Nurlan is a senior oil and gas executive with over 25 years of experience in petroleum engineering and upstream operations. As Senior Vice-President of Operations at AIQ, he leads the integration of AI technologies and digital solutions to enhance asset performance, efficiency, and reliability across exploration, appraisal, and field development lifecycles. His international career spans leadership roles at major national and international oil companies, where he has driven long-term asset strategies and championed data-driven operational transformation. Throughout his career, Nurlan has advanced assets requiring cutting-edge automation, digitalization, and AI-enabled decision-making. His technical expertise includes reservoir management, production enhancement, well integrity, high-pressure, high-temperature, and ultra-sour gas developments, unconventional and marginal resources, artificial lift systems, and both onshore and offshore operations.