ABOUT MAKSYM
Mechanical Engineer, PhD
Mechanical Engineer with more than 20 years of international experience in crane engineering, structural analysis and FEM design. Worked in the USA, Ireland, Norway, Singapore and Ukraine for leading companies including Konecranes, Portek, Palfinger and Liebherr.
Specialized in structural analysis, crane modernization, residual life assessment, fatigue analysis, FEM calculations and engineering consultancy for ports, terminals and heavy lifting equipment.
20+
Years of Experience
18+
International Projects
29+
Scintific Publications
PhD
Mechanical Engineering
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Over 20 Years of Engineering Experience
Maksym has more than 20 years of international experience in mechanical and structural engineering, with professional experience in the USA, Ireland, Norway, Singapore and Ukraine.
His work covers crane structural design and analysis, structural surveys, crane modernization, residual life assessment, strain gauge measurements, fatigue analysis, repair engineering and technical consultancy.
CAREER EXPERIENCE
Professional Experience
2004
KONE Cranes Ukraine
Design and stress analysis of new portal cranes and modernization of existing crane structures.
2010
Odessa National Maritime University
Senior Lecturer and Research Engineer at the Department of Material Handling Machines. Research work included residual life assessment, strain gauge measurements and mechanism design.
2014
PORTEK - Singapore
Crane surveying, engineering consultancy, structural design, repair procedure development and engineering for crane sea transportation projects.
2018
PALFINGER MARINE - Norway
Structural design and analysis of offshore cranes for oil and gas installations, supply vessel cranes and wind farm service cranes.
2022
Liebherr Container Cranes - Ireland
Structural analysis of RTG and STS cranes and their components, structural optimization and participation in crane relocation and assembly projects.
Present
Liebherr Mining Equipment - USA
Static and fatigue strength analysis of mining truck structural components, processing of strain gauge measurements for fatigue-life validation, and analysis of PLC load data using Python, Pandas and in-house engineering software.
ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY
Independent Crane Engineering Projects
As an independent engineering consultant, Maksym has completed more than 16 projects involving structural design and engineering for quay cranes, portal cranes, ship loaders, mobile harbor cranes and overhead cranes.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Fatigue, Fracture and Residual Life
Maksym is the author of 29 scientific publications. His research interests include fatigue and fracture of material handling equipment, structural integrity and residual life assessment.
