
Nikolay Knyazev
CEO of "ITRANSITION" company
Nikolay Knyazev is head of Itransition's Uzbekistan branch since 2022. Founder of SmartNuts web studio and specialist in web development and digital marketing. Under his leadership, Itransition Uzbekistan implements projects for software solution development and digital transformation for international clients.
Biography and facts
Nikolay Knyazev is General Director of Itransition company in Uzbekistan. In 2011, he graduated from the Belarusian-Russian University with a degree in "Mechanical Engineer". He began his career at "Euroset" company, where he quickly grew from consultant to head of two regional sectors ("North" and "East").
After moving to Minsk, Nikolay worked at "Belagro Bel" company in the key client relations department. In 2019, he completed training in the JavaScript developer program and founded his own web studio SmartNuts, which dealt with design, website development, CRM solutions, as well as social media management and SMM.
In 2021, he received an offer from Itransition to open the company's representative office in Uzbekistan. Since 2022, he has been living in Tashkent and heading the branch, developing the team and local projects of the international IT company.
Company name: LLC "Itransition"
Successful projects: Investment portfolio management ecosystem — Ecosystem for managing investment portfolios: web and mobile applications, ML forecasting, integrations with brokers. The system scales for user and load growth.
Cyber liability portal — Web portal on cyber risks for an international insurance company: content management, training modules, interactive exercises, cloud infrastructure.
Job search app & web portal development — Testing and development of mobile application and two web portals for a US university. Automatic test coverage — 100%, testing time reduced by 50%, application size reduced by half.
BI solution enhancement (InsightSoftware) — Improvement of BI solution for financial reporting, functionality expansion and support for international clients.
Property management portal — Portal for real estate market: connects developers and buyers, used by more than 100 developers. UX/UI design and property filtering system implemented.
Atlassian-based project management system — Implementation of system based on Jira/Confluence for one of Europe's top 20 banks. Project processing time reduced by 3 times, number of projects increased by 30%.
Odoo-based BPM for car service — Automation of car service processes: orders, invoices, client portal. Manual labor reduced by ~80%, operational costs reduced by half.
DevOps for LTE provider — CI/CD and deployment automation for telecommunications operator. Update delivery time — 30–60 minutes, productivity growth — approximately 800%.
Investment portfolio management software (industry overview) — Platform for investment management, combining ML models, data analysis, integrations and strategy optimization tools.
Birth date
15.12.1983
Birth place
Bobruisk, Republic of Belarus
Residence
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Education
Belarusian-Russian University
Number of offices
40
Number of employees
3000