Director Business Development

Tarek Rizk

Based in Egypt Email: ******@*******.***

Phone: +201********* (Mobile)

www.linkedin.com/in/tarek-rizk-b223a627/

Profile

Creative and enthusiastic with 30 years of experience in Oil and Gas field in many areas as Exploration, Geophysics, Seismic, QC, Management, Sales, and Business Development, worldwide. Flexible to be relocated.

Strengths/Skills

Strong technical experience in upstream exploration, Seismic and technology deployment.

Expert in seismic data processing QC Client Rep (Land, Marine,2D,3D, Depth Imaging).

Expert in sales, marketing and business development areas including digital marketing.

Excellent communications, negotiations, building relations skills and Team development.

Maintain and improve on client satisfaction

Creative solutions to technical problems. Expert in delivering technical training worldwide.

Forecast sales revenue, use of sales analytics, CRM and funnel management techniques

Able to set a business plan, P&L sheets and grow the business.

Attend main regional and global events to present and update the clients and listen to them.

Able to travel up to 70% of my time.

Received many awards and certificates for outstanding achievements.

Worldwide experience in MENA, AP, Europe and Africa regions (including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, U.A.E, Malaysia, UK, Norway, and USA).

Visited most of the O&G clients worldwide in Nigeria, Angola, Sudan, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Tunisia

(Africa). UK, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Romania, Norway (Europe). Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kurdistan, Egypt (Middle East). China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore, Philippines, India, Brunei, Indonesia, Australia (Asia Pacific). Houston, Denver (USA)

Career Objective

Available to cover Technical, QC, Sales, BD, management areas using my technical experience.

Social and community Experience

Executive board member at Lions organization charity international clubs

Attracted the highest number of members in Malaysia to join SPE in 2012.

Official Tour Guide since 1990, Active member at The Egyptian General Tourist Guides Syndicate.

Active member at Egyptian Syndicate of Scientific Professions

Active member in SEG, EAGE, SPE, PESGB, DGS, EPEX, and SEAPEX.

Fluent in English (Speaking, Writing) and Native language is Arabic.

Expert in building good relations with CXO level.

Valid Driving License in Egypt and UAE (Can let me drive in all the Arabian Gulf countries)

GEOGRAPHICAL EXPERIENCE

MIDDLE EAST

Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Erbil, Algeria, Libya, UAE

ASIA

Malaysia, Brunei, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea.

EUROPE

UK, Norway, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Romania

AMERICA

Houston, Denver

AFRICA

Nigeria, Sudan, Angola

AUSTRALASIA

Perth, Darwin, Queensland

Career History

Director BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - TECHNICAL ADVISR – QC Jan 2020 – Present

● Director Business Development to promote wireless seismic sensors business (DTCC & INOVAGEO)

● Consultant – Technical Advisor (E&P) – Free Lancer

Acting as seismic data processing QC Client Rep, for projects as

Year

Country

Client

Type/Role

Terrain

2022

NORWAY

RADEXPRO

Seismic data processing QC

3D Marine Project.

2021

INDONESIA

ELNUSA

Seismic data processing Advisor

3D Marine Projects

2019 - 2020 (5 MONTHS)

Saudi Arabia

ARAMCO

Chief QC Geo.,

3D Marine OBC/OBN Two Blocks Red Sea

SAHARA PETROLEUM SERVICES COMPANY (SAPESCO) Oct 2017 – Jan 2020

Business Development Manager

(My role covered Business Development, Sales, Marketing, and Building, Maintaining Customer relations)

Achievements:

• Increased the number of the clients who are working with SAPESCO by 35%.

• Increased the revenue by 15% and opened the door for new technology to be added to our portfolio.

• Increase market share for Exploration Department services in Egypt.

• Presented at EGYPS 2019 as presentation owner about BIG DATA ANALYSIS

• Face-to-face meetings with C level executives to discuss their specific needs using my strong network.

