Work

Products I've built from zero to production — fintech, logistics, AI infrastructure.

Yayzy

Co-founder & CTO· 2019 – 2025

Fintech / Sustainability / AI

Carbon footprint tracking through Open Banking — turning messy transaction data into actionable environmental insights. 'Fitbit for Carbon' — automatically calculates the CO2 impact of every purchase using proprietary ML.

Problem

Carbon footprinting was manual, inaccurate, and disconnected from daily life. Banking data is messy and hard to categorize. People wanted to act on climate but didn't know their personal impact — or how to reduce it.

Impact

  • Built iOS/Android app from scratch — 10,000+ users in first 3 months
  • Featured as Apple App of the Day, TechCrunch (Mike Butcher), BBC
  • Integrated 2,500+ banks in 31 countries via Open Banking APIs
  • Scaled team from 2 to 9 engineers across US, India, Eastern Europe
  • +3 more...
React NativeNode.jsAWSPythonTerraformML/AI

Elektrik Network

Engineering Manager· 2024 (6-month contract)

DeFi / Blockchain

Decentralized exchange on LightLink (Ethereum L2) with gasless trading and token governance.

Problem

External agency had built the DEX but with zero documentation. Client needed to ship V1 and bring development in-house without losing momentum.

Impact

  • Shipped V1 on schedule
  • Hired 5-person internal team (frontend, backend, Solidity, QA, design)
  • Documented entire undocumented codebase and infrastructure
  • Migrated from agency to internal team with zero downtime
  • +1 more...
SolidityReactNode.jsAWSLightLink

Stint

CTO· 2018 – 2019

Staffing / Gig Economy

On-demand student workforce platform — 'Uber for hospitality labour' — connecting high street businesses with university students for flexible short shifts. Now serving 75,000+ students and 1,000+ businesses including The Ivy, Ted Baker, and Chipotle.

Problem

The app was being built by an external agency without any in-house technical leadership — no architecture, no roadmap, and no engineering processes. A major fast food chain expected to go live in 3 months. Students needed flexible income that fit around lectures; businesses needed peak-hour support without committing to full shifts.

Impact

  • Delivered MVP in under 4 months — major fast food chain went live on schedule
  • Job postings grew 15x: from 10/week to 150+ per week
  • Built team from 2 developers to 6 (hired 4 devs + designer)
  • Migrated Firebase → AWS, cutting infrastructure costs by 70%
  • +3 more...
ReactReact NativeNode.jsFirebaseAWSJira

Zebra Fuel

Senior Engineer / Mobile Lead· 2017 – 2018

On-demand Delivery / Logistics

On-demand fuel delivery startup backed by LocalGlobe, Firstminute Capital, and Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman — bringing fuel directly to vehicles across London. "Like a Formula 1 pit stop for your car."

Problem

Zebra Fuel was growing its consumer delivery service but needed a strategic pivot to expand revenue beyond individual customers and build scalable fleet management tools.

Impact

  • Grew business clients from 0 to 150, creating new B2B revenue stream
  • Shipped iOS/Android apps used by thousands of Londoners
  • Built custom routing logic enabling <30min delivery windows
  • Architected ZEBRADASH — real-time fleet dashboard with GraphQL/Relay showing live orders, fuel delivery stats, and B2B vs B2C analytics
  • +2 more...
React NativeReduxGraphQLRelayGoogle Maps APIWebSocket

Risky Business / Spherik

Product Apprentice· 2016 – 2017

Venture Capital / Accelerator

Joined Romania's first pre-seed fund and accelerator after my own startup journey — helping portfolio startups refine ideas, prepare for pitching, and implement technical strategy.

Problem

After City365, I wanted to learn the other side: how accelerators and VCs evaluate startups, guide product development, and help founders succeed.

Impact

  • Part of the team recognized by CEE Awards as best entrepreneurship program in Romania
  • Helped startups like Ebriza (€70K investment at €500K valuation), Clever Taxi, ChatX.ai, Skillview, ZigZad, BounceMatch, NiftyLearning, and Mushin
  • Judged pitching competitions and scouted new talent at student hackathons across Romania
  • Worked alongside advisors from LiveRail (€500M exit to Facebook) and Skobbler (€24M exit to Telenav)
  • +1 more...
Product StrategyTechnical AdvisoryPitch CoachingDue DiligenceTech Talent Scouting

City365

Technical Co-founder· 2015 – 2017

Hyper-local Marketplace / AI

Real-time deals platform with proprietary AI that automatically fills empty venues by targeting nearby users.

Problem

Restaurants lose money on empty tables. Traditional marketing can't bring customers right when you need them.

Impact

  • Built from hackathon win to Spherik Accelerator in Romania
  • Raised €15K pre-seed at €150K valuation
  • Partnered with UNTOLD festival (biggest in Europe) — investor is festival owner
  • 30+ venue partners, 5,000 pre-registered users
  • +4 more...
IonicAngularNode.jsAzureProprietary AI

clawdev.to

Creator· 2024 – Present

Developer Community

Community hub for OpenClaw/Clawdbot developers — tutorials, skills, and bot-to-bot knowledge sharing.

Problem

AI agent developers had no dedicated space to share workflows and learn from each other.

Impact

  • Tutorials, guides, and troubleshooting for AI agent builders
  • Bot-readable/writable API for agent-to-agent knowledge transfer
  • Integration with ClawdHub skills marketplace
TypeScriptNext.jsNode.js

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