References
“TCS Hydro” senior staff references
ANDREY V. USHAKOV
Director
• Specialty: Aircraft building
• Occupation: Mechanical engineer
• Total Record of Service: 33 years
• Operational experience in the field: Director of ООО “New Economy” from 1995 to August 2005. Director General of OOO “Kharkovturboengineering”from 2005 to 2011.
• Core projects engaged in: Superintended the work associated with the HPP hydraulic turbines and valves:
| Belorechenskaya HPP (Russia) | Baipazinskaya HPP (Tajikistan) | São João HPP (Brazil) |
| Iovskaya HPP (Russia) | Pamir-1 HPP (Tajikistan) | Bajo de Mina HPP (Panama) |
| Khrennikovskaya HPP (Ukraine) | Chicapa HPP (Angola) | Baitun HPP (Panama) |
| Nurekskaya HPP (Tajikistan) | Corumbá-III HPP (Brazil) | Rukatayo HPP (Chile) |
| Golovnaya HPP (Tajikistan) | Nova Aurora HPP (Brazil) | Tashlykskaya pumped storage power plant (Ukraine) |
| Khorog HPP (Tajikistan) | Goiandira HPP (Brazil) |
NIKOLAY I. MIKHNO
Engineering director
• Specialty: Hydraulic machines
• Occupation: Mechanical engineer
• Total Record of Service: 59 years
• Operational experience in the field: JSC “Turboatom” – from 1959 to 2003, particularly Deputy Chief Designer of hydraulic turbines for engineering from 1986 to 2003.
• OOO “Kharkovturboengineering” – from 2003 to 2010, Deputy Chief Designer for engineering. Honoured Worker of Industry of Ukraine.
• Publications: Author of 3 scientific-technical articles in the area of hydraulic engineering, holder of 12 inventor’s certificates.
• Core projects engaged in: Took part in the following projects on hydraulic turbines and valves of hydraulic power plants:
| Piedra del Aguila HPP (Argentina) | Baitun HPP (Panama) | Inguri HPP (Georgia) |
| Nihuil-IV HPP (Argentina) | Rukatayo HPP (Chile) | Rogunskaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Pournari-II HPP (Greece) | Tehri HPP (India) | Golovnaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Thac Mo HPP (Vietnam) | Giribata HPP (India) | Nurekskaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| A Vuong HPP (Vietnam) | Subernrekha HPP (India) | Baipazinskaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Aguamilpa HPP (Mexico) | Baira Seul HPP (India) | Pamir-1 HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Chicapa HPP (Angola) | Belorechenskaya HPP (Russia) | Khorog HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Corumbá-III HPP (Brazil) | Irganaiskaya HPP (Russia) | Dnepr series of power plants (Ukraine) |
| Nova Aurora HPP (Brazil) | Kamskaya HPP (Russia) | Krasnooskolskaya HPP (Ukraine) |
| Goiandira HPP (Brazil) | Zelenchukskaya HPP (Russia) | Dnestrovskaya pumped storage power plant (Ukraine) |
| São João HPP (Brazil) | Tashlykskaya pumped storage power plant (Ukraine) | |
| Bajo de Mina HPP (Panama) |
OLENA F. GLADYSHEVA
Head of hydroturbine gate valves division
• Specialty: Hydraulic machines and automation equipment
• Occupation: Mechanical engineer
• Total Record of Service: 32 years
• Operational experience in the field: JSC “Turboatom” – from 1986 to 2003, particularly principal design engineer from 1998 to 2003; OOO “Kharkovturboengineering” – from 2003 to 2010; Deputy Head of division for designing spherical, butterfly and ring valves and other components of hydraulic turbines. Holder of 5 inventor’s certificates.
• Core projects engaged in: Took part in the following projects on hydraulic turbines and valves of hydraulic power plants:
| Tehri HPP (India) | Erradura HPP (Colombia) | Gissarakskaya HPP (Uzbekistan) |
| Nihuil-IV HPP (Argentina) | Bajo de Mina HPP (Panama) | Golovnaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Chicapa HPP (Angola) | Baitun HPP (Panama) | Nurekskaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| A Vuong HPP (Vietnam) | Rukatayo HPP (Chile) | Baipazinskaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Corumbá-III HPP (Brazil) | Belorechenskaya HPP (Russia) | Pamir-1 HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Nova Aurora HPP (Brazil) | Verkhne-Teriberskaya HPP (Russia) | Krasnooskolskaya HPP (Ukraine) |
| Goiandira HPP (Brazil) | Irganaiskaya HPP (Russia) | Dnepr series of power plants (Ukraine) |
| São João HPP (Brazil) | Rioni HPP (Geiorgia) |
SERGEY V. IVANOV
Deputy engineering director – Head of hydromachine division
• Specialty: Hydraulic machines and automation equipment
• Occupation: Mechanical engineer
• Total Record of Service: 58 years
• Operational experience in the field: JSC “Turboatom” – from 1960 to 2003, particularly Head of spherical & butterfly valve department from 1994; OOO “Kharkovturboengineering” – from 2003 to 2010; Head of division for designing spherical, butterfly and ring valves and other components of hydraulic turbines. Holder of 11 inventor’s certificates.