• Acting as seismic data processing QC Client Rep, for some projects as

Year

Country

Client

Type/Role

Terrain

2019 – 8 Months

Egypt

PHAROS Energy UK

QC Client Rep,

3D Land 1600 KM PSTM & PSDM at CGG

2018 – 3 Months

Egypt

DTCC – CANADA

QC Coordinator

Land OBN Nodes

GEOMARK Jan 2016 – Aug 2017

Business Development Manager

(My role covered Business Development, Sales, Marketing, and Building, Maintaining Customer relations)

• Managed to promote the business with new clients and add won partnership agreement with

International seismic company to work in Egypt.

• Delivered training about seismic data processing and QC seismic projects as

Year

Country

Client

Type/Role

Terrain

2016-2017 – 9 Months

Egypt

OSOCO – TRIDENT

QC Coordinator

3D Marine, Transition zone, Land

GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES COMPANY Jun 2013 - Aug 2015 (2.2 Y)

Eastern Hemisphere Manager – UAE - USA

(My role covered QC, Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Consultancy management, Tender preparation and submission, technical presentations, Building, and Maintaining Customer relations)

• Worked as Eastern Hemisphere Manager based in Dubai to grow business in EAME region

• Established a good network with IOCs and NOCs. Liaison between USA and MENA region.

• Set and achieve short- and long-range sales goals

• Attended SEG, NAPE and EAGE conferences and workshops in different countries

Achievements:

• Increased the revenue by 300%

• Managed two seismic data processing centres in Dubai and Erbil beside the infield QC teams (15 staff).

• Added new clients to our list by winning projects from a new one who never had work with us before as

TOTAL, QUEST-ARAWAK, OIL SEARCH, GAZPROM, REPSOL, ORYX, and MOL.

• Received recommendation letters from some clients as Quest, TOTAL, Oil Search, and GGS.

HALLIBURTON - Landmark Mar 2008 - May 2013 (5.2 Y)

Operation/Services Manager, Senior Technical Advisor – BD- Sales - Saudi Arabia – Malaysia

• Worked in the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions. Achieving outstanding revenue in SA and AP.

• Started in 2008 as Services, Operation Manager in Saudi Arabia (Daily visits to Aramco, offering

Proposals, assigning resources for delivering training, set forecast plan and following up invoices)

• Started a new role in Malaysia in 2009 as Senior Technical Global Advisor Geoscience (communicating

With the Clients worldwide, delivering training and mentoring, presenting the new features of the

Software, liaising with Sales, country, account Managers and R&D team in the USA).

• Promoted seismic data processing time and depth packages in the market worldwide through

• Delivered technical training and mentoring worldwide to many clients as:

SONATRACH, KOC, ADNOC, ADMA, ADCO, SHELL, BP,OMV,RWE, PETRONAS, CHEVRON, TESLA, VELSEIS, OYO, APACHE, OIL INDIA, SONAGOL, and many research institutes.

Delivering Training, mentoring and liaison with R&D team in Denver and Houston.

• Promoted as Regional technical sales manager and started to Monitor P&L sheets in 2011.

Achievements:

• Increased the revenue in Saudi Arabia by 40% in 2008.

• Increased the revenue in Asia Pacific region by 64% in 2012.

• Created a new opportunity from Scratch till the end in Algeria with ENAGEO-SONATRACH. Closed the

Deal with $2.1 M for software sales and secured 5 weeks of extra training to their staff.

• Represent the company in external conferences as in Bahrain, India, Malaysia, and Australia.

• Attending Halliburton sales summit in Houston every year. And technical meetings with R&D in Denver.

• Provide input to R&D department through having ideas from the clients to improve the packages.

• Dealt with 80 Sales and account managers Globally within Halliburton and tens of clients globally.

• Nominated as Employee of the year for Halliburton in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

• Won two times MVP (Maximize Value Product) Awards for good achievement.

• Won Applause award from Halliburton President in 2013 for outstanding achievements.

• Shared in all the social and community events which were sponsored by Halliburton

• Awarded as number # 1 in facilitation training course run in 2012 in Malaysia.

