PhD in Technical Sciences (Bases and Foundations, Underground Constructions) (1991);
Doctor of Geology and Mineralogical Sciences (Mining Engineering, Geocryology and Ground Science) (2011).
The main place of employment in the last 20 years – General Director at Georekonstrukciya Institute (Saint-Petersburg), part-time – Associated Professor at the Saint-Petersburg State Railway Transport University.
Member of the City Expert Commission for Bases, Foundations and Underground Constructions at the Government of St. Petersburg, Presidium Member of the Russian Society for Ground Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering and Foundation Engineering, member of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), member of the International Technical Committee ТС207 «Reciprocal Action of Buildings and Foundations» ISSMGE