Summary
12+ years of full-stack development experience across web, mobile, and decentralized/OSS applications.
9+ years in blockchain, crypto, and DeFi, including smart contracts, DAOs, and on-chain protocols.
Expertise in scalable systems, peer-to-peer networks, real-time data systems, and cloud-native architectures.
Experienced team leader and startup co-founder with strong product ownership, mentoring, and architecture leadership.
Thrive in fast-paced, task-switching environments - known for pragmatic problem-solving and fast adaptability in changing specifications.
Public speaker, writer, and crypto community contributor with published patents, interviews, and event appearances.
Well versed in cybersecurity, operational security, infrastructure and employee protection. Bug bounty & CTF player since 2013.
Key Achievements
Inventing
Patented a method for object-validated blockchain accounts (US20220108285A1)
Scaling
Brought a social network (Giraf) to 110K users in its first year
Leadership
Managed team and product roadmap of a $10B market cap project (Dash)
Innovating
Co-created ChainLocks, DMNL/SML consensus protocol tech (used in $350B+ projects)
Protecting
Protected team members against highly sophisticated cybersecurity attacks
Technical Skills
Primary Languages
Frameworks & Tools
Infrastructure & DevOps
Blockchain & DeFi
Methodologies
Work Experience
- First website: 21 years ago
- First internet successful product: 18 years ago
- First successful startup / social network: 10 years ago
- First successful crypto project: 9 years ago
- First successful EVM/DeFi/DEX project: 4 years ago
Infrastructure & Engineering Consultant
- Infrastructure Consulting: Led infrastructure consultancy for French electrical grid provider (Enedis); designed event-driven microservices orchestration with Dagster + Redis for horizontal scaling and real-time data processing
- DeFi Development: Created DEX + EVM-compatible bridge (Bifrost, Stellar-funded), enabling Stellar-to-EVM asset interoperability
- Protocol Design: Authored L1 networking stack and L2 apps with full P2P capabilities (Scintilla)
- Tokenization Platform: Designed $100M TVL DeFi protocol for gold & housing tokenization with lending-borrowing, vote-escrow governance, 20+ production contracts (RAAC)
- Innovation: Invented a Crypto-MSCI World Index equivalent for crypto-RWA
- Advisory: Authored whitepapers, built SDKs, audited stacks, provided strategic consulting for tokenization, DAOs, and smart contracts
Head of Engineering
- Bootstrapped P2P consensus protocol (Go, Cosmos-SDK) and React Native mobile app for JMES DAO
- Defined engineering roadmap, infra setup (AWS/Docker), token model (EU-compliant), and UI/UX strategy
- Built tokenization model for art pieces (Warhol, etc.) in accordance with European regulations
- Created Web3 connectivity libraries and implemented in React Native mobile application
Head of Innovation
- Led Lizy ICO strategy (whitepaper, tokenomics) and staking/multi-asset platform initiatives
- Integrated new assets (BNB/BEP20, XTZ, TRX, USDT) into trading-pairs
- Implemented transaction monitoring, signing, security, ed25519 derivation, pool system, live status monitoring
Principal DashPay Developer
- Maintained and conceived various JS SDKs (wallet-lib, dashJS) for cryptographic primitives
- Conceived initial flagship product DashPay Wallet (React Native) and led SDK and Wallet team
- Collaborated with Platform team on Drive, Tendermint, and Rust efforts
- Written specifications, roadmap and MVP feature definitions
- Frequent public speaker and evangelist (hackathons, conferences, podcasts, interviews)
- Crisis management & 0-day vulnerability disclosures
Founder
- Built standardized API endpoint for various crypto-exchanges, live candle feed and historical data
- Developed automated trading and decision-making agent for managing trades and portfolios
- Delivered DeFi DEX (BSC / AMM) and trading signal engines
- Various ICOs, tokenomics consulting, and feasibility studies
Lead Backend Developer
- Spearheaded Dash's decentralized API (DAPI)
- Invented/contributed ChainLock & SML concepts - major technological breakthrough
- R&D/prototyping of key innovative concepts (Decentralized Authentication, LLMQ, DML)
- Maintained 10+ OSS packages, integrated Insight API, led platform team creation & hiring
- Project management (2 teams), introduced Agile methodology to organization
- Key public tech speaker at conferences, hackathons, podcasts, and interviews
Full Stack Developer
- First engineer; built full microservice social network stack (Node.js + AngularJS)
- Scaled platform to 110K users in first year
