V A L E R Y B O R O V I K O V
Cary, NC 27513
Mobile: 919-***-****
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AEROSPACE ENGINEER
Leading professional in space industry with 15+ years' experience.
Expertise in design, applied research, new concept development and simulation.
Developed new types of launch sites for rockets with high rated parameters of reactive jet and worked out projects of ground equipment for such rockets.
Research and design strengths
AutoCAD, SolidWorks, C++.
Solid experimental skills; operating lace, milling machine, welding machine.
Knowledge and experience in mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, thermodynamics, gas dynamics.
C A R E E R H I S T O R Y
RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY - St. Petersburg, Russia
Leading engineer in ground equipment of space launch center Plesetsk: 2008-2014. Led author’s superintendence for a project of launch site for a space rocket «Angara» with high rated parameters of reactive jet.
Provided high quality of manufacturing and assembling the launch site by surveillance it as an author of the project.
Prevented catastrophic events on launch site by inspecting and correcting new designs of launch equipment for space rocket “Angara”.
BioWarn, LLC - Pittsboro, NC, USA
Design engineer: 2007-2008. Developed experimental equipment for researching biological processes.
Worked out new type of experimental equipment which allowed the company to start receiving experimental data.
Developed technology for manufacturing the experimental equipment.
RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY - St. Petersburg, Russia
Chief of department: 2002-2007. Were the one in Russian Space Industry who won the right to led project management of the new type of protected launch site for universal space rocket “Angara” with high rate of reactive jet parameters.
Selected designs of ground equipment for future launch complexes “Angara” (Russia) and ”Bayterek” (Kazakhstan) by representing the company at competitive commissions.
Developed test methods, worked out test equipment and managed tests of ground equipment at Space Launch Centers Baykonur and Plesetsk. Millions of dollars were saved and the company was awarded by the Price of Russian Federation Government.
Issued permissions for space launch sites on launches.
MOZHAYSKY SPACE-ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY - St. PETERSBURG, Russia
Led and guide researches for working-out new launch sites with high rate of protection.
Chief of department: 1994-2002. Worked out new principles for designing ground equipment for space launch centers.
Assistant Professor: 1991-1994. Developed a new method for efficiently repeated functioning a highly protected launch site.
Ph.D. Student: 1988-1991. Developed and studied a new physical principle of rocket propulsion.
SPACE-WEHICLE LAUNCH CENTER BAYKONUR, Kazakstan
Aeronautical engineer: 1984-1988. Gained experience in testing and bringing in operation new mounted equipment of compressed gases supply (helium and nitrogen) for reusable rocket-space system “Energia-Buran”.
E D U C A T I O N
MOZHAISKY SPACE-ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY - St. Petersburg, Russia
1991 - Ph.D Borovikov, V. Methods of basing specifications for new developed launch sites with high firmness. Ph.D. Thesis, Mozhaisky Space-Engineering University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1984 - M.S. Borovikov, V. High-stable launch pad for space rocket “Zenith”. Master Thesis, Mozhaisky Space-Engineering University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
KHARKOV AVIATION INSTITUTE BY NAME N.E. ZHUKOVSKY - Kharkov, Ukraine
1979-1983 – student. Educated as a production engineer of strategic and space rockets.