Naiem Yeganeh, PHD - Founder, CEO and Lead Developer
Having worked as a software engineer at the likes of Microsoft and Amazon to leading a core machine learning team at Bloomberg, Naiem is the mastermind behind the products at Ferrum. His technical prowess has laid the foundation for Ferrum’s success.
Naiem is the one who established the node infrastructure for MultiSwap and will be responsible for maintaining and managing the node infrastructure for the Aptos integration. Naiem will also be handling code reviews throughout the integration.
Email: Naiem.Yeganeh@Ferrum.Network
Ian Friend, ESQ - Co-Founder and COO
Ian worked for many years as a lawyer before meeting Naeim in 2018 and deciding to embark on the Ferrum journey. Ian is one of the most beloved founders in the space and is the face of the company. The confidence that he has been able to instill not just in the community but also the multitude of projects that Ferrum has advised is invaluable to the success of Ferrum.
Ian is not only the co-founder but the face of Ferrum. He will be handling much of the day to day educational materials alongside members of our marketing team. Podcasts, YouTube interviews, and community engagement are all areas in which Ian will provide his expertise.
Email: Ian.Friend@Ferrum.Network
Taha Abbasi - Chief Strategy Officer
Taha has co-founded a multitude of companies including a wildly successful software development house called Web N App. Taha has worked as the CTO of multiple companies including National Geographic - Singapore and has led teams responsible for the Mars 2020 and Europa missions at NASA.
Taha serves as the CSO at Ferrum and oversees the development of Ferrum's wide array of products. He is also the senior architect and will be designing and creating the architecture for the Aptos integration.
Email: Taha.Abbasi@Ferrum.Network
Nick Odio - Chief Growth Officer
Nick is a serial networker. From being heavily involved in the music industry, working with Grammy award winning artists, to leading field operations divisions for companies, Nick has extensive experience in areas related to strategic partnerships and relationship management, as well as strategic initiatives.
Nick Odio is our Chief Growth Officer at Ferrum. He is responsible for drafting the proposal. He is also one of the main spokespersons for Ferrum Network alongside Ian Friend and will be doing a lot of the PR related items as it pertains to MultiSwap alongside members of the marketing team. He will also play a vital role in the adoption of MultiSwap from a business development perspective as he will find and encourage partner projects to leverage MultiSwap within the Aptos ecosystem and beyond. He and Nichell Logue will oversee any logistical elements to the process as it pertains to the relationship between Ferrum and Aptos .
Nick.Odio@Ferrum.Network
Nichell Logue - EVP Operations
Nichell served as both a Project Manager and ultimately a Team Leader at CSC for over a decade before joining Ferrum. CSC is the world’s leading provider of business, legal, tax, and digital brand services to companies around the globe. At Ferrum, Nichell plays an integral role in ensuring the internal operations of the company are running smoothly. She’s a genius in terms of creating SoPs for the otherwise overwhelming amount of moving pieces at the company and also heads up our HR department.
Nichell is the EVP of Operations at Ferrum. She handles all of our HR related items as well. There's a good chance that we will seek to source additional engineers in an attempt to speed up the timeline we provided. Nichell will play a vital role in sourcing that talent. Her and Nick Odio will oversee any logistical elements to the process as it pertains to the relationship between Ferrum and Aptos .
Email: Nichell.Logue@Ferrum.Network
Hasnat Malik - Director of Projects
Hasnat is the director of projects at Ferrum. Hasnat is responsible for making sure that the plan which is approved is also compatible with the other products at Ferrum. Any updates or upgrades happening for the products during the integration period are also implemented for Aptos integration to make sure all products are updated constantly.
hasnat.malik@ferrum.network
Maiwand Sultan - Senior Project Manager
Maiwand will be the project manager for the integration and will be your primary POC. Maiwand will be making sure the milestones are delivered on time and everything is followed as per the initial approved plan.
maiwand.sultan@ferrum.network
Salman Haider - Lead Blockchain Architect
Salman has a rich-experience of 7 years working in corporate companies from being a Software Engineer to CTO. He had worked with Etisalat (Largest Telecom Network in Asia) & Avanza Innovations as a Senior Blockchain Engineer & Project Head of UAE Trade Connect (UTC - National Trade Finance Platform) and implemented the Blockchain Solutions in 13+ National Banks of UAE. (https://www.etisalatdigital.ae/en/uae-trade-connect.jsp). He has been working in Blockchain Space for the past 2 years with an in-depth and diverse experience in developing & Architecting Complex Blockchain Systems. He also teaches Blockchain Architecture at Althash University as an Associate Professor & Faculty Chair.
Salman Haider is our Senior Blockchain Architect at Ferrum Network with 7 years of hands-on experience of Architecting & Developing the secure Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 Complex Software Systems. Salman has expertise with Casper, Pocket & Algorand to name a few and has skillset in Solidity, RUST, COSMOS, PyTeal, and more. Salman will be our Senior Engineer working on this integration and will be leading our engineering team. Salman will also be the lead engineer in developing the smart contracts. His expertise will be very handy to get the delivery over the line within the delivery time period.
Email: Salman.haider@ferrum.network
Jun Kai - Cosmos Engineer
Jun has 8 years of experience in programming. In the early days, he worked as a web developer. Since 2017, he has been working as a blockchain engineer. Jun’s core expertise are blockchain core development including chain level DeFi and NFT development, bridges & security management. Jun is responsible for implementing MultiSwap core components on Cudos with COSMWASM. This includes FIBER Engine, FIBER Router, Fee Manager and Node Infrastructure
Zikriya Mushtaq - Sr. Backend Engineer
Zikriya is an experienced backend engineer with 9 years of development experience. Zikriya started his career as an Android developer before he moved to backend development in 2017. He iis responsible for backend integration required to support data structures, token lists, and other supporting APIs required to provide a smooth and secure interface for frontend to backend interactions.
Abdul Ahad - Software Engineer
Abdul Ahad is a full stack resource with a lot of Web3 and React experience. He will be the lead frontend engineer for Aptos integration. Ahad will also be responsible for building the UI and integrating it with smart contracts.
Muhammad Haris - Software Engineer
Haris is also our full stack front end engineer who will be assisting Ahad with UI throughout the integration period.
Amir Hassan - Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
Amir will be the designated QA engineer for Aptos integration. He will be testing everything from end-to-end during the sprint cycles to make sure the quality is maintained.
Sheraz Riaz - Senior DevOps Engineer
Sheraz is the Dev-Ops engineer at Ferrum. He will be responsible for creating CI/CD pipelines for deployment.
The rest of the incredible team can be found here: https://ferrum.network/about-ferrum/