My favorite job is my hobby, and my hobby has long become a way of life. I live between industrial facilities and mountain peaks. Right now, as you’re reading this, I’m probably modernizing another industrial crane or charting a route to a new summit. If you can’t find me there, I’m likely training in a pool or in open water. And if I’m not there either, my apologies — you can find me on an extreme driving track, where every decision demands total focus — just like in my engineering projects.
Career Path
2003-2006
Electrician, Instrument Technician
Work at various industrial facilities, gaining hands-on skills in installation and maintenance of electrical equipment
2003-2006
2006-2008
Commissioning Engineer, Engizu LLP
Participation in projects to modernize emergency protection systems and automatic fire suppression systems, crane control system modernization projects. Modernization of the metal slitting line at the ZOCM plant in Balkhash
2008-2009
Lead Commissioning Engineer
First experience leading a project team, commissioning complex industrial systems
2008-2009
2009-2011
Automation Engineer, Munay GAZ Engineering Company LLP
Specialization in oil and gas facilities, design and implementation of process control systems (PCS), maintenance of oil metering units
2011-2013
Electromechanical Engineer, ASEP LLP
Co-founding the company with partners. Implementation of projects for modernization of overhead cranes, metalworking machines and other production lines
2011-2013
2013-2016
Head of Design Department, ASEP LLP
Establishing the design department, developing documentation standards
2016-2022
Director of ASEP LLP
Moving to a new level of project complexity. Restructuring the company. Developing project management.
2016-2022
2022-present
General Director of ASEP LLP
Strategic development, building a group of companies. Co-founding KASTON with partners as a trading company that became the market leader in frequency converters. Co-founding TECHNOVEM LLC, an engineering company in Russia.
Education
Beyond the Office
Mountaineering
Himalayas, 2025: Island Peak (6 189 m), Lobuche East (6 119 m), 156 km of trekking across passes above 5 000 m. Over 300 km covered in the Himalayas across multiple expeditions.
Above five thousand meters, everything superficial falls away — only honest decisions remain. Every ascent begins long before the first step: route, gear, acclimatization, retreat plan. Mountains teach you to respect preparation and not to rush the result.
Open Water Swimming
From not being able to swim 25 meters — to 4 km open water swims. When you're alone in the water with the shore far away, there's no "stop" button — just the rhythm of strokes and breath control. Open water doesn't forgive panic, but it honestly rewards patience.
Running & Training
Regular training — running, functional fitness, endurance work. Running helps stay in shape and clear the mind after complex projects. Distances range from short intervals to long trail runs over rough terrain.
Enduro Motorcycling
Over 4,500 km of off-road riding across Kazakhstan and Altai. Mountain passes, river crossings, rocky trails — routes where asphalt ends at the first kilometer. Enduro is when there's nothing between you and nature except a motorcycle and your decisions. You fall, get up, ride on.