Building a stealth FinTech startup focused on modern payment infrastructure and financial tooling.

Early-stage, product-driven, and operating quietly while we validate core systems and partnerships.

Live on Apple  Beta Testflight

Founder / Software Engineer — BearifiedCo

Bearified.Co (https://www.bearified.co) is a forward-thinking agency building at the intersection of AI and blockchain technology.

Core Areas:

• Smart Contract Engineering — EVM, Solidity and RUST, Solana Thirdweb, ApeChain, cross-chain deployments

• AI-Driven Development — OpenAI integration, agentic workflows, predictive analytics

• Full-Stack Engineering — React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, MongoDB, web3.js/ethers.js

• NFT & Token Systems — staking, royalties, dynamic metadata, marketplace architecture

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Recent Highlights:

• Awarded a 15K $APE Grant to build Primape, a decentralized prediction market platform on ApeChain

• Join Primape TestFlight Beta

• Primape App

• Backend Smart Contract

• Frontend Repository

• Launched Chimpanion App — an AI Blockchain Companion Wallet built with Coinbase CDP, Privy, and Thirdweb SDK, designed for wallet abstraction and intelligent portfolio insights.

• Currently developing ParentPal — a baby care management app inspired by fatherhood, leveraging AI and secure backend architecture to simplify parenthood.

• ParentPal Repository

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Launched Chimpanion App | AI Blockchain Companion Wallet https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chimpanion-app/id6749240995

Embedded as an early engineer to assess and address high‑leverage gaps across product, infrastructure and documentation.

Led a deep dive into OSS self‑hosting challenges: identified undocumented environment variables, inconsistent Docker configurations and hard‑to‑follow docs; produced a comprehensive investigation report used to guide remediation.

Co‑authored and shipped a production fix to the cloud‑tests module that cleaned up error messaging from cloud providers and clarified scan‑delay feedback, improving user experience.

Built a “magic one‑command” development environment script (dev.sh) and supporting Docker‑Compose/Makefile tooling, reducing local setup time from 30–45 minutes to < 5 minutes.

• File Server Management: Administered and optimized file servers to ensure secure and efficient access to critical data.

• Network Infrastructure: Designed and maintained network infrastructure across four floors, including switches, wireless access points, and workstations, ensuring reliable connectivity and performance.

• Exchange Server & Active Directory: Managed Exchange Server environments and Active Directory, overseeing user accounts, permissions, and group policies to maintain security and accessibility.

• O365 Tools & Mimecast: Implemented and supported O365 applications, enhancing collaboration and managing Mimecast for email security and archiving.

• Document Management Systems: Provided support for iManage, facilitating user training and troubleshooting for effective document management.

• Help Desk & Technical Support: Served as a primary contact for IT support, resolving complex technical issues and ensuring high levels of user satisfaction.

• Phone Systems: Integrated Avaya Cloud Office for telephony solutions, ensuring seamless communication across teams.

• Audio-Visual Solutions: Configured Zoom Rooms Tablets and Logitech equipment for effective collaboration, supporting integrations with Teams and Webex.

Lead Developer

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Date: May 2022– Acquisition Date: September 2023

• Developed smart contracts and web applications for a decentralized finance ecosystem (DeFi).

• Created a proof of concept roadmap with gamified tokenomics.

• Managed Gnosis Safe Community Treasury wallet.

• Led the development of a 7,777 NFT collection on Ethereum, granting holders full IP rights and serving as digital collectibles and membership cards.

• Collaborated with a community-driven core team to drive innovation and utility for holders.