In depth knowledge of Astronomy, Astrophysics & Physics, supported by education history​

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Extensive knowledge of Atmospheric Science, supported by work history and NCAS training courses (Introduction to Atmospheric Science, Introduction to Atmospheric Radar)

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Capable video editor (DaVinci Resolve) with experience of editing of long-form content as well as short (e.g. for YouTube Shorts & Instagram Reels)

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Worked in the Unity game engine to create interactive displays

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Proficient with Excel, Word, Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, LaTeX

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Led planning committee for 2026 Harmony in the Skies early careers symposium, where he demonstrated his skills in planning, people management, delegation of responsibilities and commitment to improving accessibility. He also was a member of the planning committee for 2025 instalment of the symposium

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Commended for chairing skills during complex meetings with large amounts of stakeholders

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Was a lead mentor for the stage 1 physics students (University of Kent), managed
subordinate mentors, organised and led session

Introduced and led workshop on Mental Health in Research & Academia​

Commended on project management skills & completed several project management training courses

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Planned and delivered a two-days 2026 Harmony in the Skies early careers symposium while leading the planning committee, demonstrating skills in people management & delegation of responsibilities

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Highly capable of planning, prioritising and monitoring progress of tasks.

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Adaptable to change and capable of problem solving, which was especially useful during his work as a Science Delivery Coordinator​​

Proficient:

Python , FORTRAN, Shell scripting,

Intermediate:

MATLAB, SQL, NoSQL, MySQL

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Have written code from scratch & worked with legacy codes

Proficient with Data Analysis & Visualisation

Extensively used Linux & Windows and operated on CentOS 7 computing cluster. 

Has a high attention to detail and can prioritise well, which was crucial during his PhD and his work as a Science Delivery Coordinator. For example, during his work at NCAS, Oleg:

- was tracking progress and challenges of dozens of instrument projects and was identifying priorities for work

- understood requirements and plans of individual stakeholders, managed their actions, identified & tracked risks and challenges

- has identified the need for gas stowage and provision capability and worked on planning it while keeping in mind operational requirements

- worked with the user community advisory group and led an activity on selecting instrument proposals for acceptance 

- while leading the planning committee, planned and delivered the 2026 Harmony in the Skies early careers symposium  which was a two-day event composed of talks, workshops, networking activities and other sessions. 

Demonstrated initiative by leading the work on designing & running a workshop on Mental Health in Research & Academia during symposiums and NCAS staff meeting

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Was Member of EDI committees at NCAS and at the School of Physical Sciences in the OU

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​Routinely engages in events like Mental Health Awareness Week (video link) & Neurodiversity Celebration Week.

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Ensures events and meetings he organises are accessible and actively works on improving equality, equity, diversity and inclusion.

Expert in verbal and written communications, confident in front of the camera and large scientific and general public audiences, as evident by the following:

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Recipient of the award for most-voted-for scientist in July 2025 for participation in the "I'm a Scientist" STEM outreach activity. To date, participated in 30 chats

 

Recipient of the 2025 NCAS Atmospheric Stars Award in recognition for outstanding contribution to NCAS. Nomination states that  "[Oleg's] commitment to accessible information in an engaging format makes him a great role model for effective communication"​

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At NCAS he was responsible for informing the community & the public on instrument capability, which he did by delivering a number of talks & webinars aimed at scientific and non-scientific audiences, writing accessible texts and articles. An example of such outreach is also the following video, to which Oleg wrote a script and presented it in front of the camera.

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Engaged in other NCAS outreach activities by filming videos and writing texts for British Science Week (example video), Mental Health Awareness Week (video link) & Neurodiversity Celebration Week.

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Invited as a speaker at the Pint of Science festival

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Invited as a Q&A panellist at the Open University event for new PhD students

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Underwent media training (Inside Edge) and climate communication training (NCAS & Climate Outreach)​​

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Demonstrated capability for quick learning when moving to work from Astronomy & Astrophysics to Atmospheric Science

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During his role as a Science Delivery Coordinator, successfully gained an in-depth understanding of a wide selection of instruments & measurement techniques, aircraft safety and operational requirements

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Taught himself video editing in DaVinci Resolve, including using more complex techniques such as tracking masks and minor animations

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Taught himself how to work in Unity game engine and used it for interactive demonstrations during a symposium

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