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General Information

Telegram @niko_zvt
Email nikolai@zhivotenko.com
LinkedIn Nikolai Zhivotenko
Date of Birth 14th July 1994
Languages Russian, English
Location Moscow, Russia
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Education

  • 2012 - 2018
    Master of Science (Hons). Grade 5 out of 5
    Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia.
    The basic principle of the Bauman Engineering School is a combination of deep theoretical knowledge and extensive practical skills. The University trains specialists who are able to conduct developments in the field of high technologies, knowledge-intensive industries, who have knowledge in the field of economics, management, digital solutions, entrepreneurship.
    • Space Applications of Composite Materials.
    • Composite Materials 3D Printing.
    • Scientific research in the field of fundamental and applied problems of designing units and compartments.
      • Artificial earth satellites.
      • Planetary and orbital stations.
      • Space antennas.
      • Reusable spacecraft.
      • Space rockets and rocket engines.
  • 2012 - 2016
    Bachelor of Science (Hons). Grade 4.75 out of 5
    Voronezh State Technical University, Voronezh, Russia.
    The flagship university of Voronezh region which combines educational, scientific, staff, and technical capacity. Voronezh region is one of the most developed industrial centers of the country playing the key role in the domestic industry. Voronezh enterprises produce rocket engines, airliners, modern means of communication.
    • Solid-state physics, Aerospace Composite Materials.
    • Activities and societies - Ferroelectric Materials Laboratory.
    • Research in the design and manufacture of products from polymer composite materials.
      • Carbon plastics for Sukhoi Superjet 100.
      • Laminated metal-polymer composites for Irkut MC-21.

Experience

  • Apr 2024 - Now
    Head of ML Department
    Eurokappa, LLC., Moscow, Russia.
    We are a leading manufacturer of orthodontic aligners with the most accurate, fast and powerful production in Russia.
    • Development and Implementation of AI/ML solutions.
    • Development and Implementation of CAD solutions.
  • Nov 2023 - Now
    Head of Digital Engineering Department
    Thrasos 3D., Monterrey, Mexico.
    We are bringing to life 3D printing of coral reefs using carbon-negative materials, which allows us to simultaneously combat coral decline and sargassum invasion, as well as increase coastal resilience and biodiversity.
  • Dec 2021 - Oct 2024
    Principal Software Engineer
    Mighty Buildings, Inc., Istanbul, Turkey.
    Our mission is to help solve the housing and climate crises by transforming the way the world builds homes. Using innovative material science, robotics and automation, we're working to make affordable, carbon-neutral housing a reality for everyone. Our goal is to produce fully carbon-neutral houses by 2028, 22 years ahead of the construction industry.
    • Development and Implementation of AI/ML solutions.
    • Continuous Acquisition and Life cycle Support initiatives.
    • Analysis of the company's digital maturity.
    • Formation of a complete roadmap of industrial processes within the digital environment.
    • Deployment of message brokers, OPC UA infrastructure.
    • Digital transformation of production.
      • Analysis of production layout.
      • Design of digital shadows of robotic units.
      • Design and implementation of architecture MES layout for high-tech micro-factories.
      • MES <-> ERP integration.
  • Mar 2020 - Oct 2024
    Senior Material Scientist (Part-time)
    Mighty Buildings, Inc., Monterrey, Mexico.
    • Physical and mathematical modeling of effective characteristics of heterogeneous materials.
    • Theoretical support for material scientists.
    • Planning and conducting experiments.
    • Topology optimization of structures made of composite materials.
  • Mar 2020 - Dec 2021
    Senior Software Engineer (CAD/CAE)
    Mighty Buildings, Inc., Oakland (CA), US.
    • Development design automation algorithms.
    • Development an internal plugin for Autodesk Revit.
    • Development BIM design simplification tools.
    • Research and modification of CAM tools.
  • May 2019 - Mar 2020
    Middle C++ Developer (CAD/CAE/3D Geometric Kernel)
    Top Systems, Ltd., Moscow, Russia.
    Top Systems is the leading Russian developer of advanced, integrated CAx/PLM.
    • 3D Geometric Kernel.
      • Analysis of the Parasolid kernel to identify critical functionality for implementation in the CAD system.
      • Cooperation with the RGK geometric kernel design team - testing of kernel functions, elimination of critical errors and bugs, introduction of new operations.
    • CAD software.
      • Development of computational geometry algorithms.
      • Development of main 2D CAD tools - Points, Curves, Polygons, etc.
      • Development of main 3D CAD tools - Primitives, Spatial curves (B-splains), Boolean operations, Scaling and Transformation tools.
      • Development of shaping operations - Extrusion, Rotation, etc.
      • UI/UX Development for CAD/CAE tools.
    • CAE software.
      • Development of pre-/postprocessing finite elements algorithms.
      • Development of finite elements.
  • Feb 2017 - May 2019
    Head Research Project Engineer
    Kompozit, JSC., Moscow - Korolev, Russia.
    JSC «Kompozit» - leading enterprise of materials science at ROSCOSMOS.
  • Sep 2016 - Feb 2018
    Research Project Engineer
    Contact-Technology NPP, LLC., Moscow, Russia.
    Contact-Technology, LLC has developed and manufactured the entire hardware complex of technical means for the ground tracking station of the international radio astronomy project "Spektr-R" ("Radioastron") and "Spektr-M" ("Millimetron"). Currently, these technical facilities are operated by the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LPI RAS).
    • A set of equipment developed and manufactured as part of the LPI RAS was placed in The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) of the United States, located in Greenbank.
    • Performing calculations of mechanical and thermal loads on a satellite onboard signal generator.
    • Supervising the procurement of radio-electronic components for the satellite onboard signal generator.

