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Alma-mater proud:
2025 - Nov 15
📍 In Nagoya, Japan, Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology.
📍 In Nagoya, Japan, Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology.
📘 Lifelong fan of Total Quality Management (by American scholar W. Edwards Deming), and Japan’s science and culture of Quality, I ought to visit this museum and take this picture...
🛡️ US Air Force veteran, took a break 2023-2025 to complete my full time Master’s in Microelectronics and Semiconductors.
🦅 This was my answer to the call of US Government to have more STEM-talented American veterans in Semiconductor jobs during global chips shortage when even auto industries stopped their production lines.
⚛️ I am doing part-time Nuclear Masters, interested in Fast Neutron reactors, reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel in closed cycle, mobile reactors in airborne and underwater drones, thermonuclear energy research, automation and robotics in Gen 4 Nuclear plants.
🐻 I may be helpful in cooperation with Russia’s Nuclear Agency. Russia has unmatched capability to build Fast-Neutron reactors, enrich Uranium for export, process and reuse spent nuclear fuel.
🏭 This is important for World’s future energy needs in manufacturing automation, robotics across multiple industries, for crypto and AI development.
🔗 Both of my interdisciplinary areas are interconnected: semiconductor electronics need more and safer Nuclear energy in the future, Nuclear power plants of Gen 4 need robotics and AI control for safety and automation.
🛢️ I am also experienced in petroleum and natural gas business, a well as biomedical technologies, may provide expertise and consulting in this field.
🔬 My interests in job search span from Lithography to Packaging in Semiconductors, to superconductivity physics and Nuclear engineering.
🧲 I worked with MRI and superconductors for Philips - biggest MRI manufacturer and innovator. ASML (lithography) was part of Philips (Netherlands).
🛠️ I will prove my resourcefulness and problem-solving, not afraid to dig into dirt, at the start of my career worked on oil rigs in very cold regions of Siberia, and my hands are placed right - guaranteed high quality of work in electronics, high voltage electrics, Superconductors, metal work, welding, soldering, construction, assembly-disassembly, testing, engines: diesel, gas, turbine, generators, coolers, heaters, reverse-engineering of anything.
🌍 Multilingual - interpreter/translator of Slavic and Turkic languages.
2025 - Nov 05
United States and Japan might be interested to diversify World’s microelectronics and semiconductors manufacturing assets to Russia in exchange to breakthrough nuclear science in fast-neutron reactors and reuse of spent nuclear fuel, as well as mature space technology or Arctic exploration know-how, to dissolve the growing concentration of China, South East Asia and India in global semiconductor broth.
Lower capex-opex in Russia (abundant electrical power, water, engineering, logistics, tax benefits) is another consideration.
This will allow to build trust and earn credits in future cooperation projects, as I am observing that Russia is anyways soft-powerly and steadily building its own independent semiconductor knowledge base, e.g. currently makes own RISC-based solutions for its manufacturing industry demand, freshly recharged as a result of sanctions, that pushed domestic business to focus on full development of replacements for almost every earlier imported nomenclatures.
www.baikalelectronics.ru
In the context of current geopolitics, when Russia faces the need to diversify its economy and strengthen its technological sovereignty, the feasibility of investing in microelectronics is particularly pressing. Analysis of current state of Russian scientific and technical base and patent ecosystem reveals a number of barriers to achieving this goal.
First of all, it should be noted that a significant share of microelectronics patents belong to Western countries, primarily the United States and Japan. This creates objective obstacles for Russia in developing and implementing its own innovative solutions.
The experience of China, which achieved significant success in developing microelectronic technologies by relocating production facilities domestically, illustrates the importance of a developed infrastructure and highly qualified personnel for the successful development of advanced technologies. However, it is worth emphasizing that China has also actively invested in research and development, allowing it to create its own research centers and educational programs.
