Alan MayerTechnology Professional / Adventurer

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About Me

/Who Am I

Hi, I’m Alan, a technology professional from Detroit, Michigan, currently London based. I manage technical teams, develop data-driven product plans, create websites, develop apps, devise digital marketing plans, and trade digital currencies. I have over a decade of experience in the tech industry startups. I have lived and worked with teams from San Francisco, London, Sydney, and more. I have also been trading cryptocurrencies and following many blockchain projects for over 5 years.

Outside of work I try to experience as much of the world as I can. I’ve studied Martial Arts in the mountains of China, cycled (both with a motor and without) up and down the coast of California, climbed mountains in Vietnam, trekked through the wilderness of Tasmania, studied French Culinary Arts in Europe and Australia, traversed the Grand Canyon in a day, zip-lined through the canopy of Costa Rica, and looking forward to much more.

I am extremely interested in health, technology, finance, and blockchain. I’m obsessed with the outdoors. I have a passion for understanding and experiencing other cultures and ways of life. In my work, I love to build things, solve problems, and help others.

Services

/What I do

I offer crypto consulting services to help people get started with investing in cryptocurrencies and digital tokens. I am available in person in the London area, or by phone or video chat anywhere else in the world.

GETTING STARTED

Have you heard about crypto and blockchain and are excited about it, but not sure where to get started? I can help you understand this new world of finance and give you some insights into how these new digital currencies work.

SECURING YOUR FUNDS

Crypto is all about controlling your own funds. Countless exchanges and companies have been hacked and lost user’s funds. I can help you understand how to keep your crypto safe and control your own assets by using native blockchain wallets. Be your own bank!

USING EXCHANGES

Using Crypto exchanges can be confusing. There may be many markets and product available on exchanges from spot markets to future and many other derivative products. Passing KYC (Know your customer) may be required on many exchanges as well. I can help you set up your accounts and help you understand how to use nearly any exchange; Binance, Bitfinex, KuCoin, Coinbase, Kraken, etc.

INTEREST / DE-FI / STAKING / MASTERNODES

Threre are many opportunities make your crypto work for you and create passive income streams. Interest products, De-Fi, Staking, and Masternodes are some of the ways. Many cryptocurrencies offer options to “stake” or earn passive income supplied by the blockchain itself; I can help you set this up. There are also countless opportunities to earn interest rates much higher than traditional banks with crypto, some centralized some decentralized; I can walk you through your options. Finally, some blockchains offer Masternodes, which allow you to participate in the blockchain by operating a node and earning commissions.

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Skills

90%Crypto/Blockchain
90%Technology Consulting
85%Team Management
85%Web Development

Resume

/My entire career

Experience
2019 - PRESENT

CTO

ServeFirst - www.servefirst.co.uk

  • Manage remote team of developers
  • Data Driven Product and feature development
  • Develop digital marketing campaigns
  • Manage product lifecyle with git and Trello
  • Implemented redis caching solution
  • Server and Devops mantinence
  • Laravel app stack with PHP, jQuery, MYSQL, NGINX, Redis, running on AWS

CTO

YouFood Ltd.

  • In charge of all aspects of technology for the company: development, architecture, strategy, roadmapping, hiring, sprint planning, devOps
  • Responsible for understanding the needs and constraints of the product, market, customers, and users (both internal and external) of the platform
  • Developed the MVP product, and now lead a team of remote developers
  • Training and Support of customers and users
  • Javascript stack with React.js, Node.js, Elasticsearch, MYSQL, NGINX

2017 - PRESENT
2013 - 2016

Solutions Engineer

AdRoll, Inc.

  • Solutions Engineer - integrations, presales, enterprise accounts, custom implementations
  • Technical Account Manager - 6 month Australian assignment, product training, troubleshooting
  • Software Engineer - Full stack engineering, AWS, React.js

Software Engineer

CookTasteEat.com

  • Wordpress development for culinary website
  • First technical hire on 8 person startup team
  • Facebook and ESP integration, responsive design

2012-2013
2010-2012

Software Engineer

MyBuys, Inc.

  • E-commerce personalization marketing
  • Client on-boarding and implementation, ETL, site tagging
  • First graduate of the Engineering Development program

Education
May 2010

B.S. Computer Science

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, USA

  • Data structures, algorithms, AI
  • App development senior projects

Le Grande Diplôme of Cuisine and Pastry Arts

Le Cordon Bleu - London / Paris / Sydney

Spent a gap year in the middle of my university career studying cuisine and pastry at Le Cordon Bleu French culinary school attending their London, Paris, and Sydney schools for 4 moths each. Graduated with their Grande Diplôme.

August 2008
End

Blog

/My Adventures

Adventures
July 2017

Alta Via 2 Adventure

10 days of backpacking and Via Ferrata through the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy

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Kunyu Mountain Shaolin Martial Arts Academy – China

4 months of studying Shaolin Kung Fu, Mandarin Chinese, Chinese culture, climbing mountains, and martial arts competitions in the mountains of China

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August 2016
April 2015

Overland Track

7 days trekking across through the untouched wilderness of Tasmania.

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Costa Rica Adventure

5 weeks in Costa Rica, Spanish culture, salsa dancing, waterfalls, and volcanoes

In the summer 2006 I got my first taste of international travel when I took part in a 5 week study abroad program in Costa Rica. I spent my time…

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May 2006
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Statistics

10years of experience
10mountains climbed
25countries visited
24000miles biked

Contact

/Get in touch with me

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

- Robert Frost -