# Sam Vitello

> CTO @ FTN Network

Location: Denver, Colorado, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/samvitello

I earned a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Oregon. I am most experienced as a Python and React/Redux developer but am comfortable working in most technical stacks. Interests include blockchain technology, financial markets, scuba diving, and entrepreneurship

## Work Experience
### Chief Technology Officer @ FTN
Jan 2026 – Present

### Senior Software Engineer @ FTN
Jan 2023 – Jan 2026

### Co-Founder & CTO @ DFSForecast
Jan 2019 – Jan 2024
Cutting edge DFS optimizer and analytics

### Lead Developer @ Kleros
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021
Kleros is a decentralized autonomous organization that delivers fast, affordable and transparent justice for all.

https://kleros.io

### Software Engineer @ devjek
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Work in Python and React to enhance how startups use their engineering resources and iterate quickly

### Full Stack Engineer @ Paxos
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area
Was an early member of the Bankchain development team.
• Wrote key pieces of private blockchain ledger including mempool, chain storage, HD wallet and higher level API components using Python.
• Worked in a Node + React/Redux stack building customer facing tools and interfaces for Bankchain for multiple use cases.

### Web Developer @ Ecnow Tech
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Corvallis, Oregon Area
• Worked on a part time contract basis building product catalog and shopping cart checkout web application for wholesale distribution business.
• Nodejs/Postgresql backend coupled with React frontend to create a product catalog and an admin portal for updating and adding new products to the catalog.

### Software Engineer @ Maker's Row
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Brooklyn, NY
• Worked cooperatively in a team-driven environment to design and develop Maker’s Row’s web applications.
• Converted sign up  and on boarding pages to React components.
• Used PHP, Python, Javascript, CSS/LESS, JS, and ReactJS to build and improve the homepage, store, payments processor and factory plans sign up system.
• Provided SEO contributions configuring apache and nginx servers to safely handle store related HTTP requests.
• Built prototypes for an internal RESTful service framework.

### Instrumentation and Control Intern @ NuScale Power
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012
• Helped edit/debug/create control screens for the reactor control room simulator
• Conducted human factors experiments and wrote technical reports on text size for the control room simulator


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mathematics and Computer Science
University of Oregon
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015

### The University of Hong Kong
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/samvitello
- Website: http://samvitello.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-22