- Developed backend (API & model), database, and front-end
- Full ownership of infrastructure & servers (scripting, monitoring, IPv6/SSL support, backups)
Front-end Developer
- Supported graphic design team with technical implementations
- Modified NGINX engine's directory listing generation to create custom user account interface
- Implemented password-protected file access system with selective permissions
- Designed system to fit company's graphic layout with white-label capability
- Built dynamic tree-based directory browser with file-type icons and download functionality
Research and Development Engineer
- Maintained "Orange Pro" webmail serving 10M+ users
- Built JavaScript hybrid applications (OSurvey, Agile app)
Member
- Active member of the Bitcoin Foundation
- Contributed to cryptocurrency ecosystem development and advocacy
ASP.Net Intern Developer
- Developed in C#/ASP.NET, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript
- Created API connected to SQL Server database for mobile applications (iPad)
- Set up virtualized environment (VMware ESXi) for production with operational tests and processes
- Created and maintained SAAS products: Management Software, CRM, and Commercial management
- Migrated existing VB6 backend and cryptography algorithms to ASP
Lead Web Dev / CEO
- Offered complete web solutions to businesses: CMS, hosting, and maintenance
- Analyzed business requirements and developed according to their strategies
- Conducted security audits, SEO audits and recommendations
- Created and deployed mobile applications
- Designed ERP for e-shops with centralized data from multiple concurrent marketplaces (logistics, automatic product stock distribution, etc.)
- Launched Kupiparnya (Russian dating site, 2011-2012)
- Built various CMS/ERP solutions for clients
Freelance Developer
- Implemented various IT services for Bateaushop and Keelshield.fr (also worked on Pneuboat.com and YachtClub.fr)
- Created websites for companies in the boating community (zodiacfrance.com)
- Maintained internal network architecture
- Regular front-end updates and maintenance
- Migrated static websites to dynamic PHP/MySQL powered systems
Web Dev / CEO
- Created one of the first and most visited French streaming websites (movies/anime/documentaries/TV shows)
- Achieved over 1 million unique hits in less than a year
- Built profitable business model using AdSense
- Interviewed by french webzine in 2014 about the project (view interview)
Webmaster
- Created and maintained fan-news website and encyclopedia for Stargate TV show universe
- Early web development experience during middle school years
Webmaster
- Created local town website (<900 inhabitants) featuring services and general information
- First professional web development experience
Current Endeavor
Scintilla Network
Co-Founder & Lead ArchitectBuilding a next-generation blockchain platform with native multi-asset support, hybrid PoS/PoW consensus, built-in DEX, self-sovereign identities, and decentralized governance. Developed from scratch without forks or SDK dependencies for optimal performance and innovation.
Notable Open Source Projects
Scintilla
Post-quantum secure, key-rotation available, highly scalable data compute and transaction consensus protocol.
TyrDB
Fast in-memory database for Node and browser built from scratch with SBTree implementation.
Bifrost WSS
WebSocket Server with rooms and authentication capabilities for real-time applications.
SBTree
Optimized document store using B+Tree for fields with in-memory & filesystem adapters.
Node-Askr
Simple microservice event & command dispatcher for distributed systems.
FSLockJS
Easy-to-use file system queue with locking, events, and directory/file utilities.
Education & Recognition
Master of Science
Ingesup, France
Computing Engineering
2011 - 2015
Associate of Science
Faculty of Sciences, Montpellier
2014
Patent
US20220108285A1
Methods and Systems for Object Validated Blockchain Accounts
Public Speaking
Interviews, conferences, hackathons, podcasts. Featured on YouTube
Publications
Interview about Dreamovies involvement
"Dash - A year spent alongside the core developers"
Languages & Interests
Languages
French: Native
English: Full Professional
Russian: Native / Bilingual
Others: Spanish (Elementary), German (Elementary)
Learning: Mandarin
Professional Interests
InfoSec, OpSec, OSInt, GeoInt, Machine Learning, Entrepreneurship, OSS, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Algo-trading
Additional Interests
BioHacking, Human Psychology, Economic Incentive Models, Geostrategy, Geopolitics, Futurism
Community
Bug Bounty & CTF Player (2013-2025)
Active in crypto communities
Community building ($10B+ projects)