In 1981, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. After graduating from the Institute, he worked for more than 10 years in the State Committee for Science and Technology of the Soviet Union as an engineer, and then as a senior engineer.

Since the foundation of SINICON company in 1996, Konakov has been the company's General Director.

For his great contribution to the development of industry in Moscow, productive work aimed at improving the efficiency of production organization and quality of products, Vadim Konakov was awarded a commendation from the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin.

At the moment, Vadim Viktorovich, in addition to his main duties, is actively engaged in public work and is a member of the Scientific and Technical Council under the Mayor of Troitsk in Moscow. For his success in the development of the company and active social work in 2013 he became a laureate of the citywide competition Person of the Year in the category Economics and Business.