Chavdar Ognyanov Pashinski received his MS degree from the Technical University of Sofia, Plovdiv Branch in 2002 (Special Mechanical and Instrument Engineering: Small Arms). After several years of working in the machining industry, he acquired a PhD degree from the Central Laboratory of Applied Physics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in 2013 (Physical sciences: Structure, Mechanical and Thermal Properties of the Condensed Matter). Currently, he works as a Chief Assistant in the first institution and as a researcher in the second. His research interests mainly include PVD coatings, PVD equipment, solid mechanics, hydraulic and pneumatic drives, small arms and robotics.