About me

Hello, I am a Senior Corrosion Engineer with over 24 years of experience in research, consulting, and project management, specializing in corrosion prevention and cathodic protection of steel structures in offshore, buried, and submerged environments.

With a Ph.D. in Electrochemistry (specialization: hydrogen embrittlement of metals and alloys), I design innovative electrochemical systems, patent advanced corrosion-control technologies, contribute to industry standards, and have authored over 37 publications and 27 patents.

Leveraging expertise in Python and Data Science, I analyze corrosion risks and predict protection parameters for complex industrial assets, including pipelines, harbors, and subsea units.

By integrating machine learning and predictive modeling, I optimize corrosion control strategies to ensure infrastructure longevity, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

Contacts

📱Phone: +33 7 67 84 15 25

✉️ Email: [email protected]

🔗LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dmitrysirota

📍Location: Strasbourg, France

📄CV:

Dmitry_Sirota_CV_senior_engineer_corrosion_28_09_26.pdf

Experience

Education and certification

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Experience Overview

Chemistry expert (contractor) | Mercor*, USA, remote*

Contribution to AI-related project work as a subject-matter expert in chemistry.

Corrosion & cathodic protection engineer | NPO R.O.S.Antikor*, Russia, Chelyabinsk*

11 cathodic protection designs for offshore and harbour structures, 3 of them issued as complete design documentation packages.
Inverse predictive modelling for sacrificial anode alloy development: alloy composition derived from target electrochemical characteristics (working potential and current capacity) using laboratory test data (Python, machine learning).

Senior corrosion engineer | LLC Gazprom VNIIGAZ*, Russia, Moscow*

LLC Gazprom VNIIGAZ is the main scientific center of Gazprom, responsible for research and scientific support of projects in the fields of extraction, transportation, storage, processing and use of gas.

Conducted research in corrosion protection for steel structures in soil, high-resistivity soil, concrete, and seawater; delivered over 40 client reports.
Developed testing methods and conducted studies on corrosion sensors (ultrasonic, ER, LPR, GP, ES/EP), reference electrodes (Cu/CuSO4, Ag/AgCl), and sacrificial alloys (Zn, Al, Mg) for more than 15 clients.
Authored 15+ standards, recommended practices and testing methods for electrochemical protection systems.
Built ML predictive corrosion models for underwater pipelines and 65+ wells in underground storage facility using Python (pandas, scikit-learn, CatBoost, XGBoost) and created executable tools for Windows/MacOS.
Managed a team of 5 engineers, mentored 3 PhDs, and increased lab productivity per person by 2.5 times.
Published 35+ papers and patented 27 innovations in electrochemistry and corrosion protection.
Designed 10+ cathodic protection systems and repair tools for ports, offshore pipelines and subsea production units.