I graduated with a 5-year degree in geochemistry ( the equivalent of a M.Sc. in Canada ) from the Saint-Petersburg  State University. After graduation I worked at the Geological Servey of Russia as a research geologist. For the past 15 years I heve been working in Canada as a GIS specialist  in geology sector in contract and consulting roles. I have over 20 years experience in  geochemistry, Statistical Analysis and Machine Learning. 
For the past several years I have concentrated on the reinterpretation of existing geochemical data using state of the art multi-element statistical analysis and spatial analysis.