Who is in the project team and what are their roles?
This is a joint effort of zkFold and Maestro teams.
zkFold team
The zkFold team consists of expert Haskell, Rust, and ZKP developers. ZKFold's team members participated in the development of several successful projects on different blockchains, including Cardano, Polkadot, and Near. The zkFold team won the EMURGO BUILD Hackathon on the zero-knowledge track and took 3rd place in the Battle of the Builders at the Cardano Summit 2023 in Dubai.
Vladimir Sinyakov
Founder and CTO,
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimir-sinyakov/>
Founder and protocol architect of ENCOINS. Ph.D. in Computational Mathematics. Prior experience includes five years of postdoc in applied mathematics (Control Theory), publishing in top journals in the field. Previously completed a Project Catalyst Fund6 grant leading the ENCOINS team. ENCOINS is a DApp on Cardano that has been recently launched on the mainnet.
Stanislav Marycev
Co-founder, Business Development.
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanislav-marycev/>
Cardano Blockchain Certified Associate (CBCA). Blockchain technology and smart contracts certified, Project Management Professional (PMP) and agile professional with 12+ years of experience in worldwide IT projects.
Ilya Eriklintsev
ZKP researcher,
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-eriklintsev-3a296852/>
Techlead at vSelf, an SSI solution on NEAR blockchain. More than six years of experience in the blockchain industry. Former researcher in Computational Fluid Dynamics.
Vladimir Kukharenko
Developer
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimir-kukharenko-vovunku/>
Participated in a blockchain infra project on Polkadot. Worked on developing a blockchain from scratch and an API for it as a part of a formally verified blockchain project. Two years of experience in the blockchain industry. Researcher in formal verification and formal methods.
Sergey Ivannikov
Developer
Experienced as a senior software engineer in various IT companies. A former researcher at ETH Zurich in Computational Fluid Dynamics.
Maestro Team
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Varderes Barsegyan - Engineering Manager, Software Architect and Go Developer <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barsegyanvarderes>
Maestro CTO, Genius Yield TPM;
Varderes Barsegyan is an engineer with a diverse background in physics, computer science, aerospace engineering, bioinformatics, and blockchain technology. As the Co-founder and CTO of Maestro, a leading provider of blockchain infrastructure for Cardano, he is trailblazing the way for the financial operating system of the world.
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Jamie Harper - Senior Rust Engineer <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-h-8bb539114/>
Maestro engineer, Cardano open source contributor;
James is a Rust developer with unique experience in the Cardano ecosystem such as auditing the Cardano ledger and related codebases. Also a top contributor for some of TxPipe's open source software projects, Scrolls and Pallas. James now works at Maestro, where he plays a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing their developer platform and indexer, working with the rest of the team to ensure they meet the evolving needs of developers within the Cardano ecosystem.
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Jeev B. - Senior DevOps Engineer <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeevb>
Maestro engineer, Union.AI staff engineer;
Jeev Balakrishnan is an accomplished staff software engineer with a proven track record of success. With his expertise and strong technical skills, he has played a crucial role in leading mission-critical projects at Union.AI, Freenome, and Maestro. Jeev's ability to deliver exceptional solutions, coupled with his innovative mindset, has made him a valuable contributor to the Cardano ecosystem.