Team Profile
Meet the dedicated caretakers of our aviary.
Leadership
Daniel — Founder & CEO
Data scientist and economist with over 15 years experience. Former Biotech CTO, Econometrics Director at a Fortune 100 FinTech, and Senior Analyst at Google, with additional specialties in risk classification for FinTech. 5 years of experience in blockchain software, hardware, investing and business development.
Simba - Founder & Director of Engineering
Engineer and academic researcher with 15 years experience in FinTech, data science and digital forensics. Former lead developer for defense contractors, technology startups and cryptography research. 10 years of experience in cryptography and 5 years of experience in blockchain.
Zazu - Founder & Software Engineer
Software developer and product designer with 15 years experience in FinTech, SaaS and mobile platform solutions. Specialties include money remittance, e-commerce and enterprise-grade architecture design. 5 years of experience in blockchain software, investing and business development.
Evan Berger - General Counsel
Corporate attorney and management consultant with over 25 years of experience. Managing partner of Root Protocols, a blockchain incubator, and former general counsel for multiple successful startups in the technology sector. Proven expertise in corporate structuring, capital and fundraising strategy, investor relations and commercial contracts.
Growth
Luciano S. De Monte - Growth Director
Strategist and marketer with over 20 years of experience in branding, growth, UX, operations management and team leadership. Specializes in breakthrough adoption and new market penetration for technology start-ups. 2 years of experience in blockchain investing and business development.
Vincent Calianno - Business Development Lead
Over 8 years of global supplier and customer relationship management. Global commodity manager at Apple, Facebook and Google, specializing in strategic partner development and growth. Over 5 years of experience in crypto with involvement in blockchain investing, business development and partner relationship management.
Development
Ahmed Abdulluh - Data Scientist
Data Scientist and former Machine Learning Engineer at RedBuffer and Data Scientist at Human Focus, with additional expertise in domains of Tabular ML and Time-Series Forecasting. Proven expertise in Genetic Algorithms and ML domains such as Churn Analysis and Anomaly Detection. Passionate about data driven problems and highly skilled at problem specification.
Muneeb Zubair - Blockchain Engineer
Programming polyglot and blockchain development expert with 5 years experience. Specializes in decentralized apps development, smart contract implementation, web3 frontend integration among others. Adept in many frontend and backend tech solutions that will come in handy for the Bird project.
Leo Anbarasan - Blockchain Engineer
Software developer and project management expert creating business-centered technical solutions for 15 years. Has deep roots in technologies ranging from Java, to Semantic Technology and is proficient in ETH, Binance, and NEM Smart Contracts. Will bring trailblazing solutions and innovative leadership.
Marketing
Timothy Horizon - Mixed-Media Creative Lead
10 years of experience in mixed media design and art direction dedicated to technology and retail ecomm based startups. Managed multiple brand relations outbound graphics communications. Involved in crypto and blockchain investing since 2016 with a focus on emerging blockchain technologies.
Michael (Lo) Nnamdi - UI Engineer & Creative Director
A graduate of computer science and UX design virtuoso. Certified by Google as a UX designer, has deep experience branding startups with creative, user driven designs that reflect their core values and resonate with their qualified audiences. As Creative Director, Michael’s unique and sensible approach to design will shine through for Bird.Money
Usman (Nicolas) Salis - Staff Writer
Tech industry writer for close to a decade. Has a wealth of experience building content and driving narratives for startups and other online businesses. A passionate believer in blockchain and DeFi, Nicolas blends journalistic inquisitiveness and tech evangelism in telling the Bird.Money story.
Advisors
Ron Pearson - Data Scientist
Highly credentialed data scientist and researcher with a PhD and MSEE in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and industry expertise ranging from insurance to industrial controls to biotech. Former researcher at several leading academic institutions and holder of multiple patents in bioinformatics. Complete publication list includes the 6 textbooks, 3 encyclopedia articles, 9 book chapters, and over 100 conference papers and technical articles.
Lihan Yao - Technical Advisor
Machine Learning Researcher with award-winning contributions to DARPA (the US Defense Department’s Advanced Research agency) and US Air Force research programs. Former Fulbright Fellow at Hungarian Academy of Science with Erdos number of 2. Contributed to machine learning efforts at FABRK, a decentralized social media protocol led by Y-combinator and MIT Media Lab alumni.
Alex Kirby - Strategic Advisor
Engineer and researcher with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University College London. Former research coordinator for the University College London’s Centre for Blockchain Technologies with 10 years of experience in cryptocurrency ranging from business development to protocol design.
Community
Jack
8 years of experience combined in cryptocurrency, Linux cyber security and mobile game development. Currently expanding with Solidity programming knowledge.
Owen
A former publication manager, entrepreneur and customer service specialist with over 7 years of experience in service based industries working with in-person and remote groups. Participated in numerous community and brand building efforts for various cryptocurrency projects. Involved in crypto and blockchain since 2016 as an investor as well as having built and managed profitable mining operations.
Stanley
Over 4 years experience in crypto and 5 years in customer relations. Exceptional presentation, interpersonal and relationship skills.
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