ENI (Italian Oil and Gas Exploration Company) Jan 2007 - Mar 2008 (1.1 Y) Senior QC Geophysicist – Saudi Arabia

• Seconded by ENl to the gas exploration Joint Venture between ENI (50%), REPSOL-YPF (30%) and

Saudi Aramco (20%) for a concession (52,000 km2) of the Saudi Empty quarter (Rub Al-Khali desert).

• Responsible for all seismic data processing activities including technical oversight/QC with contractors

As processing tests, Velocity QC, VSP Processing and all the processing flows till final products.

• Worked with interpretation teams to define project objectives to design and execute seismic

Processing data flows that meet those objectives

• Active member at DGS Saudi (Dhahran Geophysical Society)

Achievements:

• Liaison as Focal point between Milan (ENI), Madrid (REPSOL) and Dhahran (ARAMCO).

• HSEQ Committee Member for EniRepSa consortium.

• Supervise and QC parts of our project which were processed by two Saudi companies to show their

Capabilities to process our data (KACST & Saudi Geophysical)

• Responsible about setting the weekly and monthly meetings with Armco team to review activities.

• Acting as acquisition supervisor when the acquisition supervisor is on leave to follow up all the activities

In the field on daily bases.

GEOTRACE Apr 2006 - Dec 2006 (0.7 Y) Seismic Data Processing - Country Manager – Norway - UK

• Worked as country manager in Norway office.

• Supervised processing projects, delivering presentations to different customers and handling tenders.

• Coordinate between UK and Norway office for new tenders and hiring new staff.

Achievements:

• Established a new office in Norway.

• Won a new contract from Statoil.

• Represent the company in EPEX conference in London.

PGS – Petroleum Geo-Services – Middle East Nov 2001 - Apr 2006 (4. 6Y) Seismic Data Processing Supervisor, Sales and Business Development manager

• Responsible for processing many 2D, 3D land and marine projects for different customers as BP, OMV,

UTP, TPAO, Apache, ETAP, Talisman

• Processed two projects from Turkey as Pre Stack Depth Migration Using Geo depth (PGDM SW)

• Worked for some periods in Norway and Houston offices to Process some test lines.

Achievements:

• Solved a technical PSTM (Pre Stack Time Migration) problem for Apache-Egypt (Amplitude Decay)

• Received recommendation letters from TPAO (Turkey) for the outstanding achievements

• Worked in Norway for some months to test and set the best parameters for a project from Qatar.

• Attended depth imaging training, workshop then a working period in Houston

• Visited Sudan to attend international economic conference to study the market as there as PGS set

A plan to open a new centre there in 2005.

• Represent the company in local and regional conferences as a Business development and sales rep,

ENI (JV with EGPC- PETROBEL) Feb 1999 - Nov 2001 (2.7 Y) Senior QC Geophysicist, System Admin Exploration Department - Egypt

• It was a new challenge to work for the biggest oil company in Egypt which produce (280.000 b/d) of oil.

• I covered two roles seismic data processing QC client rep, and G&G system admin manager.

• supported 30 Geophysicists and Geologists in Exploration department.

Achievements:

• QC all the seismic data processing projects with different contractors

• Support all the team in the exploration department (Geophysicists, Geologists, and Petro physicists)

• Create organized database for the exploration department with a new security backup policy.

SCHLUMBERGER Feb 1996 - Feb 1999 (3 Y) Senior Geophysicist – UAE and Asia Pacific Region

• Worked in Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.

• Worked for one year in Schlumberger office in Abu Dhabi. Processed and QC 3D land seismic project

Coming from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia border (Wafra & Humma) including refraction static’s picking

Using Green Mountain, till the final stage (migration)

• Worked for three years offshore on Schlumberger vessels in Asia Pacific region as QC Seismic Data

Processing, Supervise and QC (2D and 3D) Marine projects

Process/ QC Marine Projects (On Board seismic processing) On Schlumberger Vessels Geco (Sapphire – Echo –seis venturer - Emerald - Resolution) as:

1.3D project for Amoco in China

2.3D project for Shell & Elf in Brunei

3.3D project for Thaipo in Thailand

4.2D project for Shell in Australia

5.3D project for Shell in Philippines

6.3D project for Maersk in Indonesia

Achievements:

• Received many HSQ Awards

• Finished all the projects I was responsible about them with full satisfaction from the clients

• Attended many technical and management courses in Singapore, UK, USA and Malaysia

• Worked on many vessels in all the AP countries as supervisor

CGG – PDO-SHELL dedicated Centre Jan 1994 - Feb 1996 (2.1 Y) Senior Seismic Data Processing Geophysicist - Oman

• CGG won the contract in Oman to replace HGS, I was selected to join them among 17 out of 65 staff.

