Michael – Typescript, React, AWS

The project involved managing infrastructure for a blockchain network and a restaking protocol, with a focus on supporting reliable, scalable, and secure decentralized systems. The work centered around optimizing performance and ensuring smooth operation of core network components.

• Managed multiple validators for the Ethereum network, maintaining over 99% uptime;
• Operated and monitored an EigenLayer operator, leveraging smart contracts for granular access control and enhanced security;
• Ensured the reliability and stability of infrastructure supporting decentralized protocols;
• Maintained high availability of services critical to blockchain operations;
• Supported the scalability and performance optimization of Ethereum-based systems;
• Implemented monitoring tools and alerting systems to proactively address potential issues.

A bill payment platform designed to help users split their monthly loan payments into smaller, more manageable installments aligned with their payday schedule. The goal of the project was to improve financial flexibility and reduce the burden of large, single-sum payments.

• Created front-end and back-end technology to facilitate thousands of consumer loan payments each month;
• Integrated with various financial networks such as ACH, RPPS, and check remittance;
• Built robust accounting software to handle complex payment plans—including biweekly, weekly, semimonthly, and monthly—with double-entry accounting for chargebacks and returns;
• Designed the consumer sales onboarding process, including e-signatures, PDF printouts, and email confirmations;
• Developed powerful call center CRM software to quickly resolve customer inquiries.

A talent marketplace platform designed to connect businesses with carefully vetted software development teams. The platform enables companies to build custom digital products—ranging from mobile applications to full-scale enterprise solutions—by streamlining the hiring and development process.

• Decreased loading time by 500% after refactoring monolithic systems into microservices;
• Ranked as the #1 internal platform code contributor with 213,323 lines of proprietary code;
• Delivered 5 enterprise projects, including a machine learning microservice architecture for the 5th largest real estate company in the world;
• Created a natural language ordering system for a top 3 global fast food chain;
• Migrated internal APIs and websites to ES6, Postgres, React, Docker, and AWS cloud;
• Installed new payment methods enabling clients to quickly pay with Stripe, PayPal, or ACH.

Led the architectural design and development of a fintech platform that scaled to over 100,000 users and supported $2 billion in financial transactions. The project involved building a secure, scalable infrastructure to handle high-volume operations in a rapidly growing environment.

• Created software systems that enabled rapid growth to 100,000 customers and $2B in loan payments;
• Coordinated a $240,000 annual IT budget creating website, CRM, payment processing commissions, sales, accounting, and marketing systems;
• Increased the number of closed deals through new technology solutions;
• Drafted an algorithm to compile financial forecasts and increase affiliate network transparency.