Biography

Born on 6 September 1971 in Zymohiria, Luhansk Region, Ukraine.

Education:

Graduated from Kharkiv Automobile and Highway Institute in 1993 with a degree in Motor Vehicles and Fleet Management. Obtained a second degree from Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University in 2003, specialising in Highways and Airfields.

Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 2021 with a degree in Public Management and Administration. Began studies at the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine and completed them at the university following the Academy’s incorporation into it.

Professional Experience:

Began his career in 1990 as a mechanical assembly fitter at the Kharkiv Self-Propelled Tractor Chassis Plant. Worked as a driver at the Military Training Department of Kharkiv Automobile and Highway Institute in 1992 and at the motor transport enterprise of Slovianoserbsk TPP in Luhansk Region in 1993–1994. Served as a mechanic for Motor Transport Fleet No. 3 at the transport depot of the Luhanskvuhillia Production Association in 1994–1996. Concurrently held part-time positions as Assistant Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University from 1993 to 2001.

Served as Head of Motor Transport Fleet No. 3 and Head of the Production and Technical Department at Specialised Transport Depot No. 11 of Luhansk Oblavtodor from 1998 to 2001. Held the position of Deputy Head of the Department of Road Maintenance, Traffic Safety and Environmental Protection at the Road Administration in Luhansk Region from 2001 to 2003. The organisation was renamed the Road Service in Luhansk Region in 2002. Served as Deputy Head of the Service in 2003–2005 and as its Head in 2005–2006 and 2008–2009.

Headed the municipal enterprise “Specialised Road Repair and Construction Contracting Department” of Kyivavtodor Municipal Corporation in 2007–2008. Served as Deputy Director of the state enterprise “Ukrainian Road Investments” in 2009–2010. Held the position of Director of the state enterprise “Road Repair and Construction Department No. 100” of OJSC “SJSC Automobile Roads of Ukraine” in 2010, followed by Chairman of the Board of PJSC “Cherkasy Asphalt Concrete Plant” in 2011–2013.

Headed the Department of State Control and Safety Supervision in Road Transport and Road Infrastructure at the State Inspectorate of Ukraine for Land Transport Safety in 2014. Served as Deputy Director General of Kyivavtodor Municipal Corporation in 2014–2015 and as its Director General from 2015 to 2020.

Served as Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration from 2020 to 2022. Concurrently held part-time positions as Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in the Department of Road Construction Materials and Chemistry at the National Transport University from 2019 to 2022.

Served as a volunteer in the Rapid Response Group of the 130th Territorial Defence Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from February 2022 to June 2023. Took part in combat operations in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson regions.

Additional Information:

Holds a Candidate of Technical Sciences degree and the academic title of Associate Professor.

Inventor or co-inventor named on seven patents for utility models and industrial designs; author or co-author of more than 36 scientific articles and publications.

Full Member of the Transport Academy of Ukraine and the Academy of Construction of Ukraine.

Official representative of the City of Kyiv to the World Road Association (PIARC).

Recipient of the honorary title of Honoured Builder of Ukraine.