• Worked for two years in processing 3D Land data for many projects including the biggest 3D project

Processed in Oman (Habur 95 which was 3.700.000 cmp bins)

Achievements:

• Received two times special bonus as my group exceeded PDO target.

• Visited the seismic field crews two times to pass them some advices to be applied to get better results.

GSI/HGS Halliburton Geophysical Services Feb 1989 - Dec 1993 (4.8 Y)

Senior Seismic Data Processing Geophysicist - Egypt - Oman

• Worked for three years in Egypt, Involved in all the stages of 2D Land & Marine seismic data processing.

• Worked for one year in AG (special projects department) for solving Refraction static’s problems and testing trials.

• Worked for two years in HGS-PDO-SHELL dedicated centre in Muscat Oman. Processing 3D Land data

For many Projects Including (Qaharir - AL Ghubar - Saih Rawl - Fahud).

• My crew has been selected as the best crew three times for exceeding target.

Achievements:

• Attended HGS education sessions and ended all the tests with great results.

• Was selected to spend one year in AG (special projects department) to test new technologies.

• Represent the company in conferences.

• Visited the seismic field crews many times to pass them some advices to be applied.

Education

• B. Sc. Degree in Geology -Faculty of Science 1986.

• Diploma in Egyptology and Tour Guiding – Official Tour Guide in Egypt 1990.

SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

Software

Geoland, Geovecture, Geovation (CGG)

ProMax/SeisSpace, VSP,LDI (Halliburton Software)

RadExPro Software.

Omega, Tipex, Seismos (Western Geco Software)

Cube Manager, AVO (PGS Software)

OpenCPS / Reveal (Shearwater Software)

GeoDepth (Paradigm Software)

Unix, System Admin and Data management

Seismic Acquisition

Good knowledge about Land, Marine, OBS, OBC, OBN, Multi Azimuth, Multi Client, VSP Technology

Seismic Nav, Files

Expert in dealing with different seismic navigational files as SPS, UKOOA, p190, p111, NFH SEGD/SEGY

Seismic Media

Expert in using 9-Track, 3480, 3490, 3490-E, 3590, 3592, Cartridge

DLT, 8mm Exabyte, QNAP.

Seismic Data Processing

Expert in QC seismic data processing projects (2D, 3D, Land, Marine) as time and depth, delivered training and mentoring worldwide

HSE

Received Covid-19 Vaccination QR Code.

Attended many of safety courses worldwide

Active member in ENI safety team

Having Valid safety certificates including Seamen Passport till 2024

Onshore & Offshore Experience

Worked most of the time in office bases.

Worked with land crews in GSI, HGS, CGG, and Schlumberger. Used to spend time at the field.

Responsible about the IFQC team in Global geophysical crews and used to visit them weekly.

worked offshore on Schlumberger Vessels for three years as QC Geophysicist

ROV, Marine robotics, Wireless Sensors

Good experience about technical and commercial specs.

