Thaddeus Wakefield Batt Engineering Leader

Internet Technologist with deep experience in creating transformative digital solutions for companies from Personal Info startup to enterprise. DevOps and cloud services expert. Continuous integration, automation, and agile professional at web scale. Practical blockchain development, operations, and implementation. Creative and Address calm problem solver and leader. 7899 E. 25th PL Denver, Colorado 80238

Experience Phone 303.358.1005 11.2017 - Founder/CTO present Blockchain Industries Llc E-mail Denver, CO [email protected]

WeChat / Keybase Development and Operations consultancy to blockchain industry projects. kantmakm • Architecture design and implementation of cloud infrastructure and deploy process for LinkedIn full-node Ethereum-like and Bitcoin-like blockchain assets for dedicated block explorers in linkedin.com/in/thaddeusbatt/ support of mobile and desktop multi-currency wallet applications. • EC2, ECS, EBS, RDS, Docker, Github, Ansible, Azure DevOps, Jenkins integration pipelines GitHub • Globally distributed agile development teams github.com/kantmakm/ • Range of established relationships with blockchain infrastructure providers including AWS, ENS Radar, IBM/RedHat and cross-vertical blockchain product development organizations like thaddeusbatt.eth BurstIQ, Ownum, TQ Tezos, Dapix, and Opolis

04.2019 - Blockchain Solutions Architect Skills present Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology Atlassian Suite (Jira, Bitbucket, Denver, CO Confluence, Bamboo, Trello.)

First State appointed Blockchain Architect in the U.S. Expert • Research and development of blockchain-related use cases, infrastructure design, Google Suite (Enterprise management, applications integrations, and reference architectures for implementations across State maps, , Analytics, Domain Tools, etc.) agencies. • Worked closely with subject matter experts in Agriculture, Revenue, Natural Resources, Expert Public Health, Higher Ed, and other State agencies to identify use cases and define where and how blockchain and Web3 technologies can increase trust, business efficiencies, and AWS Suite (cloud infrastructure user experience. architecture, provisioning, and • Presented and explained blockchain technologies to State Legislative Committees in management) public hearings. • Developed Blockchain / DLT technology standards for State IT within the Office of CTO Expert and CISO. Microsoft Suite (Azure, Visual Studio, • Keynote and panel speaker at various US-based blockchain and govtech conferences. Team Services) • Led blockchain training initiatives for cross-functional teams including architecture,

security, and applications. Advanced • Certified Blockchain Solution Architect - Blockchain Training Alliance IBM Suite (Cloud - Bluemix PaaS, 11.1999 - CTO | Managing Partner Websphere) 11.2018 Spire Digital - Acquired by Kin + Carta, 2019 Denver, CO Advanced

Redhat Suite (RHE, RHV, OpenStack, Progressive software development and management experience for Denver's leading digital CloudForms) product development company . • Managed infrastructure and operations through three physical location moves and Advanced headcount growth from fewer than 10 to more than 50 employees. • Provided technical and security application and deployment architecture for hundreds of DevOps Build/Deploy (Jenkins, Ansible, web and mobile applications. Chef, TerraForm, Puppet, Docker, • Built out DevOps practice for internal operations and as a line of service for clients. Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, Github) • Managed software development teams, resource allocation, multiple department P&L, project management, and personnel management. Advanced • Managed the provisioning of servers, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and containers for internal and external applications. • Defined services and deliverables and provided estimates of scope for DevOps, software Web/Application Servers (Apache, Nginx, development, and managed services offerings. Managed vendor, service provider, and Tomcat, IIS, Solr, Coldfusion, JRun, technology partner relationships and programs. Glassfish, WebObjects)

