42 years old, married, two children. Graduated from the Kharkov University in 1983, Physical Faculty, Department of Astronomy, and joined the staff of DIP of the Astronomical Observatory. A specialist in applied and technical optics, in programming. An excellent observer and specialist in light detectors. The author of more than 10 publications.

· speckle cameras on the base of an image tube for Maidanak, Abastumani and Kharkov observatories;

· fast automated microdensitometer for processing the photographic speckle series and other high-informative images; · observations of Mars and Jupiter on Maidanak Mountain; speckle series of Vesta with the 1-m telescope on Maidanak Mountain;

· observations and photometry of Q2237, PG1115, SBS1520, RXJ0911, B1422 and other gravitational lens systems on Maidanak.