Dmitry Ponomarev

Dmitry M. Ponomarev
Born	June 12, 1952 (1952-06-12) (age 59) Gorky, USSR
Occupation	Chairman, MERA Networks Founder and President, Volga Region Telecommunication Association CEO, regional branch of Golden Telecom

Dmitry Maximovich Ponomarev (Russian: Пономарёв Дми́трий Макси́мович) (born June 12, 1952) is a Russian entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of MERA Networks, Volga Region Telecommunication Association, KIS Ltd, ADS Ltd, and Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Information Technology (NIIT). Mr Ponomarev was Professor at Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University (former Gorky Polytechnic Institute), Russia. Currently Dmitry Ponomarev is recognized as a Telecom market leader who has contributed much to the development of Telecom Industry in Volga Region, which is the second largest communications market in Russia.

Biography

Dmitry Ponomarev was born in Gorky, USSR. From 1974 till 1977 he worked in Gorky Polytechnic Institute as a research engineer. In 1979^{[citation needed]} he received a Doctor’s degree. Shortly after he got a position of an associate professor of the sub-faculty of radio engineering and cybernetics. Mr. Ponomarev’s academic experience includes researches in the field of antenna measurement. He is the author of more than 70 articles in scientific and technology magazines and the holder of 12 patents.

In 1989 Dmitry Ponomarev and his colleagues founded MERA company, which initial focus was in antenna measurements. Being a talented entrepreneur and leader, he built MERA Networks from a small company with a handful of employees to a global software R&D services provider.

Mr. Ponomarev was also a co-founder of several organizations:

• 1992—KIS Ltd ("Commercial Information Networks"), the earliest and largest regional Internet Service Provider in Nizhny Novgorod
• 1994 – ADS Ltd ("Business Communication Agency" (in Russian), the second largest telecom carrier in Nizhny Novgorod)
• 2003—PAE ("Volga Region Telecommunication Association" (in Russian), the organization embraces leading telecommunication companies in Volga Region)
• 2004—NIIT (Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Information Technologies)

Currently Dmitry Ponomarev combines his business activities with public work. He promotes the progress of IT Industry in the Volga region and in Russia by participating in conferences and round-table discussions, holding key positions in number of IT and Telecom associations, and serving as an active lobbyist of the industry’s interests. Mr. Ponomarev regularly communicates with legislators and members of Government and he has proposed several IT Industry-friendly amendments to the Russian Customs legislature.

Publications

• Small-Size 6-Port Antenna for Three-Dimensional Multipath Wireless Channels
• Antenna measurements in time domain

Patents

• RU 26268 U1, 20.11.2002. Method and system for forming and distributing information about products via internet network

Membership

• A member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• An honorary member of the Russian Association of Networks and Services Russian Association of Networks and Services (RANS).
• A member of Nizhny Novgorod Polytechnic University Academic Council.

External links

• Dmitry Ponomarev’s profile on Mera Network’s site

Persondata
Name	Ponomarev, Dmiry Maksimovich
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 12, 1952
Place of birth	Gorky, USSR
Date of death
Place of death