09.1996 - Software Engineer Expert 11.1999 Siebel Systems - InterActive WorkPlace Burlington, MA Database Servers (MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, redis) Member of initial development team for The InterActive WorkPlace, a dynamic, web-based sales intelligence system, and underlying ActiveWork Electronic Publishing Technology. Advanced Company was the first acquisition of Siebel Systems in September, 1997. Siebel acquired by Media Servers (Wowza, Plex, Brightcove, Oracle in 2005. Swank, Twonky) • Design and develop web interface files (HTML, JavaScript, SQL, VBScript, SITags) running SQL Queries against Oracle, MS SQL, Informix, Sybase, and DB2 back-end databases. Advanced • Integration of Siebel InterActive to Siebel 99 using Siebel Tools. Development Stacks/Frameworks (LAMP, • Develop and implement third-party content production, distribution, and hosting strategy MEAN, ASP.NET, , Symphony, (Solaris, Linux, Windows.) CodeIgniter, , Fusebox, ModelGlue, • Development project work on Siebel Products including Siebel InterActive and Sales.com - Struts, Spring, Hibernate, , , Built SI Datahost Applications and install kits for Solaris and Linux Platforms (, RPM) - React, Vue, Node, Web3, Fortmatic, Truffle Created technical specifications and documentation. Suite, Composer) • Built and configured ingest processing for sales intelligence network. • Directed scalability testing, and server performance tuning. Advanced • Designed and built Web-based internationalization development environment to support and integrate 3rd party translation services engineers. Methodologies (Waterfall, RUP, Agile - scrum, lean, kanban)

10.1993 - Digital Producer Advanced 12.1995 Hearst New Media & Technology Software Development Team New York, NY Management - Build & Manage

The interactive division of Hearst publishing was responsible for bringing Hearst's flagship Advanced magazine publications (Popular Mechanics, Cosmopolitan, etc.) online for audiences worldwide. Blockchain/DLT (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tezos, • Brought new monthly content online by working with affiliates and editors to establish the Fabric, Burrow, etc.) look and feel of the Web site including interfaces, search capabilities, graphics, and text layout. Advanced

• Integrated new technologies and developed production solutions for bringing both static Chinese Social Media (QQ, Weibo, WeChat, and database content online. etc.) • Researched, tested, and generated technical specifications for unix-based, server-side software solutions (search, Chat, Discussion, Multimedia streaming.) Advanced • Tracked browser demographics to assist in selecting appropriate technologies to deploy Global Internet Research across the site - Managed technical relationships with HomeArts content affiliates • Implemented WAISGate network-wide search technology. Expert • Built the first database-driven nationwide lodging search application. US Capital Markets 10.1993 - Production Manager 12.1995 Technologic Partners - Acquired by Dow Jones Intermediate New York, NY

Technologic Partners was the publisher of ComputerLetter (weekly), VentureFinance (monthly), and VentureWire (online.) They also produced industry-leading technology conferences for the Venture Capital market. The company was acquired by Dow Jones & Company in 2003. • Edited, placed, and proofed copy and graphics throughout the production process for two publications • (ComputerLetter and VentureFinance) under deadline. • Coordinated production processes with fulfillment houses. • Layout, design, and production of newsletters, books, ads, and other company collateral. • Managed multiple databases for writers fees and contracts, master production schedule, and in-house stylebook. • Production liaison between the company and service providers including printers, transcription services, stringers, and contract writers. • Onsite organizer for Technology- and VC-related conferences.

Education

1992 University of Colorado School of Education - Boulder, CO Teaching Certification in Secondary Education

1991 University of Colorado - Boulder, CO Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

1987 The Telluride School - Telluride, CO Built and ran a full-time software development business while completing high school

Endorsements

Mike Gellman, CEO, Spire Digital "Thad's a tech renaissance man. He can sort through every type of technology and determine what's right for the project. If he knows the tech, he'll soon master it. If he doesn't know it, he'll learn it."

Trey Villfane, Founder and iOS Lead, Connific "Thad has worked with me as both a consultant and a mentor. My company, Connific, relies on Thad for difficult to solve AWS problems and prescribe best practices for application architecture. Before that, we were coworkers at Spire Digital, where Thad was CTO and I was a developer. Thad oversaw all operations from the top down; he was responsible for every layer of the stack. I was eager to learn and Thad was the only engineer at Spire that could teach me more than I could learn on my own. "

Stephen Lloyd, CFO, Spire Digital "As CFO at Spire Digital, I worked closely with Thad for more than a decade. He was instrumental in providing accurate cost estimates to our clients for software development projects as well as staffing those projects with engineers capable of delivering high quality finished product. He oversaw developers, designers, devops, and quality assurance personnel and defined flexible and transparent work process models to ensure team success."