Aryev Yakov Ilyich (1947, Riga)

From 1963 to 1965, Yakov Aryev worked as a locksmith at the Riga Kompresors factory. In 1963, he enrolled in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Riga Polytechnic Institute. After graduating in 1968, he began working as a Category II Design Engineer at the Orgtekhprom Central Design and Technological Bureau.

From 1970 to 1972, he worked as a Category I Design Engineer at the Impulse experimental plant. Later, Yakov Aryev was employed at the Riga Jewellery Factory.