cv download

General Information

Telegram @niko_zvt
Email nikolai@zhivotenko.com
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/nikolai-zhivotenko
Date of Birth 14th July 1994
Languages Russian, English
Location Moscow, Russia
Profile Photo

Education

  • 2012 - 2018
    Master of Science (Hons). Grade 5 out of 5
    Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia.
    The basic principle of the Bauman Engineering School is a combination of deep theoretical knowledge and extensive practical skills. The University trains specialists who are able to conduct developments in the field of high technologies, knowledge-intensive industries, who have knowledge in the field of economics, management, digital solutions, entrepreneurship.
    • Space Applications of Composite Materials.
    • Composite Materials 3D Printing.
    • Scientific research in the field of fundamental and applied problems of designing units and compartments.
      • Artificial earth satellites.
      • Planetary and orbital stations.
      • Space antennas.
      • Reusable spacecraft.
      • Space rockets and rocket engines.
  • 2012 - 2016
    Bachelor of Science (Hons). Grade 4.75 out of 5
    Voronezh State Technical University, Voronezh, Russia.
    The flagship university of Voronezh region which combines educational, scientific, staff, and technical capacity. Voronezh region is one of the most developed industrial centers of the country playing the key role in the domestic industry. Voronezh enterprises produce rocket engines, airliners, modern means of communication.
    • Solid-state physics, Aerospace Composite Materials.
    • Activities and societies - Ferroelectric Materials Laboratory.
    • Research in the design and manufacture of products from polymer composite materials.
      • Carbon plastics for Sukhoi Superjet 100.
      • Laminated metal-polymer composites for Irkut MC-21.

Experience

  • Jan 2025 - Now
    Principal Software Engineer (BIM-to-BUILD™ Platform)
    Buildroid, Inc.; Dubai, UAE (Remote).
    At Buildroid, I lead core engineering initiatives and shape the technical foundation of the AI platform powering robotic construction systems. My work focuses on translating advanced AI research into production-grade robotic platforms operating in real environments.
    • Development of the BIM-to-BUILD™ Platform (BIM, MES, etc.).
    • Architecting scalable backend and AI infrastructure (GCP, Nebius, etc.).
    • Platform-agnostic architecture for seamless integration with robotics and construction systems.
    • High-impact architectural decisions across distributed engineering teams.
  • Jan 2025 - Feb 2026
    Principal AI/ML Engineer (Humanoid Robotics | Physical AI)
    Buildroid, Inc.; Dubai, UAE (Remote).
    I'm responsible for the development of humanoid robotics, focusing on the creation and deployment of embodied AI systems that enable robots to perceive, plan, and interact intelligently in real-world construction environments. My contributions centered around integrating advanced machine learning techniques with robotics hardware to achieve robust, adaptive, and physically capable humanoid agents.
    • GPU-accelerated physical simulation (NVIDIA IsaacSim, NVIDIA Omniverse).
    • Designing embodied intelligence systems integrating perception, planning, control, and learning (ML/CV, ROS2, NVIDIA cuOpt, NVIDIA Cosmos, etc.).
    • Reinforcement learning (RL) for real-world robotic autonomy (NVIDIA IsaacLab/IsaacGym).
  • Apr 2024 - Jan 2025
    Head of ML Department
    Eurokappa, LLC.; Moscow, Russia.
    Led the development and deployment of AI solutions for orthodontic applications, enabling high-precision treatment planning and improving patient outcomes. This role strengthened my ability to operationalize AI in safety-critical, high-precision domains.
    • Development and deployment of AI solutions for orthodontic applications
    • ML-driven treatment simulation
    • AI-powered dental planning systems
    • Team leadership and department scaling
    • Production AI systems in regulated MedTech environments
  • Nov 2023 - Jan 2025
    Head of Digital Engineering Department
    Thrasos 3D, SAPI de CV.; Monterrey, Mexico.
    Led the development and deployment of digital platforms enabling carbon-negative additive manufacturing solutions for ocean ecosystem restoration.
    • ICME from R&D to production.
  • Dec 2021 - Oct 2024
    Principal Software Engineer
    Mighty Buildings, Inc.; Istanbul, Turkey.
    Led the development and deployment of AI/ML solutions and drove the digital transformation of manufacturing processes. Oversaw the implementation of message brokers, OPC UA infrastructure, and digital shadows for robotic units. Responsible for assessing digital maturity, forming comprehensive roadmaps for industrial processes, and designing architectures for MES integration in high-tech micro-factories with connectivity to ERP systems.
    • Development and Implementation of AI/ML solutions.
    • Continuous acquisition and life cycle support initiatives.
    • Analysis of the company's digital maturity.
    • Formation of a complete roadmap of industrial processes within the digital environment.
    • Deployment of message brokers, OPC UA infrastructure.
    • Digital transformation of production.
      • Analysis of production layout.
      • Design of digital shadows of robotic units.
      • Design and implementation of architecture MES layout for high-tech micro-factories.
      • MES <-> ERP integration.
  • Mar 2020 - Oct 2024
    Senior Material Scientist (Part-time)
    Mighty Buildings, Inc.; Monterrey, Mexico.
    Led simulation and experimental research streams for new composite materials, bridging digital models and practical validation.
    • ICME from R&D to production.
    • Physical and mathematical modeling of effective characteristics of heterogeneous materials.
    • Multiphysics simulation.
    • FEM-based modeling of UV-cured 3D printing.
    • Theoretical support for material scientists.
    • Planning and conducting experiments.
    • Topology optimization of structures made of composite materials.
  • Mar 2020 - Dec 2021
    Senior CAx Software Developer
    Mighty Buildings, Inc.; Oakland (CA), US (Remote).
    I developed automation toolchains and CAD/CAE plugins, advancing digital twin and manufacturing workflows.
    • Development design automation algorithms.
    • Development an internal plugin for Autodesk Revit.
    • Development BIM design simplification tools.
    • Research and modification of CAM tools.
  • May 2019 - Mar 2020
    Middle C++ Developer (CAD/CAE/3D Geometric Kernel)
    Top Systems, Ltd.; Moscow, Russia.
    Contributed to the development of RGK — an advanced geometric modeling kernel used in CAx/PLM systems.
    • Development 3D Geometric Kernel.
      • Analysis of the Parasolid kernel to identify critical functionality for implementation in the CAD system.
      • Cooperation with the RGK geometric kernel design team - testing of kernel functions, elimination of critical errors and bugs, introduction of new operations.
    • Development CAD software.
      • Development of computational geometry algorithms.
      • Development of main 2D CAD tools - Points, Curves, Polygons, etc.
      • Development of main 3D CAD tools - Primitives, Spatial curves (B-splains), Boolean operations, Scaling and Transformation tools.
      • Development of shaping operations - Extrusion, Rotation, etc.
      • UI/UX Development for CAD/CAE tools.
    • Development CAE software.
      • Development of pre-/postprocessing finite elements algorithms.
      • Development of finite elements.
  • Feb 2017 - May 2019
    Lead Research Project Engineer
    Kompozit, JSC.; Moscow - Korolev, Russia.
    Contributed to research projects on physical and mathematical modeling, investigation, and experimental testing of advanced composites and coatings for space rocket technology.
  • Sep 2016 - Feb 2018
    Research Project Engineer
    Contact-Technology NPP, LLC.; Moscow, Russia.
    Carried out engineering calculations, assembly supervision, and component procurement for satellite onboard radio systems in international astrophysics projects. Performed mechanical and thermal analysis; supported equipment development and testing.
    • A set of equipment developed and manufactured as part of the LPI RAS was placed in The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) of the United States, located in Greenbank.
    • Performing calculations of mechanical and thermal loads on a satellite onboard signal generator.
    • Supervising the procurement of radio-electronic components for the satellite onboard signal generator.

