1990 - graduated Novosibirsk State Pedagogical Institute, Faculty of graphic arts. 2004 - studied in postgraduate Russian Academy of Education, Moscow. 2005 – defended thesis Ph.D "The Extraordinary work of students as a means of creating the experience of art and applied arts", Russian Academy of Education, Moscow. 2009 – Associate professor of The Department of Processing Technologies of Gems and Metals, Institute of Physics and Technologies, NEFU. Lectures «Composition», «Design», «Art history». Area of scientific interests: art and applied art, composition and design in jewelry. Author of more than 50 scientific articles.