# Bart Hofkin > Developer passionate about early stage start-ups Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/bart Life long learner, pragmatic idealist, and rationalist hippie who likes businesses that help people and the planet. I'm passionate about early stage start-ups, especially those that leverage emerging technologies such as blockchain, AI, and IoT. Always looking to learn new skills, explore opportunities, and challenge myself ## Work Experience ### Solutions Architect @ Akave Jan 2025 – Present ### Venture Fellow @ Hustle Fund Jan 2024 – Present Learn about how Hustle Fund investing decisions work behind the scenes ### Angel Squad Recruiter @ Hustle Fund Jan 2024 – Present Interview prospective members, assist in new membership experience and create/review content on the membership platform ### Angel Squad Member @ Hustle Fund Jan 2023 – Present Used to lead the Chicago chapter! Now I just enjoy and write small checks ### Software Engineer @ DeFiPy Jan 2024 – Present Open source contributor ### Co-Founder @ SBJ Hodlings Jan 2020 – Present | United States • Co-founded a sales company focused on Bitcoin ATM location procurement • Scraped contact information from various data sources using Python scripts for cold calls, and designed templates for sub-contractors to use for outreach • Conducted due diligence on potential locations and made placement recommendations • Distributed a fleet of machines doing over $1 million in monthly sales at its peak (though we just get a lil cut) • Formed business entity and submitted necessary paperwork for business formation and ongoing operations and managed accounting, banking, payroll, and legal logistics Hodlings isn't a typo, it's an industry term ### Software Engineer @ Hackathons Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Global Challenged myself to do one hackathon a month in 2024 (on average). Participated in 12 hackathons and 3 hacker houses, won $15k+ in prizes, received $25k+ in other comp and benefits, and $30k in grant funding. Created a Udemy course for how to do it yourself: https://www.udemy.com/course/win-at-hackathons/?referralCode=1F7ED72D97CA52A0313B Abbreviated list of hackathons below: Jan '24 - AGI House generative UI hackathon Project: Get Back to Work! - A tool that keeps you on task by referencing your task list then uses GPT vision to see if you're on task and if so, pops up with a motivational message to keep you focused Award: None, first attempt at a hackathon and didn't complete the project in the 8 hour time window Feb '24 - ETH Denver Hackathon Project: DeFiPy Paper Trading Live Modeling Tool with 0x API - a python based paper trading dashboard that allows you to take a mock liquidity pool position so you can measure potential profitability before deploying real funds. Uses the 0x Price API for live data Awards: 3rd place for the 0x sponsor bounty ($1,500 prize) May '24 -Easy A Consensus Hackathon Project: Perpetually Preserved Crypto Trust with Rootstock - Perpetually offers a solution for self-custody wallet owners to guard against accidental death by conditionally sending their crypto to beneficiaries Award: 4th in Rootstock track ($5,000 prize) June '24 - Easy A VeChain SF Hackathon Project: Power Up! Reduce your utility bills with daily challenges, compete with your neighbors, and get rewarded in B3TR Tokens. Award: 2nd place in VeChain track ($3,000 prize) and Lighthouse Grant Recipient ($30,000 in non-dilutive funding) October '24 - ETH Global SF Hackathon Project: Zend It! - Enable clear signing for hardware wallets using ZK Proofs Award: 1st place for Polygon ($2,000) & 1st place for Ledger ($5,000) Link: https://ethglobal.com/showcase/zend-it-0f93v ### Technical Operations Manager and Data Engineer @ Centillion Group Inc. Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Los Angeles, California, United States Built data platform integrations using AWS architecture, postgreSQL, and Python. Simultaneously collaborated with other industry partners to develop a new API standard for mobile identifications Additional experiences while in this position include: • Overseeing a team of 3rd party developers working on an iOS app, communicating business needs and translating to technical requirements. Provided updates to executive team on progress and timelines and collaborated with sales team to ensure product development aligned with customer needs • Building websites using HTML5/CSS/React.JS • Writing scripts in Python for scraping, aggregating, formatting, ingesting, and delivering various data for marketplace listings • Configuring AWS architecture and access, automated processes using tools like ECS/ECR, step functions, Redshift, and Lambda. • Developing a custom PHP pixel for tracking site visits with IP, location level, and access details. Created automated pathway using Kinesis to store log data in S3 • Delegated tasks to and oversaw Virtual Assistant ### Co-Founder @ TerraFarmin Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Champaign, Illinois, United States Spun this down in 2023 due to lack of funding/ability to gain traction with our business model but learned a lot! • Built and designed a functioning prototype of wireless lighting and watering systems using IoT protocols (MQTT, OpenWRT) • Market research and product development with local microgreens farmers • Managed business and financial operations, technical coordination, and formalized partnerships ### Founder in Residence @ launch house Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Los Angeles, California, United States Launch House Jan '22 Founders Cohort ### Technical Services Engineer @ Epic Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Verona, Wisconsin • Developed and implemented software solutions to meet client needs using Intersystems Cache and SQL • Debugged code to find source of technical issues • Conducted training sessions to ensure clients can use software efficiently and effectively • Created internal documentation and tools for explaining major version updates, system configuration, and QA Notes • Owned escalations communicating frequent updates and paths to resolutions for affected customers • Owned major upgrade coordination acting as technical coordinator, following up with different applications to ensure timely completion of pre/post upgrade steps • Formed and oversaw an expert group, created documentation, distribution lists for alerts on new issues, and organized regular check-ins • Worked closely with clients to provide technical solutions to their hospital billing software needs including Stanford, Ochsner Healthcare and the region of Alberta ### Intern @ Argonne National Laboratory Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 Researched isotopic composition of nitrates in groundwater, collected water, plant, and gas samples in the field, and used spectrometers to analyze nitrate samples in the lab. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computational Physics University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ### Entrepreneurship and Innovation Tel Aviv University - Coller School of Management ### General Studies College of DuPage ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/barthofkin --- Source: https://flows.cv/bart JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/bart/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29