Education
Saratov Polytechnic Institute (1973), industrial heat power engineering; Lobachevsky University (UNN) (1994), economics and production management; Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation (2003), "Management in Energy" program.
Key facts of his career
1973-1999 — boiler foreman, shift supervisor, senior engineer, deputy head of the boiler shop, head of the boiler shop, head of the repair preparation and execution department — deputy director of the heat and power plant of the UGE (Chief Power Engineer's Directorate), deputy director of the CHP plant — head of the UGE repair preparation and execution department at OAO "Gorky Automobile Plant" (GAZ); 1999-2005 — deputy technical director for heat engineering, director of economics, first deputy general director — chief engineer of OAO "Nizhnovenergo". 2005 — first deputy general director — chief engineer, deputy general director — chief engineer of OAO "Nizhny Novgorod Generating Company"; 2005-2006 — first deputy minister of the Fuel and Energy Complex of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
Awards
Certificate of Merit from OAO RAO "UES of Russia" (2001), Letter of Gratitude from the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation (2002), Certificate of Honor of the Regional Legislative Assembly (2004).