Education

1985 – Electrical School No. 2 in Cracow – Qualification: Electronic Technician

1990 – AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas

Degree: MSc in Mining. Major: Mining and Geology. Minor: Exploitation and Protection of Groundwaters

2000 – PhD at the Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas ”Technical and Technological Problems of Liners Application in Deep Drilling Wells”. Discipline: Mining and Geology; Specialization: Drilling and Geoengineering

2014 – Doctor habilitatus at AGH-UST

Employment

1990 – trainee-assistant at the Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas AGH UST

1991 – technical and didactic position at the Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas AGH UST

1994-2000 – assistant at the Department of Drilling and Geoengineering, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas AGH UST

2000-2018 – tutor at the Department of Drilling and Geoengineering, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas AGH UST

from 2018 Professor AGH-UST

Professional Activity

1986 – drilling internship at the Oil and Gas Company Cracow

1988 – drilling internship at the Oil and Gas Company Jasło

1988 – exploitation internship in Baku, Azerbaijan

1990 – internship at a drilling platform of PETROBALTIC

1997 – training at AQATER, Italy

1998 – training by WINGAS, Jurata, Poland

2010 – a course on Technology Transfer and Innovation Management in Universities of Grain Britain, Warwick, Great Britain

Posts and Functions:

• Head of the rock drilling laboratory of Drilling Oil and Gas Faculty since 1996;
• Technical Editor and member of the Program Council of the quarterly "Modern Techniques and Trenchless Technologies" from 1998-2002;
• Technical Editor and member of the Program Council of the of the Quarterly "Trenchless Techniques and Technologies " from 2002-2004;
• Secretary of the Association Committee for Professional Specialization of Engineers and Technicians of SITPNiG since 2001;
• Scientific secretary international scientific and technical conference '' New methods and technologies in oil geology, drilling, blasting and gas production '': from 2003 to 2008;
• The member of the Faculty Council since 2005;
• The member of the Faculty Recruitment Commission since 2000;
• Organization and participation in the "Science Festival in Krakow” 2003;
• Deputy Dean for full-time studies 2008-2016;
• Chairman of the Education Committee at the Faculty from 2008-2016;
• Chairman of the Faculty Recruitment Commission from 2008-2016;
• Secretary of the Faculty Recruitment Commission from 2016-2024;
• Head of the Drilling and Geoengineering Department from November 2016-2024;
• The member of the Education Committee at the Faculty from 2016;
• Rector's representative for cooperation with Ukraine from 2016-2025;
• Associate professor AGH from 2018;
• from 2024 Deputy Dean for Science and Cooperation at Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas AGH University of Krakow.

Member of the organization:

• Association of Polish Oil and Gas Engineers and Technicians (Central Technical Organization) – member;
• Association Committee for Technicians and Engineers Professional Specialization (Association of Polish Oil and Gas Engineers and Technicians) – secretary;
• Polish Association for Trenchless Techniques and Technologies – member;
• SPE – member.

Decorations and awards:

• Gold Badge of Merit for Oil and Gas Industry - 1999;
• Mining Engineer - 1999;
• Rector's Organizational Award, Krakow March 2002;
• Mining Director, 3rd grade, 4th December 2003, Diploma No. 38/61/2003;
• Bronze Cross of Merit X 2004;
• Team Rector's Scientific Award 2006;
• Medal of National Education August 29, 2011. No. 126222;
• Rector's Team Individual Award of the 3rd degree for “Teaching achievements 2012”;
• Second-degree Mining Director December 2012, Diploma No. 29/25/2012;
• Rector's Team Award of the Second degree for "Organizational Achievements" 2016;
• General Mining Director III degree, 18 May 2017, No 6/3/2017;
• Rector's Team Award of the second degree for "Scientific achievements 2019";
• Rector's Third Degree Team Award for "Organizational Achievements 2019";
• Second Degree Team Award for “didactic achievements 2020”;
• Rector's Team Individual Award of the 3rd degree for “Teaching achievements 2021”.

Participation in numerous seminars and conferences in, e.g. Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, China, Italy, Ukraine, Slovakia Republic, Greece, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and others.

Scientific Achievements

Author and co-author of over 130 publications, dozens of elaborations and research works in drilling, geoengineering, environmental protection and trenchless technologies. Expertise’s and studies published for the industry 81, management 20. International projects execution 14, management 2.