• 18+ years of professional international experience in a design agency as an Industrial lead designer across all aspects of the design process and User Experience analytics.
• 40+ designed and realized serial products in the railway industry.
• 1000+ passenger train cars built for public and private companies (Russian Railways, TransClassService, Grand Express, Kazakh Railways).
• Design of complex industrial objects from sketch to production, including passenger trains, transport interior components, electronics, and industrial equipment.
• Red Dot Design Award.
• Bombardier YouRail Design Contest prize winner.
• Letter of gratitude from the Ministry of Transport of the Moscow Region for contribution to the development of the industry.

Experience

Ippiart Studio | Tbilisi/Moscow
Co-Founder | 10/2010 – Present

• Design research, trend, and passenger request analytics.
• Design development from first sketches and concepts, 2D and 3D visualization, and prototyping to production.
• Work in close touch with industrial partners, coachbuilders, and suppliers to final clients such as national railways.
• Regular travel for business to meet partners and control design development and implementation on production plants.
• Supporting test rides with passengers and writing reports for refinements.
• Public presentation support and consulting, media communications.

Stroganov Academy of Design and Applied Arts, Transportation Design Department | Moscow
Associate Professor | 09/2009 – 09/2016

• Supervision of diplomas, course projects, and design competitions, teaching students the basics of transportation design, lecturing, and master classes.
• Organization and project management in collaboration with international companies (Renault, Lada, Mazda, Bertone Design, Top Gear, etc.).
• Work with the media (radio, television, press) and social networks.

Education

Stroganov Academy of Design and Applied Arts | Moscow
PhD dissertation – Technical Aesthetics and Design | 09/2013
Thesis – Evolution of design and morphogenesis factors of high-speed passenger trains in the context of historical development.

Stroganov Academy of Design and Applied Arts | Moscow
Postgraduate studies – Technical Aesthetics and Design | 05/2010

Stroganov Academy of Design and Applied Arts | Moscow
Specialist Degree – Transportation Design | 05/2008