If Russia were to focus its investment priorities on microelectronics, it could significantly alter its technological landscape. However, given the dominance of Western countries in the patent sphere, particularly the US and Japan, such a reorientation appears challenging, but possible. China has achieved them largely through the strategic transfer of production capacity and active investment in R&D, while Russia will have to mostly rely on its own science.
With the exception of weapons production and nuclear science inherited from the USSR, and hydrocarbon exports, in 2k Russia has failed to achieve significant success in high-tech industries. All its achievements in this area can be reduced to the export of foreign currency earnings earned by oligarchs to Western offshore jurisdictions, which were subsequently frozen in foreign banks.
The economic reforms of the 1990s, led by Anatoly Chubais and Yegor Gaidar, led to the almost complete cessation of domestic production. Instead, a strategy was adopted of purchasing goods and technologies not produced domestically using petrodollars. This was made possible by significant revenues from hydrocarbon exports, but it also led to the degradation of domestic industry and a decline in its competitiveness.
In post-Soviet Russia, ideology of Social Darwinism has been reflected in socioeconomic policy. Since 1992, radical reforms have been implemented under the slogan of "progressive" liberalism, aimed at transitioning from Soviet collectivism to "civilized" (Western) individualism. This has manifested itself in a number of specific measures. For example, the monetization of benefits in 2005 caused serious social tension, and changes to the pension system in 2018, basically a five-year increase in retirement age, demonstrated elements of Social Darwinism, viewing older people as social "ballast."
Social Darwinism is also reflected in the sociopolitical statements of some public speakers, causing certain contradictory trends in public consciousness, like "back to USSR, to wonderful era of victories" and were viewed by western politicians to have negative consequences on social stability.
Indeed, despite the Soviet Union's legacy of arms production, nuclear science and hydrocarbon exports, Russia faces the need to implement structural reforms and modernize its economy to achieve sustainable development and technological sovereignty, requiring ideological bases for social unity and mobilization of efforts, and avoiding social confrontations.
Whenever confrontations vs opposition took place, traditionally for Russia, those were solved in the most brutal way, and sometimes deadly.
Idea for ideology came unexpectedly.
Western sanctions activated inner reserves and modernization job is slowly getting done in accordance with the stubborn Russian character, in spite of everything, even inner struggle of elite clans.
We may say the focus today is sensibly made on priority goals and industries of Russia’s highest potential and competitiveness. Let us be honest - Russia stays and will be a key player in global Energy production, traditionally in fossil fuels of Arctic region and nuclear energy.
Time will tell what decision the US and Japan will make, whether they will choose cooperation or competition. But in my opinion, time may not be enough to solve future energy problems, which are linked to the rapidly growing robotics, artificial intelligence systems, space exploration and even quantum cybernetics.
2025 - Nov 01
World’s Nuclear Power is running out of usable Uranium in 2076.
Reprocessed Uranium: how to fuel Nuclear Plants in the future? Возобновляемый уран: чем кормить АЭС будущего
This is est. or faster if AI automation and electronics will develop so rapidly.
What to do?
Russian Nuclear science from RosAtom has answers.
Russia is the only country that has competencies and built currently operating Fast-Neutron reactor on Nuclear Plant in Beloyarsk, Siberia, where I was born and raised not too far from.
BN-800 is in-service for several years already, they started with BN-600, that operated for 43 years, and now BN-1200M is under construction, 880 MegaWatts + 12xx MW with total power output of over 2 GigaWatts on Fast Neutrons !!!
If you dont understand what it means - this is an incredible and unachievable by other countries level of Nuclear Engineering and Science.
1. No other country than Russia ever could and currently can build a full-size operating Fast-Neutron reactor yet.
RosAtom is #1 in Worlds Nuclear power R&D.
2. They process wasted Nuclear Fuel into MOX fuel and reuse it in Fast Neutron reactors. So Thermal and Fast Neutron reactors work together, producing fuel for each other.
