Askhat Mussanov has 19 years of experience in the technology field. Prior to joining AG TECH, he served in executive positions in various companies, such as LG, OTIS, Samruk-Kazyna, etc. He holds two degrees, in the fields of linguistics and economics. Askhat has experience and comprehensive skills in the areas of management, sales, marketing, and business engineering.

As the Director of AG TECH, he plays a key role in project implementation in all of AG TECH’s business units. He exercises comprehensive management in the field of sales, procurement, logistics, marketing in the company, as well as training personnel, including the development of the company’s business strategy, determining and shaping the sales channels, monitoring of the company’s operations, evaluating the overall performance of the company and taking actions for improvement.

Experienced with both startup growth and fundraising, Ilya has led significant expansion efforts and was previously named among the “52 Hottest New Stars in Silicon Valley.” (https://www.businessinsider.com/new-silicon-valley-stars-2014-3)

Ilya currently serves as Head of Business Development at AG TECH, and is responsible for expanding AG TECH's business lines both locally, and abroad. Additionally, bringing Silicon Valley "know-how" to the firm and bridging the technology gap between Kazakhstan and the United States/Silicon Valley.

Prior to joining AG TECH, Ilya Tokhner formerly served as CEO of Alpha Investing for nearly four years. He now advises the firm on business development and strategic partnerships. Ilya was named among the “52 Hottest New Stars in Silicon Valley” by Business Insider in 2014.

Prior to Alpha Investing, Ilya was the first employee and Head of Business Development at Fond.co (formerly AnyPerk), a Y-Combinator company. Ilya was instrumental in taking the company from zero to over $2M in annual recurring revenue and built a team of 55 in just 2.5 years.

Prior to Fond.co, Ilya headed Business Development at Bina Technologies, a Stanford spin off venture, which has raised $17.2M in funding. Prior to Bina, Ilya worked in International Sales at Boeing.

Ilya holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University and a B.S. in International Business, Magna Cum Laude, Cal State Long Beach.

With 17 years of experience in the field of radio-electronics, navigation and tele-communications technology, Vyacheslav is the source of in-depth industry expertise to the AG TECH team.

As the Radio-Navigation Projects Manager, Vyacheslav is, at all stages, the organizer and supervisor of every ongoing project in this field. He provides leadership within the department and collaboration with the customers’ authorized representatives. His role is crucial in development and approval of technical documents. Over the years in the company, he has significantly contributed to AG TECH becoming the leader in the market of air navigation systems.

Prior to joining the AG TECH team, he, for most of his employment, served in senior management positions in companies involved in the supply and sale of geodetic equipment and GPS systems, the supply of radio and electronic equipment, as well as system integration.

With 7 years of experience in administrative management, Marina is an expert manager in the field of HR and office workflow, staff recruitment, support and coordination of the company's operations.

Prior to employment by AG TECH, Marina worked in various fields: sales, marketing, design, etc.
During her 3 years in an advertising and production company, she was promoted from manager to executive director, gaining experience and skills in labor activities and document flow management.

Further on, she was hired by EcoSystems LLP, being involved in projects in various business areas, such as: consumer services using eco-technologies and the placement of outdoor visual advertising. She has undergone training, implemented and certified a quality management system in the company.

Currently, Marina is the AG TECH’s administrative manager. She ensures seamless office operation, is involved in HR management, organization and implementation of the company's document and process flow, management of staff, organization of work of the internal communication systems.

Tatyana has been one of AG TECH’s key employees for over 5 years. She has extensive and rewarding experience in business and tax accounting. Over the years with AG TECH, she has demonstrated skill in organizing the work of the accounting department and the allocation of duties between employees of the company’s financial department. As part of her duties as the Chief Accountant, Tatyana is in charge of preparation of financial and tax reporting, the safe-keeping of accounting records, supervising compliance with financial discipline, is engaged in financial planning, analysis of the financial and economic operations of the company, budget and business planning.