Open Source Projects

  • 2017 - 2019
    Ariadne
    Ariadne is a rational and adaptive irregular reinforcement algorithm. Like Ariadne`s threads, the algorithm creates paths for reinforcing structural products that will be 3D printed.
    • Ariadne is a research project that allows you to maximize the potential of composite structures and materials. For example, to increase the bearing capacity of products, to change the mass and material consumption, to reduce the cost.

Courses and Certifications

Core Expertise

    • Systems Architecture
    • Simulation Platforms
    • Digital Twins
    • AI/ML
    • Physical AI & Embodied Intelligence
    • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
    • Multiphysics Modeling
    • Computational Mechanics
    • GPU/CUDA
    • Industrial Automation

Technology Stack

  • Programming Languages
    • C++, C#, Python - main languages
    • CUDA (C/C++), NASM, Lua, QBasic, Pascal, Fortran - have fun
  • AI/ML
    • PyTorch, BoTorch, TensorFlow
    • ONNX, NVIDIA Triton
    • OpenCV, YOLO
    • N8N, LangChain
    • ClearML, Weights & Biases, CVAT
  • Robotics
    • NVIDIA IsaacSim, NVIDIA Omniverse, MuJoCo
    • ROS2, NVIDIA cuOpt, NVIDIA Cosmos, NVIDIA IsaacLab/IsaacGym
    • MoveIt 2, ikpy
  • Frameworks, Libs & Tools
    • SciPy, NumPy, Pandas, SciKit-Learn
    • STL, Boost, CGal, Eigen, FeResPost
    • .NET Core, .NET Framework (WPF/WinForms)
    • Git, Docker, CMake, Weedle, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Nebius
    • UML (PlantUML), HTML/CSS/Markdown/YAML (Jekyll), LaTeX
    • CAD - Siemens NX, SolidWorks, Autodesk Revit
    • CAD Kernels - Parasolid, RGK, ACIS, DevDept Eyeshot, Grasshopper
    • CAE - COMSOL, ANSYS, NX/Nastran
    • Math - OriginPro, MATLAB, Maple/Maxima
  • Patterns, Principles, Techniques, OS
    • PDD (Panic Driven Development)
    • OOP, DDD, TDD, Extreme Programming
    • SOLID, KISS, Scout Principle
    • Design patterns - MVC/MVVM, Microservices, Client-Server, EAI/ESB (SOA)
    • Messaging protocols - MQTT (RabbitMQ), XMPP (ejabberd), OPC UA
    • GNU/Linux (Debian/Arch based), Windows

Academic Interests

  • Computational Materials Science
    • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
    • Bayesian Optimization and Advanced DoE
    • Machine Learning for Materials Science
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
    • Composites.
    • Nanomaterials.
    • Metamaterials.
    • Micromechanics of Composites.
    • Materials Processing.
    • Materials Testing.
  • Applied and Computational Mathematics.
    • Mathematical Models.
    • Finite Element Analysis.
    • Multiscale Materials Modeling.
    • Topology Optimization.
    • Shape Optimization.
  • Additive Manufacturing.
    • 3D Printing of Composite.
    • Rapid Prototyping.
  • Structural Engineering.
    • Multifunctional Composite Structures.
    • Structural Reliability.
    • Failure Analysis.
    • Fracture Mechanics.

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Badge and postcard collecting, planespotting, ant breeding and ant farms, travel, etc.