This process allows to safely utilize and make Plutonium work for peaceful power production (Pu so far mainly used in Nuclear weapons).
This is the only way of safe reuse of nuclear fuel / U-238 / Plutonium and recycling it to lower-radioactive waste at the moment.
All other countries, including United States, have to deact their spent nuclear fuel in pools, store in underground storage and dry casks.
Or send to Russia for processing.
3. Russia is not just enriching Uranium for their own plants, they export enriched Nuclear fuel.
~ 25% of US enriched Nuclear fuel comes from Russia.
4. Russia is building and EPC-contracting 39 Nuclear power projects worldwide right now.
Building power plants in China (several projects), Turkey, Egypt, India, Bangladesh, Hungary and planning more.
This is unbeaten leadership in global Nuclear EPC business.
5. Use of liquid metal - metallic Sodium as coolant in Russian Fast Neutron reactors is unique and unprecedented know-how, innovation unmatched by any other country.
6. Ultrasound “vision” system that allows to control and manage liquid metal as a coolant on Fast Neutron reactors is another solved challenge that no other country so far can come close to.
Nuclear Energy is the only visible way to cover growing energy demands of the future.
Especially in fast-developing computational resources for Artificial Intelligence and development of Robotics in Industry 4.0 and 5.0 that desire to consume more and more power.
US and the World must understand Importance of cooperation with Russian RosAtom, and making combined efforts towards safer and more efficient worldwide infrastructure of Nuclear Power plants based on Fast Neutron reactors and reuse of spent Nuclear Fuel.
2025 - Oct 25
The season for adventure motorcycling is getting close to the end.
 
Just wanted to share, that we in the US have unique and very friendly community of offroad riders called Ride BDR (Backcountry Discovery Routes).
Website : www.ridebdr.com
You will find maps, gps tracks, wonderful youtube movies about every state’s bdr route and opportunity to meet other enthusiasts to ride together, as some bdr routes may be very challenging and it is way safer to ride in a group.
A little bit about my bike - I ride one of heavier shaft driven adventure legends - 2023 Yamaha 1200 Super Tenere.
 
Some would say, heavy class bikes are more for paved tarmac roads, but as a skilled rider with dirt racing background and physically strong, I was able to take it through harder Colorado passes, like Hagerman, Imogene, Hurricane and Red Cone and many more trails and passes (only Coloradan off-roaders know).
The heavier the bike, the harder to get it through deep water crossings and steep down- and uphill trails, especially when they have plenty of babyhead stones, all types of sharp or rolling rocks, and tall steps to jump off or on sometimes.
 
But it is all possible, as far as riding skills grow with the feeling of balance and understanding the power momentum of the engine and when to use it and at what gear in every situation.
The bike is very capable, from Prudhoe bay and Tuktoyaktuk in Alaska to Panama channel - no problem, off- and on-road, without a single sneeze, it is a World tourer with Japanese toughness in character.
At the elevations of mountain passes you may have mountain disease or hypoxia, you may get stuck in snow or dirt, you may drop the bike and get hurt or the bike may get broken, you may meet wild animals or get bitten, it does not matter, when you live by adventure, discovery and childhood heroes from Jack London’s books :)
 
2025 - Oct 25
Thanks to Russell Levy, and their entire VTS team of Veterans Transition Support & Tri-County Career Academy https://www.veteranstransitionsupport.org for doing Six Sigma courses for American veterans at no cost.
These guys are people who really help and do it professionally.
2025 - Oct 08
We are the oldest kid.
The Universe is pretty young, 14 billion years old, and before formation of Earth (4.5 billion years), it was too cataclysmic and radioactive to begin forming other planets, similar to ours, that would have Abiogenesis - abiotic conditions for living organisms to emerge in geothermal fields (the whole Earth was an active geothermal field, which we only witness in Yellowstone and Kamchatka nowadays).
We are Pioneers of organic life and civilization in our Universe, the reason why chances to meet a more organized and technologically advanced Aliens civilization is close to zero, they just don't exist yet.
