He was born in November 11, 1950 in a town of Kansk in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. In 1977 he graduated from the Sverdlovsk mining institute n/a Vakhrushev with a specialization in “Minerals dressing”.
Professional experience in mining –metallurgical field – 42 years, experience in engineering activity – 37 years.
Almost all of his work activity was devoted to the “Uralmekhanobr” Institute, in which he rose from an engineer of a process department to the Deputy Managing Engineer for Beneficiation.