Vadim Pelevin
CEO
Vadim holds a PhD in physics and mathematics, specialising in oceanology. His doctoral work examined small-scale variability in bio-optical fields using fluorescence lidar data.
The LIFeLiDAR team
LIFeLiDAR brings scientific research, instrument engineering, field operations, and commercial work together in Sophia Antipolis
People
A team of 9
Research, optics, electronics, mechanics, data, finance, and partnership development within one organisation
Aleksandr Molkov
Chief Scientific Officer
Aleksandr holds a PhD in physics and mathematics, specialising in atmospheric and ocean physics. His research uses optical observations of the sea surface to study water properties and sea state.
Vladislav Moshkov
Chief Technology Officer
Vladislav holds a PhD in laser engineering and an MBA. His doctoral research addressed spatial and temporal inhomogeneity in the active media of high-power gas lasers.
Konstantin Toubolets
Chief Financial Officer
Konstantin holds an MSc in corporate finance from ESSEC Business School and has worked in corporate finance in Paris and Moscow.
Sergei Demchuk
Embedded Electronics Systems Engineer
Sergei holds a doctorate from the Electrotechnical Institute, where his research focused on electrical converters and semiconductor systems.
Pavel Skripka
Scientific Research Technician
Pavel holds an engineering degree in mechanics and assembly methods and supports instrument construction, preparation, and field deployment.
Ekaterina Koltsova
Junior Researcher
Ekaterina holds an MSc in fundamental and applied physics of natural environments and works on optical measurement and data interpretation.
Nikita Pelevin
Data Engineer, Intern
Nikita develops data pipelines for survey records and instrument telemetry, drawing on a background in computer science.
Maxim Pelevin
Business Development & Marketing, Intern
Maxim supports commercial development, institutional partnerships, and outreach, with a background in business and management.
Careers
Hiring status
There are no advertised positions at present. We continue to read relevant speculative applications from optical scientists, hardware engineers, and field operators with marine-instrument experience.