It is our role - we must develop and become those super-advanced Aliens for civilizations on other planets, that started later, or just beginning the evolutionary journey that we have done already.
It is OUR arrival that will be awaited in younger galaxies and planets.
At best, as soon as every other terrestrial planet is still younger than us, reasons for faster pace of evolution on them is that they are way more peaceful and they don't waste resources on wars and destruction, not get reset in global cataclysms, and put serious effort on technological development and exploration of near and far Space.
So better hardworking, peaceful and more focused Alien civilization younger than ours, may outpace us for simple reasons, very manageable and controllable...
Despite disagreements between mentally weakening gerontocracies, we are obliged, in the name of future generations, to develop responsibly Nuclear energy beyond borders and in cooperation between nations, and to pacify Thermonuclear fusion, make it work, and next advancement step - low-energetic synthesis of Antimatter for real exploration of Deep Space with power of Annihilation.
2025 - Sep 24
Working evenings and weekends on Doctorate dissertation, combining two Master's (Semiconductors and Nuclear) in Engineering to focus on Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 development of AI, robotics and automation in Nuclear projects.
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Brief intro to Lean transform for Industry 5.0: Lean transformation for Industry 5.0 production
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My vision of Industry 5.0 Nuclear reactors, that will work in the next generation of Nuclear plants and mobile Nuclear Power (i.e. Arctic Ice Breakers), 5.0 features for increased Safety and Efficiency:
- No-human-involved generation process, loading and refueling control with remote management.
- Robotics automation and AI systems for all mechanized and logistic procedures.
- Hardened Electronics (Radiation, chemical and PVT hardening).
- Fast-neutron reactors.
- Multiplier and rectifier modules for recycling and reapplication of Nuclear wasted fuel in secondary reactors.
- RF resonance sensing curcuits and network.
- Superconductors for energy transfer and storage (non-Helium, room temp superconductivity).
- Synthesis of secondary decay products for radioactive medical and research purpose materials (proton therapy, imaging, diagnistic and therapeutic materials)
- Proxy-facilities development around the 4.0/5.0 Nuclear plant - radioactivity labs, medical therapy labs, science R&D labs, refueling and recharging stations for Naval and Space programs.
Leaders in competition:
1. China is currently leading in automation of control and superconductors (continuously improving Japanese, German and French industrial controls technologies).
2. Russia (RosAtom) has built unique for the moment operating Multiplier Fast-neutron reactors, processes Nuclear wasted fuel and uses it in secondary reactors. The products of decay are safer and can be used for medical and other purposes.
reference: New type of Nuclear Reactor will produce energy and recycle wasted Nuclear fuel into secondary Nuclear fuel for itself
3. Russia (RosAtomFlot) possesses an unprecedented fleet of 8 Nuclear powered Ice Breakers and builds more for Arctic exploration and trade routes.
reference: Wikipedia - list of Ice Breakers - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_icebreakers
2025 - June 10
Accepted to Nuclear Engineering Master's program, Purdue University - West Lafayette.
2025 - May 10
Graduated from Purdue University - West Lafayette, Spring 2025.
Master of Science in Microelectronics and Semiconductors.
Thanks to this great program, school and faculty, very unique professors, knowledgeable counselors and assistants, ambitious fellow students!
 
2025 - April
Ansys Engineering Simulation - "Electronics desktop" software to model and simulate heterogeneous integration in electronic packages, helping to visualize, analyze, and understand how different configurations of components and connections via striplines and microstrips work and interact.
Thanks to course of Electronics Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration.
 
2024 - December
Keysight ADS and Cadence Virtuoso - two irreplaceable tools for Microelectronics, RF and Semiconductor Engineers, that I am happily adding to my skillset after my terms at Purdue West Lafayette.
Thanks to courses of MOS VLSI and RF Design and their great professors and teaching assistants in Purdue University's "Microelectronics and Semiconductors" program.
