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Founded and built PolyShield, a zero-knowledge privacy vault for Polymarket, end to end; the core protocol is live on Polygon mainnet with real deposits, bets, and withdrawals verified in production. Designed and implemented 9 Circom/Groth16 zero-knowledge circuits, each verified on-chain by a dedicated Solidity verifier contract.

Authored 30+ in-depth integration and protocol research reports covering layer-1/layer-2 chains, bridges, and DEX protocols, directly informing co-founder decisions at a 70+ chain aggregator. Designed and deployed the company's complete on-chain analytics presence, and authored the full catalogue of Rango Learn Center technical articles.

Managed a personal crypto portfolio (BTC-denominated), achieving 200%+ returns through systematic fundamental analysis and disciplined risk management. Conducted in-depth reviews of 500+ cryptocurrency projects across various verticals.

Designed and delivered a structured cryptography course for Rango colleagues covering ZK proofs, commitment schemes, BLS signatures, post-quantum cryptography, and practical applications in cross-chain and DeFi contexts.

Researched and analysed 50+ cryptocurrency projects, delivering actionable investment strategy insights to team leadership covering token positions, DeFi platforms, and fund hedging. Produced structured financial analysis reports evaluating risk-adjusted returns across governance tokens and liquidity pool positions.

Recorded and published two offline courses on Iran's largest e-learning platform (4.5M+ learners) in Persian: Pine Script Programming Language for Creating Trader Bots in Financial Markets, and Introduction to Cryptocurrency Fundamental Analysis (taken by 500+ students).

Analysed 20+ cryptocurrency projects; research directly contributed to a 30% AUM gain in live crypto markets. Promoted to R&D Team Lead to spearhead an Iranian-market blockchain product initiative, leading cross-functional team from ideation through early development.

Delivered a live seminar on fundamental analysis and cryptocurrency project evaluation to 70+ students.

Analysed 80+ cryptocurrency projects fundamentally and financially; research helped limit drawdown to ~20% during a 70% market-wide crash, significantly outperforming the benchmark.

Evaluated 5+ blockchain networks for a cross-border money-exchange platform; conducted regulatory analysis across Canada, UAE, and 3+ additional jurisdictions. Researched tokenomics models across 100+ live cryptocurrency projects to design an optimal token economy for the platform.

Analysed 40+ cryptocurrency projects; research contributed to 50%+ AUM gains for the trading team. Promoted to R&D Team Lead for a blockchain supply-chain initiative, directing the team from concept through early-stage development.

TA for five CS core courses: Basic/Advanced Programming, Data Structures, Computer Organization and Design, Algorithm Design and Analysis, and Languages Theory and Automata.

Coached competitive programming students: 100% first-round pass rate, 50%+ second-round advancement, 20% third-round advancement; one student earned Gold, others Silver and Bronze medals.

Bachelor of Computer Science from Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran.

Master of Decision Science and Knowledge Engineering from Tehran University, discontinued.

Completed the Cryptography I course via Coursera.

Completed the Introduction to Applied Cryptography course via Coursera.

Completed the Applied Cryptography course via Coursera.

Completed the DeFi Specialization via Coursera.

Completed the Academic English Writing Specialization via Coursera.

Completed the Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy and Innovation course via Coursera.

Completed the Game Theory course via Coursera.