• Core projects engaged in: Took part in the following projects on hydraulic turbines and valves of hydraulic power plants:
| Tehri HPP (India) | Erradura HPP (Colombia) | Gissarakskaya HPP (Uzbekistan) |
| Balimela HPP (India) | Bajo de Mina HPP (Panama) | Golovnaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Lower-Sileru HPP (India) | Baitun HPP (Panama) | Nurekskaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Dokan HPP (Iraq) | Rukatayo HPP (Chile) | Baipazinskaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Nihuil-IV HPP (Argentina) | Chir-Yurt HPP (Russia) | Pamir-1 HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Chicapa HPP (Angola) | Belorechenskaya HPP (Russia) | Khorog HPP (Tajikistan) |
| A Vuong HPP (Vietnam) | Iovskaya HPP (Russia) | Kievskaya HPP (Ukraine) |
| Corumbá-III HPP (Brazil) | Verkhne-Teriberskaya HPP (Russia) | Krasnooskolskaya HPP (Ukraine) |
| Nova Aurora HPP (Brazil) | Irganaiskaya HPP (Russia) | Tashlykskaya pumped storage power plant (Ukraine) |
| Goiandira HPP (Brazil) | Rioni HPP (Geiorgia) | |
| São João HPP (Brazil) | Bukhtarminskaya HPP (Kazakhstan) |
VALERY K. KLESHCHEVNIKOV
Head of hydro-turbine equipment manufacture and erection supervision sector
• Specialty: Steam turbines
• Occupation: Mechanical engineer
• Total Record of Service: 59 years
• Operational experience in the field: JSC “Turboatom” – from 1959 to 2001; principal design engineer at OOO “Kharkovturboengineering” from 20019 to 2010; principal design engineer. Holder of 7 inventor’s certificates.
• Core projects engaged in: Took part in the following projects on hydraulic turbines and valves of hydraulic power plants:
| Nihuil-IV HPP (Argentina) | Bukhtarminskaya HPP (Kazakhstan) | Kuban-Kallaus-2 HPP (Russia) |
| Tehri HPP (India) | Gissarakskaya HPP (Uzbekistan) | Gunibskaya HPP (Russia) |
| Balimela HPP (India) | Nurekskaya HPP (Tajikistan) | Tolmachevskaya HPP (Russia) |
| Lower-Sileru HPP (India) | Baipazinskaya HPP (Tajikistan) | Svistukhinskaya HPP (Russia) |
| Dokan HPP (Iraq) | Verkhne-Teriberskaya HPP (Russia) | Chir-Yurt HPP (Russia) |
| Aguamilpa HPP (Mexico) | Irganaiskaya HPP (Russia) | Dnestrovskaya pumped storage power plant (Ukraine) |
VLADISLAV A. NIKIFOROV
Head of design sector
• Specialty: Hydraulic and pneumatic machines
• Occupation: Mechanical engineer
• Total Record of Service: 13 years
• Operational experience in the field: OOO “Metalplast” – from March 2005 to June 2005. Mechanical engineer for hydraulic machines. OOO “Kharkovturboengineering” – from August 2005 to 2011, particularly as principal design engineer from May 2008 to February 2011.
