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Extsy was established in London, UK, in 2024, and is headquartered in London, UK. Owned end-to-end engineering operations, leading and scaling a 50+ person engineering organization. Led the technical execution of an Initial Token Offering (ITO), delivering a $5M USDT pre-sale. Integrated and launched virtual and physical crypto card services across exchange platforms. Defined and executed the technical vision, org scaling and blockchain product strategy for a regulated crypto platform with P&L ownership. Owned budget responsibility of third-party integrations and vendor management, including Fireblocks, Sumsub, Raincards, Stripe, Onramper, and others. Directed engineering execution, platform security, and architectural decisions in a fast-evolving crypto environment. Embedded KYC/AML, transaction monitoring, and auditability into core system design across multiple jurisdictions. Improved platform reliability, scalability, and security through modern software architectures and automated penetration testing, achieving Hacken security certification. Presented technology strategy, risk posture, and execution progress to the Board and C-suite, directly influencing multi-million-dollar investment decisions.

MultiBank Group was established in California, USA, in 2005, and is headquartered in Dubai, UAE. Oversaw technical aspects of 15,6B Daily trading volume, 1M+ Customers worldwide, 90K+ Trades per day. Identified, compared, selected, and implemented technological solutions to meet current and future needs. Led strategy for technology platforms, partnerships, and external relationships. Owned annual operating and capital budgets across purchasing, staffing, and operations, consistently delivering initiatives under tight deadlines. Applied Machine Learning (both Classification and Regression) models for customer profiling, auto trade executions and social trading. Defined and executed the strategy to launch a regulated crypto exchange platform, enabling new revenue streams and expansion into digital assets. Reported technology KPIs, delivery risk, and budget performance to executive committees and Board stakeholders.

ESW Capital is one of the biggest Technology Investment funds that acquire value-added software businesses and improve their software to meet the need of challenging and demanding markets. Served as technical quality gatekeeper for all software and architecture decisions across acquired companies and products. Designed internal process improvements to automate repetitive tasks, shortening delivery times by ~50%. Evaluated options and set effective strategies for cost control (improved by ~40%) and performance (improved by ~70%) optimization.

Led whole Software Development Life Cycle, from gathering requirements to sustaining and maintenance of products. Managed about 50 engineers in multiple teams. Each of the teams was responsible for a different product line. Product solution consisted of backend service components, portals, and native apps for smart devices. Created and prioritized product backlogs. Worked closely with all stakeholders to gather their feedback about products to define better roadmaps.

Led the technical activities for analyzing and determining requirements of customers and constructing the best possible architecture of solutions. Managed and monitored installed systems for highest level of availability.

Owned the leadership responsibilities of the architect group that works on Telco and Enterprise projects. Worked closely with the sales/presales team to understand customer requirements and provide proposals for solutions.

Served as mentor to new teaching assistants, providing guidance on effective strategies for classroom management and instruction. Assisted in maintaining an engaging and respectful educational environment by promoting discipline and cooperation. Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.