Professional experience
Mar 2023 - Present ☘️ Co-founder ☘️ Pikespeak
Web3 Data & Analytics solution built on NEAR Protocol
- Raised over $200k in pre-seed funding
- Onboarded 1,500+ early users, including top-tier projects: Immunefi, Gauntlet, Proximity Labs, Blockdaemon, Stader Labs and Ref Finance
- Generated over $100k in subscription and service-based revenue
Sep 2021 - Feb 2023 ☘️ Product Manager ☘️ Ref Finance
Decentralized exchange (DEX) built on NEAR Protocol
- Participated in the growth of the project, which grew from 2 to 16 team members in less than 2 years, generated over three billion USD in cumulative trading volume, and attracted $280m in liquidity at its peak
- Coordinated a team of 10+ Software engineers from product conception to launch
- Designed and led the development of Ref Analytics, promoting further data transparency around the protocol
- Led the integration with key data providers such as Coingecko, CMC, DexScreener and DefiLlama, increasing the visibility of the platform within the ecosystem
- Revamped the documentation, and established new processes and procedures for asset whitelisting, farm creation, and pause control, yielding a Process Quality Review score of 85% on DefiSafety
- Ensured the integration with Immunefi, the Web3's leading bug bounty platform
- Supervised the integration and development of the Auto Router with Dr. Giddy & Dave, increasing the number of direct swaps accessible by the Ref users by more than 1,600%
- Represented the project at 30+ AMAs and key crypto events: ETH Denver 22, ETHCC Paris 22, and NEARCON 21 & 22
- Assisted in a successful $4.8m OTC deal
Summer 2021 ☘️ Mentor ☘️ Near Blockchain Accelerator
NEAR Protocol is a certified climate neutral smart contract infrastructure
- Recorded a 1-hour video on Product Development – Decentralised Finance (DeFi)
- Prepared an assignment to raise awareness of regulation in DeFi
- Provided feedback for each of the 15 selected startups
- Selected as a judge on the panel at the internal Demo Day
Jun 2018 - Aug 2023 ☘️ Co-founder ☘️ Suiteki Limited
Proprietary Crypto Trading Company
- Raised €1.5m in trading capital
- Composed and managed a team of five
- Published light and in-depth analysis on various crypto topics
- Developed a public data analytics web app (sodaki.com) on top of Ref Finance, the first Automated Market Maker built on top of NEAR protocol
- Built a back-testing algorithm to simulate a concentrated liquidity provision strategy on Uniswap v3
- Developed a web app to visualise the live basis opportunities on Binance
- Delivered a successful proprietary market-neutral trading solution
- Returned 11% annualised
- Returned 100% positive return every single month
- Built a 17-month track record
- Traded €100m+ in total volume
- Executed 100,000+ trading orders
Feb - May 2018 ☘️ Business Development Associate ☘️ Barclays and Techstars FinTech Accelerator Program
- Led multiple projects aiming at scaling up early-stage and pre-series A startups
- Designed and revised business plans
- Simplified and challenged pitch decks and narratives
- Advised and encouraged founders on project management best practices
Oct 2014 - Jan 2017 ☘️ Senior Associate ☘️ PwC Consulting
- Supervised a team of 4 Consultants over a period of 6 months on planning and content delivery
- Mentored and coached 2 Associates over a period of 1 year
- Managed an end-to-end successful IT project (budget €1m+) for a leading provider of satellite telecommunications aiming at improving productivity for 200 targeted users
- Pitched and won a 6-month consulting deal, valued at €600k, against 2 main competitors
- Rated A (Exceptional Performance) for 3 consecutive years (2014-2015-2016)
- Selected for a top leadership training program (~10% of Senior Associates selected)
Sep 2011 - Sep 2014 ☘️ Associate ☘️ PwC Consulting
- Conceptualised and pitched 9 different IT infra. merging scenarios and 1 business case to the top management of 2 media companies spending both €25m+ in IT operating costs
- Redesigned and pitched a new IT roadmap to the MD of a top media company
- Built and pitched to the Head of 2 IT Depart. 2 different merging scenarios relating to his Depart., resulting in 20% reduction of operating costs, for a top energy & utilities company
- Ran and operated a €90m budget for 2 IT Depart. for a top energy & utilities company
- Managed a portfolio of 8 running projects (budget €60m+) through planning, governance, budget, and risk analysis
Feb - Jul 2011 ☘️ Business Development Analyst ☘️ PwC Transaction Services
- Performed research and analysis to update the list of business dev opportunities; reported directly to the PwC Partners on a weekly basis
- Followed up the M&A and LBO data for the French and European markets; reported directly to the PwC Head of Transaction Services on a monthly basis
- Analysed the private equity portfolio of top-tier venture capital funds; reported directly to the PwC Lead of Private Equity Partner
Jun - Aug 2009 ☘️ Sales & Personal Director Assistant ☘️ Expert Sport
Sport Marketing and Advertising Company
- Pitched business proposals from $15k to $150k to potential clients
Education
2018 - 2011 🌼 Institut Mines-Télécom Business School 🌼 Evry, France
M.Sc. International Business Engineering
Feb - Jul 2010 🌼 University of Technology of Sydney (UTS) 🌼 Sydney, Australia
International Study Abroad Program
Additional information
Volunteering
Jan 2017 - Mar 2018 🐞 Artust Project
Connected independent artists with alternative exhibition places
- Managed 12 art exhibitions resulting in 50+ artworks sold (10 sold via Artust.co)
- Ran a portfolio of 25 artists and 5 exhibition places
Languages
English: Fluent
French: Native
Programming
Python, JS, and Rust
Github: https://github.com/TiGowa
Car Racing
- 206 CC and Clio Cup at Magny-Cours Circuit
- Formula Renault at Pau-Arnos and Nogaro Circuits
- Fun Cup 16 hours Race at Castelet Circuit (pos. 7)
- Coupes de Pâques Lotus Seven Race at Nogaro Circuit (pos. 6)
- TTE Race (Funyo Proto.) at Nogaro Circuit (pos. 1st)
Other Interests
Football, Golf, Contemporary Art, Tribal Art, Literature