• Core projects engaged in: Took part in the following projects on hydraulic turbines and valves of hydraulic power plants:
| A Vuong HPP (Vietnam) | Baitun HPP (Panama) | Kamskaya HPP (Russia) |
| Corumbá-III HPP (Brazil) | Rukatayo HPP (Chile) | Gaivoronskaya HPP (Ukraine) |
| Nova Aurora HPP (Brazil) | Nurekskaya HPP (Tajikistan) | Pamir-1 HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Goiandira HPP (Brazil) | Baipazinskaya HPP (Tajikistan) | Khorog HPP (Tajikistan) |
| São João HPP (Brazil) | Iovskaya HPP (Russia) | Tashlykskaya pumped storage power plant (Ukraine) |
| Bajo de Mina HPP (Panama) |
SERGEY V. TARABAN
Head of design sector
• Specialty: Hydraulic and pneumatic machines
• Occupation: Mechanical engineer
• Total Record of Service: 19 years
• Operational experience in the field: JSC “Turboatom” – from 1999 to 2003 Mechanical engineer for Francis turbine. OOO “Kharkovturboengineering” – from 2003 to 2016, particularly as Head of design sector from 2006 to 2007, Holder of 3 inventor’s certificates
• Core projects engaged in: Took part in the following projects on hydraulic turbines and valves of hydraulic power plants:
| Tehri HPP (India) | Erradura HPP (Colombia) | Kamskaya HPP (Russia) |
| Chicapa HPP (Angola) | Bajo de Mina HPP (Panama) | Gissarakskaya HPP (Uzbekistan) |
| A Vuong HPP (Vietnam) | Baitun HPP (Panama) | Golovnaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Corumbá-III HPP (Brazil) | Rukatayo HPP (Chile) | Nurekskaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Nova Aurora HPP (Brazil) | Belorechenskaya HPP (Russia) | Krasnooskolskaya HPP (Ukraine) |
| Goiandira HPP (Brazil) | Irganaiskaya HPP (Russia) | Tashlykskaya pumped storage power plant (Ukraine) |
| São João HPP (Brazil) |
ALEKSEY N. OSTAPENKO
Lead Designer
• Specialty: hydraulic and pneumatic machines
• Occupation: Mechanical engineer
• Total record of service: 10 years
• Operational experience in the field: Kharkovturboengineering OOO, from August 2000 to February 2013.
• Core projects engaged in: Took part in the following projects on hydraulic turbines and valves of hydraulic power plants:
| Bajo de Mina HPP (Panama) | Hayvoronskaya HPP (Ukraine) | Baipazinskaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Baitun HPP (Panama) | Kamskaya HPP (Russia) | Pamir-1 HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Rukatayo HPP (Chile) | Iovskaya HPP (Russia) | Khorog HPP (Tajikistan) |
| São João HPP (Brazil) | Nurek HPP (Tajikistan) | Tashlykskaya pumped storage power plant (Ukraine) |
VLADISLAV V. PUGACHEV
First category design engineer
• Specialty: Hydraulic machines, hydraulic actuators and hydraulic/pneumatic automation systems
• Occupation: Mechanical engineer
• Total Record of Service: 23 years
• Operational experience in the field: JSC “Turboatom” – from 1995 to 2000.
• Core projects engaged in: Took part in the following projects on hydraulic turbines and valves of hydraulic power plants:
| Al Wakhda HPP (Morocco) | Baipazinskaya HPP (Tajikistan) | Iovskaya HPP (Russia) |
| Tehri HPP (India) | Pamir-1 HPP (Tajikistan) | Tashlykskaya pumped storage power plant (Ukraine) |
| Nurekskaya HPP (Tajikistan) | Khorog HPP (Tajikistan) |
OKSANA Yu. MOKHNACHOVA
First category design engineer
• Specialty: Hydraulic and pneumatic machines
• Occupation: Mechanical engineer
• Total Record of Service: 18 years
• Operational experience in the field: JSC “Turboatom” – from 2000 to 2008.
• Core projects engaged in: Took part in projects for the following HPP:
| Turial HPP (India) | Kremenchugskaya HPP (Ukraine) | Pamir-1 HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Koteshvar HPP (India) | Kakhovskaya HPP (Ukraine) | Khorog HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Larji HPP (India) | DneproGES (Ukraine) | Iovskaya HPP (Russia) |
| El Cajon HPP (Mexico) | Nurekskaya HPP (Tajikistan) | Tashlykskaya pumped storage power plant (Ukraine) |
| Gissarakskaya HPP (Uzbekistan) | Baipazinskaya HPP (Tajikistan) |
SERGEY V. DUVAIEV
Leading Process Engineer
• Specialty: Aircraft building
• Occupation: Mechanical engineer
• Total record of service: 33 years
• Core projects engaged in: Took part in the following hydraulic power projects:
| Nurek HPP (Tajikistan) | Khorog HPP (Tajikistan) |
| Baipazinskaya HPP (Tajikistan) | Tashlykskaya pumped storage power plant (Ukraine) |
| Pamir-1 HPP (Tajikistan) | Iovskaya HPP (Russia) |