Accomplished technical leader with extensive experience in developing innovative software solutions, leading high-performing teams, and driving growth in startup environments. Expert in Web3, APIs, and open-source technology with a track record of delivering scalable projects and fostering community engagement.
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Users
Scaled Collab.Land to over 3 million users
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Communities
Serving 55K+ tokenized communities
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Downloads
LoopBack framework in 2023
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Blockchains
Integrated into Collab.Land
Technical Expertise
Web3 & Blockchain
Blockchain IntegrationExpert
Ethereum34+ ChainsToken Gating
Smart Contracts & DAppsAdvanced
Digital AssetsWeb3
AI & Agents
Agentic Systems & MCPExpert
Agentic LoopsMCP ServersTool Orchestration
LLM Integration & MemoryAdvanced
OpenAIAnthropicRAG / Vector Search
Backend & APIs
API DevelopmentExpert
LoopBackRESTMicroservices
Node.js & TypeScriptExpert
Node.jsTypeScript
Cloud & Infrastructure
Kubernetes & ScalabilityExpert
KubernetesGCP80 jobs/sec
Cloud ArchitectureAdvanced
SOAMicroservices
Leadership & Community
Technical LeadershipExpert
Team BuildingStrategy
Open Source & CommunityExpert
OpenJS FoundationApache
Professional Journey
Faction VC
Technical Partner
2024 - Present
Technical Partner at Faction, an early-stage blockchain venture fund. Architect and lead developer of the firm's AI Copilot — an autonomous agent platform that augments the investment team's deal flow, research, and portfolio operations.
AI Agent Platform: Designed and built a production AI agent from the ground up — a multi-model agentic system with cross-session memory, MCP tool orchestration, declarative skills, and platform adapters for Slack, Telegram, and Discord.
Agentic Loop Engineering: Implemented a pluggable hook-based lifecycle for the agentic loop: backpressure detection, auto-compaction, verification scoring, tool selection, and observability via OTEL telemetry piped to Redis Streams.
MCP Server Ecosystem: Built custom MCP servers integrating CoinMarketCap, Messari, Notion, IACR, and other data sources, enabling the AI agent to perform real-time crypto research, deal tracking, and portfolio analysis.
AI Memory System: Architected a three-layer memory system (hot snapshot, session transcript, guidance injection) with Redis + BM25/vector search, enabling persistent cross-session context recall.
Miniapp Engine: Created a declarative miniapp framework with platform-agnostic action specs, state management, and renderers for Slack Block Kit and web — allowing rapid development of interactive AI-driven workflows.
Venture Partnership: Leverage 20+ years of experience building API platforms and developer tools to evaluate technical architecture, team capabilities, and product viability for early-stage blockchain ventures.
Portfolio Support: Provide strategic technical guidance to portfolio companies, drawing from experience scaling Collab.Land to 3M+ users and founding LoopBack.
AI AgentsLLM / MCPTypeScriptRedisLoopBack 4 DIBlockchainVenture Capital
Abridged, Inc. (Collab.Land)
Co-Founder and CTO
02/2021 - 2024
As Co-Founder and CTO, I've shaped Collab.Land into a pioneering community management tool leveraging blockchain technology for secure, token-based community engagement.
Strategic Growth and Scalability: Spearheaded the strategic vision and execution that propelled Collab.Land from an emerging startup to a platform with over 3 million users across 55,000 communities. The backend runs as a Kubernetes cluster on GCP with 200 container instances processing more than 80 jobs per second.
Innovative Technical Leadership: Designed and implemented a highly modular and scalable platform architecture using LoopBack, enabling seamless integration of over 34 blockchains and 32 wallets.
Blockchain Integration: Pioneered blockchain technology integration for token gating, creating a secure environment for community engagement. Developed an extensible rule engine for dynamic access control.
Product Development: Led the development and launch of numerous features including REST APIs, an SDK, and a developer portal, fostering a vibrant ecosystem of developers and third-party applications.
Community Building: Cultivated a strong community around Collab.Land, establishing thought leadership in blockchain technology and community management.
Leadership and Team Development: Built and mentored a diverse, distributed team of engineers, instilling a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
Guided the development of LoopBack and API Connect, contributing to IBM's leadership in API management and driving innovation in cloud-native technologies.
