2015 – Present: Professor at the International Centre for Logistics Training, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia.

2008 – 2015: Chief Operations Officer at SPLAV-INVEST LTD, Moscow, Russia

• Developed the logistics section of an investment project for constructing a new metallurgical mill in Beloretsk (Bashkortostan) with a production capacity of 1.2 million tons per year and an investment volume of $800M. The construction commenced in 2013.
• Implemented logistics projects for the company “En+”.

1994 – 2008: Chief Operations Officer at Multimodal Logistic Center, Moscow, Russia

• Elaborated a transport reconstruction project for the Beloretsk metallurgical mill and developed complex investment projects for the mill’s products, with an investment of $190M.
• Implemented logistics projects for various domestic companies (Beloretsk, Chelyabinsk, Cherepovetsk, Orsko-Halilovsk metallurgical combines, Magnitogorsk, Revdinsk production plants, group of companies MAIR, TogliattiAzot, Causticr) and foreign firms (Posco, Sitco, Ender, Erfer, Stemcor, VA Intertrading, Daewoo, Siemens), increasing the total revenue of these companies by more than $50M per annum.
• Justified and assigned exceptional rates for clients, saving $4M per year.
• Achieved favorable decisions in International Courts of Justice, amounting to $1.9M.
• Elaborated exercise programs for participants of concession projects of the Ministry of Transportation RF and opposed doctoral dissertations.

1991 – 1994: Deputy General Manager at NAVIA-INVEST LTD, Moscow, Russia

• Monitored the transport service market, developed foreign investment projects for domestic mills, and realized multimodal transport projects, increasing annual company revenue by 40%.
• Implemented investment projects for Chelyabinsk and Beloretsk integrated steel works on CIF terms, decreasing overall production costs by 5%.

1988 – 1991: Director of Transport Branch at NAUKA LTD, Moscow, Russia

• Conducted marketing analysis and developed foreign investment projects for domestic mills, elaborating estimation procedures for investment in transport infrastructure and preparing project documentation, which increased the annual revenue of consumer firms by 15-20%.
• Assessed and mitigated risks in bulk cargo delivery projects from Bashkir ORW through the Baltic States and implemented investment projects for steel product delivery on CIF conditions, increasing annual revenue by $2M.