In executing her functions, Tatyana follows the requirements of the current legislation and the provisions of the company’s policies and procedures. She has profound knowledge of accounting, tax, customs, and HR legislation and international accounting standards.

Prior to joining AG TECH, Tatyana was the Chief Economist in a large industrial enterprise, and also spent more than 5 years participating in public procurement in an IT company.

Tatyana holds a Bachelor of Economics and Business degree, and has a certificate of Professional Accountant of the Republic of Kazakhstan. She participates in professional conferences, seminars and webinars, constantly improving her skills.

Has extensive experience in implementing new technologies in various industries.

Dmitry is a multi-skilled specialist in design and advertising with over 16 years of experience. Over the past 7 years, he has gained impressive experience in the field of analytics systems for industrial enterprises. He has been directly involved in the development of interior design for operations control centers and analytics centers.

Currently, Dmitry is a key designer of the DMMS information system and other information products produced by AG TECH.

Before AG TECH, he had worked for five years as the chief designer and project manager at the Institute of Engineering and Information Technology of Kazakh-British Technical University.

Dmitry has been involved in more than a hundred projects of varying complexity, including software interfaces, mobile applications, websites, interiors, facades, printing, brand books and videos. His solid experience in the development of various design software packages allows us to regard Dmitry as a versatile expert in the field of modern commercial design.

Dmitry graduated from the University of Engineering and Technology (West Kazakhstan Region, Uralsk) and was awarded a bachelor's degree with honors in Computer Control Systems and Data Processing.

Akim has a rich, decade-long experience in software development.

As a head of AG TECH Development Department, Akim is currently involved in the development and implementation of the DMMS project, the key objective whereof is to build a digital enterprise system.

The list of projects Akim was engaged in is extensive. Most interesting of those are:

• Operations Control Center System for JSC KazMunayGas – Processing and Marketing. As part of the project all the key indicators describing the customer’s business processes were digitized and collected within a common system. The project proved to be a breakthrough in the field of process control and set brand new standards of data analysis and digitization at KazMunayGas.

• Operations Control Center System for Omsk refinery. This enterprise is one of the most cutting-edge oil refineries in Russia and one of the largest worldwide. The project enabled the dispatchers to monitor all the refinery’s key indicators.

• Medical Personnel Evaluation System for the National Center of Independent Examination. Currently, all the medical personnel of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well as all the students of medical institutes and universities obtain their certifications with the use of this system.

Due to his extensive expertise, Kanat is highly productive in claim-related work, rulemaking, legal examination of normative legal acts. At the same time, he has a proven track record in legal support of activities of state bodies, quasi-public corporations and non-state entities in various fields of law.

Currently, at AG TECH, Kanat holds the position of a Legal Expert and Compliance Manager. The function of legal compliance control is an integral part of the company’s operations. Its main objective is to mitigate legal risks due to violations of standards approved by regulatory legal acts.

Before joining AG TECH, Kanat provided legal support to AO Әskeri Urylys, a joint-stock company, which constructs of strategic facilities for the needs of the Kazakh Ministry of Defense, as well as TOO Astana Information Technology Center, whose main focus area was IT support of the metropolitan executive body.

Also, over the past years, Kanat worked in the city akimat structure; he coordinated the interaction of state bodies in the implementation of state plans and events in the office of the akim of Nur-Sultan, and also was the head of the legal departments of executive bodies financed from the local budget.

Before working for the metropolitan executive body, Kanat had worked in a law enforcement agency, where he carried out legal expertise of regulatory acts of the local executive and representative bodies; in addition, his duties included issues associated with the intellectual property rights protection, legal propaganda and legal assistance to citizens.

Kanat is a member of the Chamber of Legal Advisers of Nur-Sultan, as well as a member of the Republican Public Association “Kazakhstan Union of Lawyers”.

Member of PMI, Project Management Professional (PMP). She has more than 7 years of experience in business analytics, systems analysis and IT project management. Managed the development of public sector, quasi-public sector and construction systems.
Specialization: web projects and ERP systems implementation.