Who is in the project team and what are their roles?
The collaboration between Anastasia Labs and Maestro creates a powerful synergy.
Anastasia Labs with its deep expertise in contract development and proficiency in developing SDKs and on the other hand, Maestro’s core strength lies in providing robust infrastructure that is essential for deploying smart contracts as a service, empowering developers to focus on building scalable and useful web3 applications
Anastasia Labs
Compiler & Programming Language Research
Philip DiSarro
Philip has an MS in Compiler Development & Programming Language Theory. He was the lead smart contract architect of many features on WingRiders DEX. Philip has also made significant contributions to the Cardano developer ecosystem. As a co-chair of the IOHK developer experience working group he worked to identify and resolve pain points that DApp developers experience in Cardano, and had an integral role in getting Lucid & Plutus Simple Model included in the Plutus Pioneer Program. He has a vast wealth of experience in smart contract security and auditing on Cardano.
Philip is CEO and founder of Anastasia Labs and a senior Haskell developer on the XSY team, a consultant and lecturer for Emurgo.
Philip is responsible for introducing the new utility and convenience functions to Lucid and for assisting with general maintenance. Additionally, he will help create documentation for new features.
Functional Programming & TypeScript SDKs
Jonathan Rodriguez
Jonathan is a highly skilled smart contract developer specializing in Cardano, a blockchain technology that he is deeply passionate about.
His passion in smart contract development drives him to constantly polish his technical knowledge. In the pursuit of that knowledge he obtained the following certifications: Cardano Solution Architect, Cardano Developer Professional, and Associate Certificate.
With an extensive background in Haskell development, which is a critical language for Cardano, he possesses a thorough understanding of functional programming concepts.
His expertise extends to various aspects of the Cardano ecosystem, including the Cardano Toolchain, Transaction Structure, Plutus Smart Contracts, Native Tokens, DApp Connector, and other essential components.
Jonathan is well-versed in conducting use case analysis and tokenomics, as well as interfacing with decentralized storage, server APIs, and integrating databases.
He is knowledgeable in establishing robust CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment) flows and integrating them into development processes. Additionally, he is skilled in conducting thorough unit testing to ensure the reliability and security of his smart contract solutions.
Maestro
Marvin Bertin
Marvin co-founded Maestro, a Cardano infrastructure provider and dApp development platform. He also co-founded Genius Yield, an advanced order-book DEX on Cardano. Marvin's background is in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Before getting into blockchain, he spent years working in a biotech developing early cancer detection blood tests using next-generation DNA sequencing. Later he worked as a senior crypto consultant, developing DeFi products for clients on the Ethereum and Cosmo blockchains.
Varderes Barsegyan
Varderes is an engineer with a diverse background in physics, computer science, aerospace engineering, bioinformatics, and blockchain technology. As the Co-founder and CTO of Maestro, a leading provider of blockchain infrastructure for Cardano, he is trailblazing the way for the financial operating system of the world.