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In Detail
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Strategic
Airlift
Boeing C-17
and Antonov
An-124-100 :
a comparison
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Author's bio
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Strategic Airlift Capability – Author's Bio – February 2006
Strategic Airlifters: a Comprehensive Comparison between
the Boeing C-17 and the Antonov An-124-100 [Author Bio]
Herman A. Kurapov, Candidate, Master of Engineering in
Logistics, MIT
HERMAN A. KURAPOV
224 Albany Street, Apt 118, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 225 - 6193 – Email: hkurapov@mit.edu
Relevant Education:
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,
MA Spring 2006
Candidate, Master of Engineering in Logistics (MLOG)
• Harvard J.F.Kennedy School of Government, Spring 2006. [1] See footnote.
• John Molson School of Business, Concordia University,
Montreal, QE,
1998 to 1999, MBA, International Aviation / IATA MBA program
• Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia, 1993,
MA / Humanities
Professional Experience:
1) Skylink Aviation, Toronto, ON – Cargo
Sales Manager – 2000 to 2005
• Launched & implemented IL-76 Transatlantic service for FX
Coughlin
(First time in North America)
• Launched & implemented a two-year helicopter transportation
services program
for UN in East Timor
• Sold & implemented a multi-modal heavy airlift program for
UN from
Montevideo, Uruguay to Kinshasa, DRC (15 AN124 flights)
• Developed a feasibility study for
the Canadian Air Force
strategic airlift capability
• Sold & implemented a heavy lift air transportation program
for Canadian DND
from different locations in Canada to UAE ('Operation
APOLLO')
• Sold & implemented heavy airlift program for DynCorp
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia
& Bujumbura, Burundi
• Launched three-year AN-32 wet lease training program for US
Air Force
(Florida, USA)
• Sold & implemented several multi-modal truck-air transportation
programs
for USAID
• Sold & implemented a heavy airlift program for Canadian DND
from Canada & Europe to Kabul, Afghanistan (Operation
ATHENA)
140 flights during the period April 2003 to August
2004
• Sold & implemented twelve B737-200 flights Rome to Baghdad
for Red Cross
• Sold & implemented long - term airlift program Dubai - Baghdad
for KBR / Halliburton
• Sold & implemented many ad hoc charter
flights by Western & Russian
freighters from / to destinations in
North & South America, Europe,
Middle East & Africa for
commercial companies & governments
Over 350 air logistics projects in 5 years. Sales exceed US $68 M
– 110 % growth.
2) Schenker of Canada, Montreal, QE Traffic Coordinator
1999-2000
• Implemented & managed heavy load airfreight
& charter services for
Schenker North American Network.
3) Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA), Ulyanovsk, Russia Project
Manager 1993-1997
Head of Sub - Department for the Indian,
Thai & UAE Operations
• Developed VDA strategy for markets of India, Thailand & Emirates,
including pricing & tariff policy
• Managed a team of four commercial executives, trained & hired
sales personnel
• Launched & developed scheduled charter service – Bangkok to Moscow
(four Antonov - 124 flights a month)
• Launched & developed scheduled charter service – Delhi to Moscow
(two Antonov - 124 flights a week)
• Launched & developed scheduled charter service – Dubai to Moscow
(two Ilyushin - 76TD flights a week)
VDA became the number one Russian cargo airline in the Thai
& Indian markets,
and number two in the UAE market. Sales exceeded US $ 9 M per
year and I was named Volga - Dneper's top Sales
Manager for the year 1995.
Skills:
• Project Management of large transportation enterprises
• High adaptability to novel circumstances and challenges
• Innovation & implementation skills
Languages:
• English & Russian – Fluent
• French
– Excellent
• German & Polish – Moderate
Associations:
• MIT Supply Chain Management Club
• MIT MLOG Academic & Exchange Committees
[1] As an MIT / Harvard co - registered student,
approximately 50% of course
work is carried out at Harvard School of Government.
Specifically, one very relevant course focuses on US government military
procurement and planning,
Defense Resource Allocation & Force Planning,
by Professor John White, a former US Deputy Secretary
of Defense.
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