 
2024 - December
 
2024 - October
PMP (Professional Project Management) certification updated, earned 60 PDUs, renewed till 29 November 2027:
2024 - June
CWCT (Cybersecurity Workforce Certification Training) program fully completed, received a certificate of completion:
2023 - August, September
CWCT (Cybersecurity Workforce Certification Training) completed checkmarks:
Sep'25 - View my verified achievement from Amazon Web Services Academy, for successfully completing AWS Academy Machine Learning Foundations.
Aug'10 - View my verified achievement from CompTIA, for successfully completing CompTIA Security+ certification.
Aug'09 - View my verified achievement from Cisco, for successfully completing Cisco Networking Academy www.netacad.com CyberOps Associate course.
2023 - Aug'09
Lean transformation for Industry 5.0 production, publication of viewpoint on how combination of Lean manufacturing and Industry 4.0 technologies will develop into Industry 5.0
2023 - Jul
CWCT (Cybersecurity Workforce Certification Training) completed checkmarks:
< Jul'19 - uCertify - CWCT Security+ (based on CompTIA Security+).
> Mar'13 - Cisco Network Academy course - for Python Associate (PCAP) certification.
2022 - Dec'06
Purdue University interdisciplinary programs:
- Master of Science in Engineering (MSE), major in Microelectronics and Semiconductors, (2023, Jan - 2025, May);
- Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence certification program, scholarship @ Purdue Northwest & IvyTech (2023, Jan 17 - Mar 12).
2022 - Jul'09
Adding Certificates on my completed Coursera education (all clickable for verification):
2022 - Apr'04
My Philips certificates (clickable for verification):
2021 - Dec'16
I used to ignore PMP certification, as well as Six Sigma belt certifications, as my PhD research 18 years ago was devoted to Reengineering, TQM and Edward Deming's art of processes and quality, and extensive experience in practical and in-depth process analysis, and multiple ISO implementations made me think that PMPs and Belts see only the tip of the iceberg of what researchers do.
But in my 40ies I decided to check what they are actually talking about in PMI and ASQ and it was great to refresh some knowledge and to learn something new.
Good to know for those who are fresh to Quality:
#1 - Where it all started - Edward Deming - PDCA (PDSA) act:
You repeat the process until you finally get the solution.
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Further development led to Six Sigma methodologies to be created
#2 - Six Sigma DMAIC cycle (Define - Measure - Analyze - Improve - Control)
You repeat the process until you get your EXISTING business process improved
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#3 - Six Sigma DMADV cycle (Define - Measure - Analyze - Design - Verify)
You repeat the process until you develop a NEW business process or deliverable outcome (product or Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
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2021 - Nov'21
Conflicts must be resolved for the best benefit of the project. Not to satisfaction of one member over another, or satisfaction of any members of the team over project objectives.
2021 - Oct'21
Manage - means implement the plan, follow what you stated in it.
Monitor - check and compare your actions with the plan, make sure you follow it.
[Рецепт хлеба]
Для тех, кто его забыл.
Ингредиенты:
600 г муки;
1 пакетик сухих дрожжей;
1 стакан воды;
2 кофейные ложки сахара;
1 кофейная ложка соли;
немного сливочного масла.
Высыпать дрожжи и сахар в воду, дать постоять полчаса. Образуется плотная сероватая пена. Высыпать в миску муку, добавить соль, сделать углубление в центре, помешивая, медленно вылить в него жидкость. Накрыть миску и дать постоять четверть часа в теплом, защищенном от сквозняков месте. Идеальная температура – 27 градусов, если это невозможно, пусть температура будет ниже. Жара убьет дрожжи. Когда тесто поднимется, помесить его обеими руками. Потом дать ему еще тридцать минут для того, чтобы оно снова поднялось. Затем выпекать в течение часа в печи или на горячих древесных углях.
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