Meet the Core Contributors building the future of decentralized labor
Protocol Designer
Alex Newman is the Protocol Designer at the HUMAN Protocol Foundation, and comes from a distributed systems and database background. He has founded and sold several tech companies, most notably Ohmdata (sold to WANDisco) and is a seasoned technology leader who has built and led engineering teams for over two decades. He most recently helped launch hCaptcha.com at Intuition Machines. He is now focused on using that experience to help bring the next billion transactions onto the HUMAN Protocol, driving adoption across industries by working with key technical stakeholders to ensure the Protocol meets their current and future needs.
Ecosystem and Operations Director
Thanks to his 12+ years of working in executive positions within high-tech and entertainment companies as well as founding his own tech startup, Andreas has gathered a substantial amount of experience founding and growing companies to €5m+ of yearly revenue and managing multiple teams. His business network spans across all sectors, but runs especially deep with marketing/advertising, gaming, Blockchain and all things digital.
Solutions Architect
With a wealth of experience in blockchain technology delivery across multiple industries, Jalal is a Solutions Architect who previously contributed to the development of scalable and fault tolerant systems for major investment banks in the City of London. Jalal is committed to creating a new decentralized internet that empowers users.
Growth Director
Maxime Sebti is a seasoned marketing professional (15+ years of experience) in building strong brands and communities. With extensive experience in Green Bitcoin Mining, he has a deep understanding of decentralized culture and philosophy. He is well connected to key players in the industry and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team.
Business Developer and Event Manager
With over 5 years experience of in sales and project management, Elodie has a cross-functional role at HUMAN Protocol in between business development and event management. From seeking new opportunities, closing the deal, to CRM she’s here to grow strong partnerships and develop strategies for events to be a key moment of meeting new leads as much as growing our community.
Head of Design
Daniel is the Head of Design at HUMAN Protocol. He is an experienced product designer and creative director who focuses on the balance between strategy and execution in every project. He understands that client business models and accurate KPIs are as important as the UX/UI path, digital product design, and branding. Over the past 15 years, Daniel has worked as the lead product designer and creative director for a variety of global brands including Visa, Viacom, Coca-Cola, Pepsico, The Vatican, and Dunkin, as well as Silicon Valley, European, and Asian start-ups.
Content Manager
Charlie is a professional content writer with a passion for helping readers appreciate topics which, to many, are difficult to understand. He has a deep interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, and specifically for presenting their importance and functionality in a way that is accessible to all. From the technical details of how something works, to the vision of how that may look in years to come, Charlie enjoys writing about projects with a strong core message. Although with experience in marketing, Charlie believes that the importance of good ideas will dawn on the audience when the messaging is clear. That’s his role – to make the project intelligible to every HUMAN!
UI/UX Designer
Gustavo is a Senior Designer at HUMAN Protocol. He has been a designer for over 20 years, working with brands such as BMW, Sitel, Sandeman Port, and Airbnb. His latest role was Head of Digital for an advertising agency. By strategically defining an outcome, Gustavo provides a better brand awareness, user experience and, therefore, better user engagement. He believes that making designs intuitive brings satisfaction to the user, and ensures user retention. Naturally, this is not an easy task, as trends move fast, and technology even faster; his primary motivation is to not only keep up, but to anticipate user demands.
Community Lead
Fernando is the Community Lead for Spain and Latin America. He has extensive experience in crypto and blockchain media. He is also a university professor of Digital Communication. He believes that decentralized technologies are important in the present and in the future.
Growth Hacker
Ankit is an architect turned marketing professional with a passion for designing campaigns.Having worked in various different sectors, his key interests involve Acquisition and Retention of new users and is currently focused on developing a solid growth framework for HUMAN Protocol.
Advisor
Eli-Shaoul Khedouri is an advisor to HUMAN Protocol and CEO of Intuition Machines, an AI/ML company that serves many of the world’s best-known companies with AI/ML-powered products and services. This includes hCaptcha.com, now used by more than 15% of the internet. A recognized leader in AI, he has applied machine intelligence at scale to a wide variety of business problems. As one of the original designers of the HUMAN Protocol, he advises the Foundation on technical strategy in order to ensure the technology behind HUMAN remains flexible and responsive to real-world business needs.
Advisor
James began his career in finance at EY, moving people, capital and companies around the world. His expertise is in accounting, tax and law: the rules and regulations that provide a framework for improving our lives across the world. As a Chartered Accountant, he was recognised in the 35 Chartered Accountants under 35, as well as Forbes 30 Under 30. James also has a strong technical background, and started his career buyside in crypto from 2013 at Playfair Capital, before founding the UK FCA Regulated The Reserve, a boutique advisory and investor in digital assets.