Led strategic open-source initiatives and contributed to IBM's API management platform
Drove innovation in cloud-native technologies and microservices architecture
Mentored engineering teams and influenced product strategy
API ConnectLoopBackNode.jsCloud
StrongLoop, Inc.
Co-Founder, Architect
03/2013 - 09/2015
Co-founded StrongLoop, leading product and technical strategy, resulting in acquisition by IBM. Created LoopBack.io, now an OpenJS Foundation project.
Co-created LoopBack.io, an highly extensible Node.js and TypeScript framework for building APIs and microservices
Won the 2019 API Award for "Best in API Middleware" category
Successfully led company to acquisition by IBM in 2015
Engaged with developer community to drive adoption and contributed to Node.js ecosystem
LoopBackNode.jsAPIsOpen Source
Shutterfly, Inc.
Staff Web Engineer, Platform Engineering
04/2010 - 02/2013
Led development of Shutterfly's open web APIs and service externalization platforms, enhancing platform scalability and developer integration.
Innovated in service routing, dispatch, and performance optimization
Built service externalization platform enabling third-party integrations
Enhanced platform scalability through architectural improvements
APIsJavaPlatform Engineering
IBM Corp.
Senior Software Engineer
05/2002 - 04/2010
Played a pivotal role in business integration platforms using SOA, contributing to Apache Tuscany project and leading OSGi/SCA development.
Contributed to Apache Tuscany open source project
Led efforts in OSGi and SCA development for WebSphere Process Server
Developed SOA-based business integration solutions
SOAApache TuscanyOSGiJava
Soft Tech Development, Inc.
Principal Engineer/Architect
12/1996 - 05/2002
Architected e-OpenBridge, a middleware suite for legacy data and application integration, demonstrating early leadership in software architecture.
Led architecture of e-OpenBridge middleware for legacy system integration
Led various software development projects
Demonstrated early leadership in software architecture and project management
MiddlewareIntegrationArchitecture
Early Career
Software Engineer
03/1992 - 07/1996
Developed a groundbreaking trading engine and clearing system for futures exchanges in China, showcasing innovation and technical proficiency early in career.
Trading SystemsFinancial Technology
Featured Projects
Faction AI Agent
Production autonomous AI agent platform for a crypto venture fund. Multi-model agentic loop with pluggable lifecycle hooks, cross-session memory (Redis + BM25/vector), MCP tool orchestration, declarative skills, and platform adapters for Slack, Telegram, and Discord. Powers deal sourcing, research, and portfolio operations.
Real-time Agentic Loop
5+ MCP Servers
AI AgentsLLMMCPTypeScriptRedisLoopBack 4
Collab.Land
Community management platform enabling token-based access control for digital communities. Scaled to serve over 3 million users across 55,000 communities with support for 34+ blockchains.
Highly extensible Node.js and TypeScript framework for building APIs and microservices. Winner of 2019 API Award for "Best in API Middleware" and now an OpenJS Foundation project.
Open source SOA/SCA implementation providing a comprehensive infrastructure for developing and running service-oriented applications. Contributed as core committer during IBM tenure.
Enterprise API management platform enabling organizations to create, secure, manage, and socialize APIs. Led architecture and development as STSM at IBM.
Service externalization platform enabling third-party developers to integrate with Shutterfly's photo and gift services through well-designed APIs.
REST APIsJavaPlatform
e-OpenBridge
Middleware suite for legacy data and application integration, enabling enterprises to modernize their IT infrastructure while preserving existing investments.
MiddlewareIntegrationLegacy Systems
Latest Insights
Thoughts on Web3, APIs, and technical leadership
Web3
Building Scalable Token-Gated Communities
Learn how we scaled Collab.Land to serve 3 million users and 55,000 communities using blockchain technology and Kubernetes.
BlockchainScalabilityKubernetes
APIs
API Design Patterns for Modern Microservices
Lessons learned from building LoopBack and leading API development at IBM on designing extensible, maintainable API frameworks.
APIsArchitectureNode.js
Leadership
Leading Distributed Engineering Teams
Insights on building and managing high-performing distributed teams in the Web3 space, fostering innovation and collaboration.
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