Fiscal Year

2020

Case Number

A-19202-33566

Case Status

Certified-Expired

Received Date

2019-07-31

Decision Date

2019-10-02

Refile

N

Original File Date

2020-01-01 07:39:49

Previous SWA Case Number State

Schedule A Sheepherder

N

Employer Name

PDS AMERICAS LLC

Employer Name Slug

pds-americas-llc

Employer Address 1

840 W SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY N

Employer Address 2

SUITE 200

Employer City

HOUSTON

Employer City Slug

houston

Employer State

TEXAS

Employer State Slug

texas

Employer Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Postal Code

77024

Employer Phone

8329171705

Employer Number of Employees

20

Employer Year Commenced Business

2010

NAICS Code

5416

FW Ownership Interest

N

Employer Contact Name

Yvonne O Basil

Employer Contact Address 1

840 W Sam Houston Parkway N

Employer Contact Address 2

Suite 200

Employer Contact City

Houston

Employer Contact State/Province

TEXAS Texas - TX

Employer Contact Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Employer Contact Postal Code

77024

Employer Contact Phone

8329171705

Employer Contact Email

yvonne.basil@pds.nl

Agent Attorney Name

Leigh N Ganchan

Agent Attorney Firm Name

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak Stewart, P.C.

Agent Attorney Phone

7136555754

Agent Attorney Address 1

500 Dallas

Agent Attorney Address 2

Suite 3000

Agent Attorney City

Houston

Agent Attorney State/Province

TEXAS

Agent Attorney Country

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Agent Attorney Postal Code

77002

Agent Attorney Email

leigh.ganchan@ogletree.com

PW Track Number

P10019028432036

PW SOC Code

15-1132

PW SOC Title

Software Developer, Applications

PW Skill Level

Level III

PW Wage

110032.00

PW Unit of Pay

Year

PW Wage Source

OES

PW Determination Date

2019-05-10

PW Expiration Date

2019-08-08

Wage Offer From

110032.00

Wage Offer To

0.00

Average Salary

110032.00

Wage Unit of Pay

Year

Worksite Address 1

840 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY

Worksite Address 2

SUITE 200

Worksite City

HOUSTON

Worksite City Slug

houston

Worksite State

TEXAS

Worksite Postal Code

77024

Job Title

Senior Software Developer

Job Title Slug

senior-software-developer

Minimum Education

Master's

Major Field of Study

physics, mechanics, geophysics, applied math, comp info systems or related

Required Training

N

Required Experience

N

Required Experience Months

Accept Alternative Field of Study

N

Accept Alternative Major Field of Study

Accept Alternative Combination

N

Accept Alternative Combination Education

Accept Alternative Combination Education Years

Accept Foreign Education

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation

Y

Accept Alternative Occupation Months

36

Accept Alternative Job Title

Geoscientificpetrotechnical modeling softw develr implementg softw for hydrocarbon explor. pro

Job Opportunity Requirements Normal

Y

Foreign Language Required

N

Specific Skills

REQUIRES A MASTERS DEGREE IN PHYSICS, MECHANICS, GEOPHYSICS, APPLIED MATHEMATICS, COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS, OR RELATED FIELD ORbr FOREIGN EQUIVALENT PLUS 3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A GEOSCIENTIFICPETROTECHNICAL MODELING SOFTWARE DEVELOPER IMPLEMENTING SOFTWARE FORbr HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION FROM PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS. WORK EXPERIENCE MUST INCLUDE 3 YEARS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SKILLSbr INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS VISUAL STUDIO; FACILITY WITH SCRUM, CMMI, AGILE, XP, MSF ANDOR RUP OBJECT ORIENTED DESIGN OOD;br 2D AND 3D VISUALIZATIONS, FORMAL METHODOLOGIES PROCESSES AND FRAMEWORKS; HPC HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTATION AND HPS HIGH PERFORMANCEbr STORAGE ORIENTED OPTIMIZATION OF GEOSCIENTIFIC SIMULATORS INCLUDING BASIN MODELING; DEVELOPING WITH CUDA GPU FOR SEISMIC MODELINGbr APPLICATIONS SUCH AS SHELLS VOICE; DEVELOPING AND TESTINGDEBUGGING CROSS PLATFORM CC APPLICATIONS USING UNIXLINUX; PETROTECHNICALbr SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING BASIN MODELING, SEISMIC VISUALIZATION AND INTERPRETATION, AND MODELING; MAINTAINING AND EXTENDINGbr PETROTECHNICAL SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELING FOR SCIENTIFIC INCLUDING PETROTECHNICAL SOFTWARE; PRACTICAL AND THEORETICALbr KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENTIFIC ORIENTED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES.

Combination Occupation

N

Offered to Applicant Foreign Worker

Y

Foreign Worker Live on Premises

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service

N

Foreign Worker Live in Domestic Service Count

Professional Occupation

Y

Application for College/University Teacher

N

SWA Job Order Start Date

2019-02-06

SWA Job Order End Date

2019-03-13

Sunday Edition Newspaper

Y

First Newspaper Name

Houston Chronicle

First Advertisement Start Date

2019-02-03

Second Newspaper Ad Name

Houston Chronicle

Second Advertisement Type

Newspaper

Second Ad Start Date

2019-02-10

Employer Website From Date

2020-01-01 07:39:49

Employer Website To Date

2020-01-01 07:39:49

Professional Organization Ad From Date

2020-01-01 07:39:49

Professional Organization Advertisement To Date

2020-01-01 07:39:49

Job Search Website From Date

2019-02-04

Job Search Website To Date

2019-02-18

Employee Referral Program From Date

2020-01-01 07:39:49

Employee Referral Program To Date

2020-01-01 07:39:49

Local Ethnic Paper From Date

2020-01-01 07:39:49

Local Ethnic Paper To Date

2020-01-01 07:39:49

Radio/TV Ad From Date

2019-02-14

Radio/TV Ad To Date

2019-02-14

Employer Received Payment

N

Posted Notice at Worksite

Y

Layoff in Past Six Months

N

Country of Citizenship

RUSSIA

Foreign Worker Birth Country

SOVIET UNION

Class of Admission

L-1

Foreign Worker Education

Master's

Foreign Worker Information: Major

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS

Foreign Worker Years of Education Completed

1988

Foreign Worker Institution of Education

LENINGRAD STATE UNIVERSITY

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 1

UNIVERSITY EMBANKMENT 79

Foreign Worker Education Institution Address 2

Foreign Worker Education Institution City

SAINT PETERSBURG

Foreign Worker Education Institution State/Province

Foreign Worker Education Institution Country

RUSSIA

Foreign Worker Education Institution Postal Code

199034

Foreign Worker Experience with Employer

N

Foreign Worker Employer Pays for Education

N

Foreign Worker Currently Employed

Y

Employer Completed Application

N

Preparer Name

Leigh N Ganchan

Preparer Title

Attorney

Preparer Email

leigh.ganchan@ogletreedeakins.com

Employer Information Declaration Name

Yvonne Basil

Employer Information Declaration Title

Director, Finance Administration