Matej is a well-rounded professional with a multifaceted IT journey covering full-stack development and technical leadership to Blockchain and crypto consultancy. With a focus on Python and modern Python frameworks, he writes complex algorithms and efficient code to improve the back-end application process. Matej is also familiar with the fundamental design principles behind scalable applications and how front-end technologies work, building high-volume and high-availability systems using JavaScript, PHP, Java, jQuery, Angular, RoR, MySQL, and many other technologies. He is currently focused on fintech, Web3, Blockchain, Crypto, and ESG, designing Blockchain systems and platforms while also setting up and documenting their business, operational, and financial processes. In his current engagement as a Chief Blockchain Officer, Matej works with Tokenomics and NFT technology, writes Ethereum Blockchain Solidity smart contracts, and advises community banks on tech systems and solutions.
Structuring Tokenomics and using NFT technology for legal, business, and investment contracts and other use cases.
Writing Ethereum Blockchain Solidity smart contracts for governing the system's logic, ensuring democratization, transparency, and preventing corruption via the decentralization principles.
Advising community banks (Banco Palmas) on technology systems and solutions and anything Web3/Blockchain/Crypto related.
Blockchain Consultant | Lead System Administrator | Lead Software Engineer
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Performed an advisory and researching role for Hedge Token, later restructured and rebranded to Blocktrade.
Analyzed and documented Ripple, a real-time gross settlement system, currency exchange, and remittance network created by Ripple Labs, working on integrating the Ripple gateway into the company’s online platform.
Did website coding, administration, and management.
Technical Lead | System Administrator | Blockchain Developer
2017 - 2020 (3 years)
Valletta, Malta
Designed, developed, and deployed crypto-based trading algorithms and full-stack solutions on the Rialto platform.
Implemented multiple microservices to execute different trading strategies on the platform with features for users to manage their asset portfolio on the dashboard.
Built and led the Rialto dev team to design and implement different technology solutions and systems to enhance trading activities.
Contributed to the development of ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook) for SciNote and Gilson, Inc.
Built proprietary add-ons for clients, managed their cloud and on-premise-based servers, and integrated and connected several third-party web services.
Created a RESTful API that third-party applications such as LIMS systems, data management systems, CRM, ERP systems can use to uni- or bidirectionally access SciNote.
Designed and implemented full-stack solutions for the client's Electronic Lab Notebook project that keeps scientists' research organized in one place. Built the solution with features to customize and manage data to suit user preference, giving structure and context to notes, Excel sheets, tables, checklists, and pictures.
Led processes to deliver the cryptocurrency trading algorithms for the Rialto trading and hedge fund platform. Implemented different microservices to process trading strategies on the solution. Delivered solutions that allow users to undertake cryptocurrency transactions and manage their asset portfolios on a dedicated user dashboard.
Worked on the Bitstamp centralized crypto and fiat exchange, delivering an internal banking and payment system to handle fiat and cryptocurrency money transactions. Provided solutions to complex platform issues, acted as the release manager for all new solutions on the project, and handled emergency responses when critical production systems malfunctioned or went down.
Education
Double Master’s degree in Computer Science and Mathematics || Thesis: Alzheimer's Disease Prediction With Machine Learning From Clinical Data
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science and Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
2014 - 2016 (2 years)
Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences ||
Thesis: Development of a Physics Engine for Computer Games