AWARDS

Applause

From Halliburton Landmark VP

MVP (Two times )

From Halliburton RGM in Asia Pacific and Europe

Recommendation Letters

From many O&G clients as TOTAL, REPSOL, QUEST, OIL SEARCH, TP, PGS, CGG and Global Geophysical

Nominated as Employee of the year

Halliburton 2009, 2011, 2012

Facilitation Course

Got the highest performance No #1 in final exam

Some TRAINING / QUALIFICATIONS

TYPE

PLACE

DATE COMPLETED

EXPIRY DATE

MESA Professional

ONLINE

2022

Art of managing people

EGYPT

2022

Cloud Fundamentals – USA Embassy

EGYPT

2022

Social Media Management – USA Embassy

EGYPT

2022

Lead Now – Leadership Course USA Embassy

EGYPT

2021

Staying healthy and safe at work during the COVID-19 pandemic

World Health Organization

2021

Customer Services Workshop – USA Embassy

EGYPT

2020

CGG SOFTWARE GEOLAND

SAUDI

2020

MBA ON Line

Online

2020

Big Data Analysis and handling presentation at EGYPS Exhibition

Face to Face

2019

BOSIET

EGYPT

2019

2023

Seamen Passport

UK

2019

2024

Technology Day for PETROTRACE

EGYPT

2018

Technology Day for IONGEO

EGYPT

2018

Technology Day for WG

EGYPT

2017

Career Success Program – USA Embassy

EGYPT

2017

Technology Day for CGG

EGYPT

2016

Technology Day for GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL,

USA

2015

Technology Day for GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL.,

USA

2014

SEG -The Role of Geoscience in Unlocking Unconventional Reservoirs

Dubai

2013

PROMAX/SEISSPACE

USA

2013

PROMAX/SEISSPACE

USA

2012

EAGE- Seismic Imaging

Malaysia

2012

EAGE - Seismic Acquisition from yesterday to tomorrow

Malaysia

2011

PROMAX/SEISSPACE

USA

2011

PROMAX/SEISSPACE

USA

2010

Risk Management – Halliburton #) Defensive driving courses in

Saudi and Malaysia

2009 & 2010

PROMAX/SEISSPACE

USA

2009

PROMAX/SEISSPACE

USA

2008

ENI TECH DAY

SAUDI

2007

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

EGYPT

2006

AVO

EGYPT

2005

LEADERSHIP

EGYPT

2004

DEPTH IMAGING

USA

2003

DEPTH IMAGING

EGYPT

2002

Seismic Data Management at Landmark office for five days

EGYPT

2001

S H L (Stepping, Handling, Lifting) Course on Schlumberger vessel

Thailand

1998

Safety (Under water survival, First aid, Firefighting, Helicopter safety escape) Course at Alert Disaster Institute for one week

SINGAPORE

1997

T Q M (Total Quality Management) Course in Muscat -Sultanate of Oman

OMAN

1992

Some of Seismic Data Processing QC Projects I covered worldwide:

Asia Pacific Region

Year

Country

Client

Type

Terrain

2013

Indonesia

Chevron

QC, Mentoring

3D Marine

2013,

Indonesia

Tesla

QC, Mentoring

2D Marine Projects

2012

Japan

NME

QC

2D Marine, Depth Imaging

2012

Malaysia

TALISMAN

QC, Mentoring,,Training

3D Marine

2012

Indonesia

Chevron

QC, Mentoring

3D Marine

2012

Indonesia

TESLA

QC, Mentoring

2012

Australia

VELSEIS

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2012

India

NGRI

Mentoring

2D,3D Land

2011

Japan

OYO

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Marine, Depth Imaging

2011

Australia

APACHE

Mentoring, Training

2D Land

2011

Indonesia

Tesla

QC, Mentoring

2D Marine Projects

2011

Malaysia

PETRONAS

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Marine

2011

Korea

KIGAM

Korea Institute of Geoscience

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Marine

2011

India

CAIRNE

Training

2D Marine

2011

India

OIL INDIA

Training

3D Land

2011

China

COSL

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D, 3D Land

2010

Japan

JAMSTEC

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Tech

QC, Mentoring

2D, 3D Marine

2010

Vietnam

Fairfield

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D, 3D Marine

2010

Korea

KOGAS

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Marine

2010

Malaysia

PETRONAS

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Marine

2010

Malaysia

TALISMAN

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Marine

2009

China

COSL

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D, 3D Land

2009

Australia

APACHE

Mentoring, Training

2D Land

2009

India

NGRI

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D, 3D Land

2009

Indonesia

Chevron

QC, Mentoring

2009

Australia

VELSEIS

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D, 3D Land Projects

2009

Malaysia

OMV

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Marine

1997-1999

Asia Pacific Region

SHELL, CHEVRON, PETRONAS,

MAERSK, AMOCO, THAIPO,

QC and Processing On Board – Offshore

2D, 3D Marine Data

Europe & Africa

Year

Country

Client

Type

Terrain

2011

NIGERIA

GSL

QC, Mentoring, Training

2D Land

2011

ANGOLA

SONAGOL

QC, Mentoring, Training

3D Marine

2011

UK

BP

QC, Mentoring, Training

2D, 3D Land

2011

TURKEY

IRAQ

Iraq Ministry of Oil

QC, Training

2D Land

2010

Turkey

TPAO

QC, Mentoring, Training

2D Marine

2010,

NIGERIA

Chevron

QC, Mentoring, Training

2D Land

2010

Germany

RWE

QC, Mentoring, Training

2D, 3D Marine

2009

Turkey

TPAO

QC, Mentoring PSDM

2D Land

2008

ROMANIA

OMV

QC, Mentoring, Training

2D, 3D Marine, Land

2004

Turkey

TP

QC and Processing

2D Land Data

2004

Turkey

TP

QC and Processing

2D Depth Imaging

Middle East & North Africa & USA

Year

Country

Client

Type

Terrain

2020

Saudi Arabia

ARAMCO

Chief QC

3D Marine Nodes Survey

2019

Egypt

Pharos UK

QC Client Rep,

3D Land 1600 KM

2018

Egypt

DTCC

BD, Marketing

OBN Wireless Nodes

2017

Egypt

OSOCO

QC Coordinator

3D Marine, Transition zone, Land 500 KM

2015

Erbil

ORYX

QC Supervisor

3D Land (Time and Depth)

2015

Dubai for Erbil

MOL

QC Supervisor

2D Land

2014

Erbil

TOTAL

QC Supervisor

2D Land

2014

Dubai for Erbil

REPSOL

QC Supervisor

2D Land

2014

Dubai for Erbil

DNO

QC Supervisor

2D Land

2013

Erbil

OIL SEARCH

QC Supervisor

2D Land

2013

USA

Mix of clients

Promax / SeisSpace

Delivering training

2013

USA

Mix of clients

Promax / SeisSpace

Attend Promax user

Group Meeting

2013

UAE

Quest - ARAWAK

QC Supervisor

3D Land (Time and Depth)

2013

U.A.E

ADMA

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Marine

2013

U.A.E

ADCO

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Land

2012

Libya

AGOCO, NAGECO

BD Trip

2012

USA

Mix of clients

Promax / SeisSpace

Delivering training

2012

USA

Mix of clients

Promax / SeisSpace

Attend Promax user

Group Meeting

2011

Algeria

SONATRACH

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Land

2011,

Algeria

ENAGEO

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D, 3D Land

2011

USA

Mix of clients

Promax / SeisSpace

Attend Promax user

Group Meeting

2010

Algeria

ENAGEO

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D, 3D Land

2010

USA

Mix of clients

Promax / SeisSpace

Attend Promax user

Group Meeting

2009

Saudi Arabia

SHELL

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Land

2008,

Algeria

SONATRACH

QC, Mentoring,,Training

2D Land

2007

Egypt

ENI

QC Client Rep

2D Land Project DP and Acqusition

2007

Saudi Arabia

ENI

QC Client Rep

2D Land Project DP and Acqusition

2006

Egypt For Tunisia

ETAP

QC and Processing

2D Land Data

2005

Egypt For Pakistan

UTP

QC and Processing

2D Land Data

2000-2003

Egypt

ENI, BP

QC and Processing

2D, 3D Land and Marine as time and depth

1996

UAE – Ab Dhabi

ARAMCO, KOC

QC and Processing

3D Land Data

1989-1995

Middle East Region

Egypt – Oman

SHELL,PDO,

AGIBA,GUPCO,

BP,

QC and Processing

2D, 3D Land & Marine Data

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