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Lead Frontend Engineer
All In BitsLead Frontend Engineer
Jan. 2023AthensLead frontend engineer at the founding company behind Cosmos, Tendermint, and Gno. Responsible for the entire frontend and TypeScript ecosystem across multiple product lines. • Architected and shipped gno-js-client v2.0 and tm2-js-client v2.0 — the official JavaScript/TypeScript client libraries for the Gno blockchain • Lead developer of the AtomOne Governance dApp, Staking Portal, and Bridging Portal • Built the GovGen Governance dApp from scratch to production (100+ PRs) • Lead developer of Castor/Multiwallet — a multi-chain Cosmos wallet with Ledger support, Keplr compatibility, and Ethereum provider support (40+ PRs) • Architected Eclesia Indexer v1 and v2 — a high-performance blockchain indexer with GraphQL/Hasura • Lead developer of the IBC v2 TypeScript Relayer with Gno chain support (26+ PRs) • Active contributor to gnolang/gno core — bptree data structure fixes, gnodev tooling, gnokey Ledger support • Working on AtomOne ↔ Gno interoperability via IBC light clients Tech: TypeScript, Vue 3, Go, GraphQL, Hasura, Docker, Protobuf, CosmJS, Playwright
Lead Frontend Engineer @ Emeris
IgniteLead Frontend Engineer @ Emeris
May. 2021 - Jun. 2023Led a team of 10 developers building Emeris, Tendermint's cross-chain DeFi aggregator and wallet. • 100+ PRs as core frontend engineer — swap interfaces, staking UIs, multi-chain balance management • Integrated Gravity DEX, Crescent, and Osmosis protocols into a unified interface • Built the Emeris browser extension wallet (signer, chain config, DEX mapper) • Owned production release management and hotfix deployment • End-to-end testing infrastructure (Cypress, Playwright) Tech: TypeScript, Vue 3, Cosmos SDK, CosmJS, IBC, Electron
Senior Frontend Engineer @ Ignite CLI
Ignite (formerly Tendermint Inc.)Senior Frontend Engineer @ Ignite CLI
Jan. 2021 - May. 2021Architected the TypeScript client code generation system for Ignite CLI (1,350+ GitHub stars) — the primary scaffolding tool for building Cosmos SDK blockchains. • Designed and built the entire TS client codegen pipeline: protobuf → TypeScript types → query hooks → Vue/React composables • Added React template support alongside Vue.js • 30+ PRs spanning code generation, templates, CI workflows • Contributed production fixes to CosmJS (RFC date parsing) and Cosmos SDK (authz, buf export) • Contributed CometBFT 0.38 / SDK 0.50 support to the IBC TypeScript Relayer Tech: TypeScript, Go, Vue 3, React, Protobuf, Telescope
Lead Developer (Beet) / UI Team
BitsharesLead Developer (Beet) / UI Team
Sep. 2018 - Sep. 2019Zürich Area, Switzerland• Designed and developed Beet (https://github.com/bitshares/beet), a Vue/Electron, standalone, multi-chain key-manager and signing application • Performed issue grooming, bug-fixing and funds management (~ $500k annual budget) for the reference wallet and trading interface (React/Electron) • Developed a variety of tools/code samples in Javascript for developer use, such as: o A multi-source oracle for market-pegged assets (stablecoins) o A blockchain node-monitoring Telegram bot o Sample implementation of the BitShares p2p protocol in JS o Sample implementation of Javascript clients to the Keybox HW wallet and Ledger Nano HW Wallet BitShares apps
Governance Team
BitsharesGovernance Team
Feb. 2018 - Dec. 2021Greece• Participated in all governance decisions (fee and chain-parameter updates, funds allocation) • Arranged and coordinated BitShares’ sponsorship of the Decentralized conference in 2 consecutive years (2018 – Gold Sponsor, 2019 – Partners/Co-host) including speaker booking, production of creative materials, copywriting, travel arrangements, funds management (~ $250k)
Committee Member / Lead Developerm UI Team
BitsharesCommittee Member / Lead Developerm UI Team
Feb. 2018 - Dec. 2021GreeceElected Committee Member and block-producing Witness on the BitShares DPoS blockchain. Transitioned to Lead Developer of the UI Team. • Built Beet — a blockchain key/identity manager with encrypted local storage • Created bitshares-pricefeed-js, bitshares-witness-monitor (Telegram-integrated), and P2P networking tools • Contributed to bitshares-core (C++), bitshares-ui, and bitsharesjs • Submitted and managed Worker Proposals to the BitShares DAO Tech: JavaScript, C++, Node.js, GraphQL
Head of Front-End Development/UX Lead
DOPE StudioHead of Front-End Development/UX Lead
Apr. 2017 - Sep. 2020Greece• Led a team of 4 frontend developers • Promoted and facilitated shift towards modern development practices moving from CSS to SASS and using build/deployment tools (Gulp/Webpack) • Technical implementation of selected projects (Vue/Nuxt/HTML/CSS/PHP) • WordPress/Drupal theme development
Senior Software Engineer
AvaloqSenior Software Engineer
Nov. 2016 - Nov. 2016GreeceJoined but left before end of probationary period for personal reasons.
Head of Digital
SoHo SquareHead of Digital
Nov. 2011 - Nov. 2016Athens• Digital Strategy & Planning • Project management • Drafted creative briefs to internal teams and/or outside agencies • Led the development of digital promotions • Technical implementation of selected projects (PHP/HTML/CSS/NodeJS)
Product Manager
Aventurine SAProduct Manager
May. 2009 - Nov. 2011Athens, Attiki, Greece• Gathered all related business requirements, provided implementation specifications, and developed the entire Account Management System for the MMORPG Darkfall. (frontend/backend, database, payments) • Provided continued maintenance and extended the system with a game-character management tool and an affiliate scheme for end users.
Freelance Web Applications Consultant
Self-EmployedFreelance Web Applications Consultant
Jan. 2007 - Oct. 2016Greece• Website and FB-app development (HTML/CSS/JS/PHP/MySQL)
Head of Ogilvy Labs
Ogilvy GreeceHead of Ogilvy Labs
May. 2006 - May. 2009Greece• Managed a team of 3 developers, performed requirements analysis, wrote project specifications, and managed infrastructure (DevOps) for our clients • Architected and developed a new online ordering system for Pizza Hut in 2007 that led to a 20x increase in daily orders. The system was designed to interface the website with the existing call-center deployment in a decoupled fashion. To that end, an XML standard was produced for communications between the two over ActiveMQ and a custom ServiceMix ESB deployment handled the integration to the call center. This allowed Pizza Hut to migrate their call center deployment with no changes to the website in 2012 with the system running flawlessly until it was retired in 2015.
Web Developer
Defense General Staff - Information CommandWeb Developer
Nov. 2005 - May. 2006Athens, Attiki, Greece• Developed a web-based interface to produce and send military messages (NATO STANAG 4406). Interface was comprised of HTML forms created and validated dynamically based on the NATO military message XML specification.
Junior Web Developer
Yellownetroad SAJunior Web Developer
Sep. 2003 - May. 2005Greece• Website development (HTML/CSS/JS/PHP/Java/C#) / Database administration (MySQL/Postgres) / Flash banner development (ActionScript) / Server administration/DevOps / Website reporting and analysis / Setup, execution and monitoring of email marketing campaigns / Mobile app development (J2ME)
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