- Technical Director of Center of Applied Geophysics, Engineering Seismology and Seismic Protection of Structures (AGESAS), Georgian Geophysical Society;

- Structural Engineer, Project firm «MN-Project» Ltd.

Technical Director of Center of Applied Geophysics, Engineering Seismology and Seismic Protection of Structures (AGESAS), Georgian Geophysical Society (Tbilisi), since 1997.

Senior research scientist, Institute of Structural Mechanics & Earthquake Engineering, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Lab. of Seismic Resistant Structures, since 1999;

Structural Engineer, Project firm «MN-Project» Ltd., since 1996;

Structural Engineer, Project firm «Kurort-Project»,  1997-2001;

Software Engineer, Structural Engineer JCS Hotel Tbilisi, 1999-2000;

Research scientist, Institute of Structural Mechanics & Earthquake Engineering, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Lab. of Seismic Resistant Structures, 1989-1998;

Junior research scientist, Institute of Structural Mechanics & Earthquake Engineering, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Dept. of Earthquake Engineering, 1982-1989;

1. Development of engineering-seismological data base. Collection of world-wide recordings of earthquakes, statistical processing, detection of parameters of nonlinear properties of soils during strong ground motion (ongoing). - Center of Applied Geophysics, Engineering Seismology and Seismic Protection of Structures, Georgian Geophysical Society.
2. Processing of the results of experimental investigation of active seismo protection of buildings and structures (ongoing). Institute of Structural Mechanics and Earthquake Engineering, Scientific Academy of Georgia.
3. Development of software for processing of records of Racha, 1991, earthquake. Institute of Structural Mechanics and Earthquake Engineering, Scientific Academy of Georgia (1996).
4. Development of software for generation of artificial accelerograms of earthquakes. Institute of Structural Mechanics and Earthquake Engineering, Scientific Academy of Georgia (1997).
5. Software for expert assessment of vulnerability of structures (for insurance purposes). Center of Applied Geophysics, Engineering Seismology and Seismic Protection of Structures, Georgian Geophysical Society (2001).

1. Structural analysis of the Hotel Tbilisi building. JSC Hotel Tbilisi (2000).
2. Structural analysis of the Multifunctional building on the Freedom Square. JSC Hotel Tbilisi (2000).
3. Structural analysis of the Residential complex on Kipshidze str. (ongoing). Project firm KURORTPROJECT.
4. Project of reconstruction of the swimming pool, visualization of interiors. (1998). MN-Project Ltd.
5. Structural analysis, modeling and visualization of the beachfront building complex in the Sochi city. Project firm KAVGIPROTRANS (1998).

• Seismic Hazard Assessment for Big Cities in Georgia Using the Modern Concept of Seismic Microzonation with Consideration of Soil Non-linearity. 1998, Two years, INTAS-GEORGIA 97-0870.
• Development of Practical Methodology of Earthquake Insurance in Georgia with Account of its Economical Peculiarities. 1999. USAID, Eurasia Foundation – Coordinator.
• Assessment of Seismic Hazard of the Poti Port Breakwater Site Location. 1999. TACIS SERVICE CONTRACT No 98-0441; Project No TNGE 9801.
• Seismic Risk in large Cities of Caucasus. Tools for Risk Management. NATO SfP 974320 (ongoing).

Member of Georgian Geophysical Society, since 1997.

Russian– native (primary language);

Georgian, English, French – intermediate.

- Number of papers in refereed journals: 30

- Number of communications to scientific meetings: 6

• Books: - 1

1. I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili. Dynamic parameters of soils by the Racha (Apr, 29, 1991) earthquake data. Dep, Tbilisi, Techinform, No.1033-95, 08, 31, 95.
2. I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili. Design analysis of soils at impulse and vibration influence. Dep, Tbilisi, Techinform, No.1032-95, 08, 31, 95.
3. I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili, A.Melentiev. Concept of seismic influence at seismic design of buildings and structures. Proceedings of second national conference on earthquake engineering and engineering seismology. Sochi, Oct, 14-17, 1997. Moscow, 1997, pp. 57-58.
4. I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili. Dynamic parameters of foundations by instrumental records of strong ground motions. Proceedings of second national conference on engineering and engineering seismology. Sochi, Oct, 14-17, 1997. Moscow, 1997, p. 25.
5. I.Timchenko, T.Mukhadze at al. Earthquake intensity assessment by behavior of seismic resistant buildings. Proceedings of second national conference on engineering and engineering seismology. Sochi, Oct, 14-17, 1997. Moscow, 1997, p. 108.
6. I.Timchenko, T.Mukhadze. Analysis of NIS countries new seismic codes. Second international conference on earthquake hazard and seismic risk reduction. 15-21 Sept, 1998, Erevan, Armenia.
7. I.Timchenko, M.Otinashvili, V.Gelashvili, V.Zaalishvili. Improvement of account of ground conditions in designing of seismic resistant buildings and structures. Second international conference on earthquake hazard and seismic risk reduction. 15-21, Sept, 1998, Erevan, Armenia.
8. I.Timchenko. Seismic resistance of reinforced large block buildings. Proceedings of the XI European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Sept., 6-11, 1998, Paris, France (CD ROM edition).
9. I.Timchenko, G.Homeriki, M.Mamardashvili, H.Docherty. Experience of reconstruction and rehabilitation of historical buildings in the downtown of Tbilisi. Proceedings of the XII World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Jan., 2000, Auckland, New Zealand (CD ROM edition).
10. I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili. Earthquake engineering and development of practical insurance methodology in Georgia. – Proceedings of the 1^st international conference «The housing sector of the city of Tbilisi in the transition period: management reform and investment policy», Oct., 23-25 1999. Tbilisi, Coord. Centre Eurocity-XXI, pp. 105-112.
11. I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili, N.Chachava. Seismic risk in assessment of ways of city historical center's rehabilitation. . – Proceedings of the 1^st international conference «The housing sector of the city of Tbilisi in the transition period: management reform and investment policy», Oct., 23-25 1999. Tbilisi, Coord. Centre Eurocity-XXI, pp.101-104.
12. I.Timchenko, T.Mikhadze. The Analysis of New Seismic Building Codes of CIS Countries. Theory & Earthquake Resistance. Proceedings of ISMEE No.1, Tbilisi, 2000, pp. 135-140. (in Russian).
13. I.Timchenko, M.Otinashvili, V.Zaalishvili. Analysis of Ground Media Strong Motion with Usage of Digital Method. Theory & Earthquake Resistance. Proceedings of ISMEE No.1, Tbilisi, 2000, pp. 67-71 (in Georgian).
14. I.Timchenko, V.Zaalishvili, V.Kacharava, Z.Zaalishvili. Strong motion instrumentation for structures of civil engineering and economical aspects of planning of territory of big cities. M.Erdik et al. (eds.), Strong motion instrumentation for civil engineering structures. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2001. Pp. 593-602.
15. I.Timchenko, Zaalishvili V., O. Kuranova, T.Zaalishvili. The tool of seismic microzonation. Patent of Russian Federation #2162613. Joint Inst. of Physics of the Earth. January 2001.
16. I.Timchenko. Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Buildings on the Basis of Numerical Analyses. Proc. of XII ECEE, London, 2002 (submitted).

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