The highly-motivated engineer, researcher and integration specialist with passion for automotive engineering, computer-aided design, product lifecycle management and cybersecurity.
2. About Me✔
2003:
At the age of 15, started the career as engineering intern in the racing team of
Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University
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2008:
Became the MVP Member of SolidWorks Forums
Reported the critical security vulnerability in SolidWorks Enterprise PDM
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2010:
Graduated with Masters Degree in Mechatronics and Robotics from Kharkiv
National Automobile and Highway University
At the age of 22, became the first Certified SolidWorks Expert in the CIS Region
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2013:
Completed the post-graduate research in Automotive Engineering in Kharkiv
National Automobile and Highway University
3. About Me✔
2013:
Joined the LineageOS (then CyanogenMod) project as a volunteering Android
developer and security researcher
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2014:
Joined Samsung Ukraine R&D Institute in Kyiv as a Mobile Security Engineer
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2015:
Has been promoted to Samsung SDS Corporation with mid-term projects in the
Republic of Korea
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2016:
Estabilished the sole proprietorship specialized in PLM integration and security
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2017:
Joined Finocchiaro Consulting LLC as Technical Advisor
4. Areas of Expertise
Automotive Engineering CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM Software
Engineering
Information Security
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Aerodynamics
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Brakes
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Embedded Systems
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Engine Performance
Analysis
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Surfacing
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Thermal Management
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Vehicle Dynamics
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Autodesk Inventor
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ANSYS
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ARAS Innovator
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COMSOL
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Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE
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Dassault CATIA V5
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Dassault ENOVIA V5
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Dassault ENOVIA Smarteam
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Dassault SIMULIA Abaqus
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Dassault SOLIDWORKS
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DST SIMWISE4D
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PTC CREO
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SIEMENS NX
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SIEMENS SOLIDEDGE
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SIEMENS STAR-CCM+
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SIEMENS TEAMCENTER
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System Integration
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.NET
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ASM
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Android
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Borland Delphi
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C and C++
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Cloud
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COM and DCOM
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Database
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FreePascal
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Linux
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LLVM
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Mac OS X
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POSIX
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Scripting
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Shell
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VBA
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Windows
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Analysis Automation
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Bug-hunting
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Cryptography
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Data Leak Prevention
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De-obfuscation
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Digital Forensics
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Ethical Hacking
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Malware Analysis
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Mobile Security
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Obfuscation
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Penetration Testing
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Post-Exploitation
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Software Reversing
6. Automotive Engineering
Project: Development of KHADI-29 and
KHADI-31 racing vehicles
Timeframe: September 2003 – December
2007
Project Role: Engineering Intern, Associate
Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineer
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Vehicle body surface modeling
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Vehicle welded tube frame modeling
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Engine Inlet tube shape optimization
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Lift force distribution prediction
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Manufacturing of the vehicles
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Participation in Ukrainian F-1600 championship
7. Automotive Engineering
Project: Brake energy dissipation and
recuperation system
Timeframe: September 2007 – December
2009
Project Role: Author
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Research of the prior art
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Mechanical and thermal modeling of
braking process
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Design of the prototype
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Topology optimization
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Filing of Ukrainian patent application
8. Automotive Engineering
Project: Estimation of braking process
quality vs sealing wear on pneumatic
brakes
Timeframe: December 2010 – February
2013
Project Role: Post-graduate researcher
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Research of the prior art
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Mathematical modeling of air brake
system
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Modeling of oscillations during braking
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Publishing the results in peer-reviewed
journals
10. CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM
Project: SWPlus macro toolset for SOLIDWORKS
Timeframe: October 2010 – June 2011
Project Role: Contributor, Assistant to Project Author
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Transition of original code base from VBA6 to VBA7, allowing operation on both
32-bit and 64-bit versions of SOLIDWORKS platofrms (previously worked only
with 32-bit SOLIDWORKS)
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Fixing incompatibilities with newer versions of SOLIDWORKS
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Refactoring of existing inefficient code
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Creating the user documentation in English and appending the existing Russian
documentation
11. CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM
Project: Modification of SOLIDWORKS eDrawings
Viewer for Android
Timeframe: March 2014, May 2015
Project Role: Author
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Identifying the root cause of incorrect rendering of
non-Latin fonts in eDrawings Viewer 2.0+ for
Android and disclosing it to Dassault Systemes
SOLIDWORKS Corporation
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Creation of Russian and Korean localization of
package
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Publication of results in the SOLIDTOWER blog
12. CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM
Project: Universal Installer for Dassault Systemes
3DEXPERIENCE Platform
Timeframe: October 2014 - ongoing
Project Role: Author
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Analysis of documentation and best practices of
on-premise deployment of 3DEXPERIENCE
Platform from Release 2009 to 2017X
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Creation of cross-platform, modular system
capable of quick configuration of SQL databases,
assigning user roles, license management,
security hardening etc.
13. CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM
Project: PLM Deployment Quality Assessment
Framework (PDQ-AF)
Timeframe: February 2016 - ongoing
Project Role: Author
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Analyses the network and deployed Web
applications related to 3DEXPERIENCE for default
accounts, weak passwords, server
misconfigurations, XXE and remote code
vulnerabilities etc.
14. CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM
Project: Recovery of failed Kayako CRM server
Timeframe: November 2017
Project Role: DevOps, Data Recovery Specialist, Security Auditor
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Recovery of broken RAID array
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Manual removal of corrupted database records and files
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Preparation of working master copy of CRM server in the Hyper-V VM
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Migration to new physical server
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Fixing the migration issues
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Migration of CRM portal to HTTPS using LetsEncrypt certificates
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Security hardening of CRM system
15. CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM
Project: XDI Cloud
Timeframe: April 2019 – October 2019
Project Role: Product Owner, Cloud Architect, Senior DevOps
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Authoring the XDI Cloud Architecture Specification
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Collaborative work on business requirements for partner selection
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Evaluation of partner and sub-contractor offers
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Recruitment of developers to the XDI Cloud team
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Refactoring of XDI Cloud website (https://www.xdi.cloud)
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Automating cloud maintenance tasks using Python and Boto3
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Supporting deployments of 3DEXPERIENCE 2019x On-Premise and Cloud
platforms
17. Information Security
Project: Security Assessment of Samsung PC DRM Solution
Timeframe: April 2015 – May 2015
Project Role: Security Researcher
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Reverse-engineering of Samsung PC DRM solution for Windows and Linux
platform
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Identifying multiple vulnerabilities allowing the full compromise of the target
system
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Development of mitigation strategy and its presentation in Republic of Korea
18. Information Security
Project: Extending the functionality of binary file obfuscator
Timeframe: January 2017 – December 2017
Project Role: Software Developer, Security Researcher
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Getting familiar with existing compiler toolchains
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Development of binary file obfuscation solution on top of previously supplied
framework
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Testing the quality of obfuscation by creating a de-obfuscator plug-in for IDA Pro
and custom de-obfuscation software
19. Information Security
Project: LineageOS Project / Team Exynos 54XX
Timeframe: May 2017 - ongoing
Project Role: Security Researcher, Software Engineer, Contributor
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Maintenance of LineageOS ROM builds for Samsung Exynos devices
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Patching the sources of device kernels
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Identification of the root cause of bugs and vulnerabilities, proposing and
reviewing patches
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Testing the resulting builds
20. Information Security
Project: Analysis of a CAD software protection system
Timeframe: August 2017
Project Role: Security Researcher
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Reverse-engineering the protected CAD software files
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Identifying multiple ways to compromise protection (disk patching, memory
patching, fileless code injections)
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Development of mitigation strategy and its presentation in Belgium
22. Future Professional Development
I am deeply interested in projects and ventures related to the following:
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Design of autonomous ground vehicles
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Design of AI-powered automotive engineering systems utilizing the power of
CAD, PLM, ERP, requirement management and design optimizations in a single
environment
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Security assessment of networks, protocols and implementations, including in-
vehicle and inter-vehicle communications
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Innovation related to Product Lifecycle Management solutions
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Multi-disciplinary technical advisory and consultancy
