to a company-owned monitoring platform.
• Developed integrated production reporting solutions combining
• Ukrainian – native.
• English – B2 (Upper-
company-owned monitoring platform, SCADA, SAP, production, and
intermediate). chemical treatment data.
• Participated in a Virtual Flow Metering pilot project integrating
Software & Tools company-owned monitoring platform, PIPESIM model, real-time
• PIPESIM | SLB – upper – production data, and Python automation.
intermediate
• SAP

• Python – basic (production and • Established internal engineering capability for capillary-systems and
automation). plunger lift candidate evaluation, reducing dependence on external
• Office 365 | Microsoft – engineering support.
advanced. • Reduced operational costs through development of internal engineering
Education and monitoring capabilities.
• Ivano – Frankivsk National • Coordinated communication between technical teams, IT, management,
Technical University of oil and and contractors.
Gas | Master’s degree of oil • Led preparation of engineering and operational datasets required for
and gas production. | deployment.
September 2020 – December • Participated in implementation planning, stakeholder alignment, and
2021 commercial discussions.
• Ivano – Frankivsk National • Analysis production of gas wells in software PIPESIM (Schlumberger).
Technical University of oil and • Modelling of artificial-lift and chemical processes of gas and oil
Gas | Bachelor’s degree of oil
extraction in software PIPESIM (Schlumberger).
and gas production. | August
2018 – June 2020 • Responsible for selecting wells for artificial lift systems.
• College of oil and gas | • Monitoring and understanding of well operation in ForeSite and
Associate’s degree of oil and Honeywell software.
gas production. | September • Development of alarms of production for oil and gas wells (ALS) in
2014 – June 2018 software Honeywell.
Courses and certificates August 2021 – February 2022
• ISO 9001:2015 Quality ALS (Artificial Lift Systems) production technologist | Weatherford |
Management Systems Poltava, Ukraine
Certificate | 2025 • Conducted advanced well performance and production system analysis
• Certificate of participation in
using WellFlo and ForeSite platforms.
the IPL Training Platform,
• Built and calibrated integrated well models, including Nodal Analysis,
International Contest of Ideas |
2018 IPR/VLP curves, pressure-drop calculations, fluid PVT, and
temperature profiles.
Memberships • Simulated and optimized artificial lift and production enhancement
• Society of Petroleum processes for oil and gas assets.
Engineers (SPE), Central • Monitored well performance in real time, identifying inefficiencies and
Ukraine Section, member supporting data-driven production optimization decisions.
since 2022.
• Provided technical recommendations to maximize production rates and
improve overall well system efficiency.
June 2021 – August 2021
TRS (Tubular Running Services) field engineer | Weatherford |
Poltava, Ukraine
• Running Casing & Tubing all standard sizes and diameter.
• Work experience with Overdrive system, CRT, all kinds of Power tong
(5.5-15; 16-25; 14-50; 24-50 etc.).
• Work with the program JAM Pro, My Advisor, 1C, Microsoft Office.
Maintenance of technical documentation.
• Stabbing casing, Handling the Fill –up and circulation Tool and
POWER SLIPS PS 500 Spider.
• Maintain/ repair/ overhaul equipment –diesels, hydraulic, pneumatic
power/pressure and shop equipment, including TRS Hoisting Tools.
March 2018 – June 2021
Assistant coiled tubing driller | JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya (UGV) |
Poltava, Ukraine
• Knowledge of well intensification and well drilling methods.
• Author of the article “Vocational - oriented training in the professional
system training”.
• Passed training and participated in IPL online conference on the topic:
“Innovative solutions and views in the oil and gas industry of Ukraine”.
• Proficiency in English at a basic level and professional in terms.