ABOUT

Hey there! Ex-finance guy turned tech enthusiast. Dabbled in startups and crypto mining with mixed results. Diving into coding - JavaScript, Python, the works. Pilot, dad, and contemporary dance fan with a love for Persian culture. Fluent in Russian, German, Luxembourgish, learning Farsi.

EXPERIENCE

  • 2d decade

    2018 - onwards

    Coding Bootcamps, Replit, JustIT, Xander Tech Academy (Summer-Autumn 2023)

    Completed intensive programs covering full stack development. Built multiple web apps applying algorithms, data structures in Python, JS. Developed skills in version control, unit testing, and debugging. Collaborated with team of developers using Agile methodology

    Founder and Advisor to startups in Crypto Mining, AdTech, Earth Observation (2018 – Present)

    Founded startups in Berlin and Delaware providing crypto mining services. Developed a marketplace platform capable of managing 200+ user accounts and implemented automation for energy and uptime reporting as well as invoicing, handling thousands of hardware units.

  • 1st decade

    2008 - 2018

    Corporate Sales in Industrial Tech and Big4

    Built expertise in Injection Moulding Process and Beverage Packaging with Husky Technologies. Delivered $10+m in sales yearly, retaining the #1 position throughout a region of 6 countries with a total population of 90 million. Managing relationships at C-level. Developed Financial analysis/advanced excel and fax machine skills with KPMG.

PROJECTS

WIP

Calculator for Bitcoin mining

The dashboard provides a comprehensive view of the mining operation's profitability, considering various factors like energy costs, hardware costs, and Bitcoin price fluctuations. Vue.js-based frontend application with FastAPI allows users to adjust parameters and see how different scenarios affect profitability. My role: project management, including defining requirements, coordinating with developers, and testing. Getting hands-on with Python, Vue.js and AWS. It is a work in progress. The next steps are to fork the code, release it as OSS, add more features, and improve the UI/UX.

PDF Chat

Langchain: Chatting with PDFs

This AI project enables natural language conversations with PDFs by ingesting links, processing text via embeddings, and enabling interactive user queries. After scraping 1321 links, the project leverages Langchain for text segmentation and Pinecone for efficient storage and retrieval. With an OpenAI model, users can now engage in intuitive chats about processed content.

Project 5

Square Share

A web application built with Flask, integrating Jinja2 templates and Bootstrap for a responsive UI. Tailored for neighborhood communities, it allows residents to share items without the hassle of sign-ins. With a simple SQLite backend for data storage and an easy-to-use interface, it represents a modest approach to enhancing neighborhood interactions through technology.

Project 3

Joke Transformer

An interactive web application that lets users rephrase jokes fetched from an external API. With an option to provide alternative phrases, the app utilizes OpenAI's LLM to output creatively transformed jokes, featuring a dark mode toggle for enhanced UX. The code is an example of imperative programming: written in plain JavaScript.

Now powered by GPT-4 Turbo!🔥

Project 4

JS OpenAI trainer

Created a beginner-friendly tool that provides a practical starting point for those interested in working with OpenAI's API using JS. The tool enables users to interact with OpenAI's GPT-3 by asking questions and retrieving responses. The project also offers a comprehensive README for novices dealing with server-side and client-side environments.

CLI_DB_PY

Python-SQLite

This Python project let me dig into building a command-line interface (CLI) app called filmFlix. I had a few goals: (1) Learn to connect Python and SQLite. (2) Understand core CLI functionality before diving into Flask's magic. (3) Test portability - I built it locally in VS Code then moved it to Replit.

filmFlix

filmFlix: a Flask app

A dynamic web application designed for movie enthusiasts to catalog and manage their film collections. I got hands-on with Python-SQLite integration and grasped key principles of Flask framework. Moving the project between environments showed me how to make code portable. Overall, it stretched my Python abilities and prepared me for more complex web development.

Project 3Project 3

Storyboard Assistant

As the project manager for this venture, led the development of a tool that streamlines the storyboarding process for video creators using text, image, and voice genAI models. Managed the MVP stage from ideation to beta launch, focusing on product strategy, and steering the engineering team.

Acquired
krater

Krater Tech

My second startup as a founder. Tried to avoid past mistakes but made new ones. Still proud of the O&M solution and marketplace we built. Building a marketplace is hard! Saw mining giants crash with crypto winter. Learned more about startups, VCs and people.

cyberianmine

Cyberian Mine

Learned to build a business plane while flying it. Spotted a need for crypto mining management. With the bitcoin bull run, we rapidly grew by uniting an enthusiastic community. Developed operations to manage thousands of mining units. Rode the highs and lows of the crypto rollercoaster.

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DLTEO GmbH

European Space Agency incubated early-stage deep-tech startup. We are building a platform designed with the specific intent to empower GIS and Earth Observation (EO) researchers by offering a unique avenue for monetizing their machine learning models. Standing distinctively apart from conventional marketplaces we pioneer a transformative approach by transmuting these models into smart contracts.

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My first Replit portfolio

Completing a #100-days-of-code challenge on Replit gave me the confidence that coding is an accessible skill I can learn. Through building various applications, I honed skills in web scraping, APIs, authentication, Flask, Replit DB and more. I continue building with a keen interest in aviation, specifically enhancing pilot training. Marketplaces remain a passion. I'm also working to streamline art project management and exploring digital banking practices and cuneiform translation.