Open Source Projects

  • 2017 - now
    Ariadne
    Ariadne is a rational and adaptive irregular reinforcement algorithm. Like Ariadne`s threads, the algorithm creates paths for reinforcing structural products that will be 3D printed.
    • Ariadne is a research project that allows you to maximize the potential of composite structures and materials. For example, to increase the bearing capacity of products, to change the mass and material consumption, to reduce the cost.

Courses and Certifications

Technology Stack

  • Programming Languages
    • C++, C#, Python - main languages;
    • G-code, no-code solution, - little experience;
    • NASM, Lua, QBasic, Pascal, Fortran - have fun;
  • Frameworks, Libs & Tools
    • STL, Boost, CGal, Eigen, FeResPost;
    • .NET Core, .NET Framework (WPF/WinForms);
    • PyTorch, SciPy, NumPy, Pandas, SciKit-Learn;
    • Git, Docker, CMake, Weedle, AWS;
    • UML (PlantUML), HTML/CSS/Markdown/YAML (Jekyll), LaTeX;
    • CAD - Parasolid, RGK, ACIS, DevDept Eyeshot, Grasshopper;
    • CAE - COMSOL, ANSYS, NX/Nastran;
    • Math - OriginPro, MATLAB, Maple/Maxima;
  • Patterns, Principles, Techniques, OS
    • OOP, DDD, TDD, Extreme Programming;
    • SOLID, KISS, Scout Principle;
    • Design patterns - MVC/MVVM, Microservices, Client-Server, EAI/ESB (SOA);
    • Messaging protocols - MQTT (RabbitMQ), XMPP (ejabberd);
    • GNU/Linux (Debian/Arch based), Windows;

Academic Interests

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
    • Composites.
    • Nanomaterials.
    • Metamaterials.
    • Micromechanics of Composites.
    • Materials Processing.
    • Materials Testing.
  • Applied and Computational Mathematics.
    • Mathematical Models.
    • Finite Element Analysis.
    • Multiscale Materials Modeling.
    • Topology Optimization.
    • Shape Optimization.
  • Additive Manufacturing.
    • 3D Printing of Composite.
    • Rapid Prototyping.
  • Structural Engineering.
    • Multifunctional Composite Structures.
    • Structural Reliability.
    • Failure Analysis.
    • Fracture Mechanics.

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Badge and postcard collecting, planespotting, ant breeding and ant farms, travel, etc.