Journal 2 · The founder
Back to the roadRuslan Nafikov
Founder and technical drilling director. An engineer from the Soviet school who learned drilling in the field and has run rigs on three continents.
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTANEngineering firstBorn in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and trained as an aircraft design engineer. The habit of working to drawings, tolerances and records came from there.
RUSSIA, ISRAELInto drillingAfter years in Russia he moved to Israel in the 1990s, learned the trade and became a drilling crew leader. Over his career he has built pile foundations and ground anchors for bridges and buildings.
ANGOLA · 2008Piles and anchors in LuandaAn Israeli contractor brought him to Angola in 2008. He drilled piles and ground anchors on construction projects for private and government clients, including Torre Maculusso in Luanda, and many others.
ANGOLA · 2012 TO 2016His own companyIn 2012 he opened his own drilling company in Angola and ran it until 2016, drilling for construction projects. Alongside the drilling he often took part in project planning, which gave him a deep understanding of how buildings and structures are designed and built. In those years he also built up the crew, the equipment and the way of working he uses today.
MOZAMBIQUE · SINCE 2016PembaIn 2016 he moved his rigs to Mozambique and founded Mobi Driller in Pemba. Since then he has built houses and other projects in Mozambique, including his own home, and trained a large local crew. Today the company explores for rubies and other gemstones in Cabo Delgado and takes on foundation, fencing and construction work across the north of the country.
He works in Portuguese, English, Russian and Hebrew.
