Ellie Chuparova is a geoscientist with over 20 years of global industry experience and 30 years professional experience in petroleum geochemistry and geology. Most recently, she worked for over five years with the Bakken multi-disciplinary team at Hess Corporation as Senior Geochemical Advisor. Prior to that, Ellie worked as a Senior Geochemist for over 10 years with Shell Technology Exploration & Production Company on a variety of global projects utilizing both exploration and reservoir geochemistry techniques, as well as for oil companies like Mobil, ARCO, and Bulgarian Research Institute. She started her career as exploration geologist in sedimentology and litho-facies analysis and later on expanded her skills to petroleum system analysis, geochemistry and fluid phase behavior. Her major strength is in multi-disciplinary integration of petroleum geochemistry, geology and engineering for problem solving applications in exploration, appraisal, development and production of conventional and unconventional plays and assets, clastic and carbonate environments, onshore and offshore.