Sveshnikov Alexander Grigoryevich (born August 31, 1939) — director of the Federal State Institution "Nizhny Novgorod Center for Standardization, Metrology and Certification". Candidate of Economic Sciences, associate professor. Honored Machine-Builder of the Russian Federation.
Education
Gorky Polytechnic Institute named after A.A. Zhdanov (1970), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
Previous places of work
1968–1981 — design engineer, deputy shop superintendent, deputy chief engineer at the Krasnaya Etna plant; 1981–1985 — a responsible officer of the Obkom (regional committee) of the CPSU.
Areas of activity
Exercises the powers of the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (successor to Gosstandart of Russia) in the fields of standardization, ensuring the uniformity of measurements, conformity assessment, accreditation, and testing.
Key facts of activity
Author of more than 40 scholarly works on quality management and product testing. Member of the Russian Academy of Quality Problems.
Foreign language
German.
Hobbies
Literature, music, theater.