Born in the city of Kemerovo. Since 1961. I work at the Department of Equipment and technology of welding production in the Tomsk Polytechnic University. In 1975. thesis for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences on the theme "Development and research of pulse modulators current for welding." In 1983. awarded the rank of associate professor. I am a permanent member of the section "Power supply, automatic control of the welding equipment, robotics," "Interstate Scientific Council for welding and related technologies."