founders: - name: Bruce Pon position: CEO image: bruce.jpg twitter: BrucePon linkedin: ponbruce bio: | Bruce Pon is the CEO and co-founder of BigchainDB. Prior to BigchainDB, Bruce co-founded Avantalion International Consulting, a consulting firm specialized in building banks and industry startups in Europe and Asia for companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi. Bruce is a board member, advisor and investor in six startups. He has an Advanced Executive Certificate from MIT Sloan and a B.Sc in Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan. - name: Trent McConaghy position: CTO image: trent.jpg twitter: trentmc0 facebook: trent.mcconaghy linkedin: trentmc github: trentmc bio: | Trent McConaghy has 20 years of deep technology experience with a focus on machine learning, data visualization and user experience. He was a researcher at the Canadian Department of Defense and in 1999, he co-founded Analog Design Automation Inc. and was its CTO until its acquisition by Synopsys Inc. In 2004, he co-founded Solido Design Automation Inc., once again in the role of CTO. Trent has written two critically acclaimed books on machine learning, creativity and circuit design and has authored or co-authored more than 40 papers and patents. Trent has a PhD in Engineering from KU Leuven, Belgium and Bachelor’s degrees in Engineering and in Computer Science from the University of Saskatchewan where he won awards for the top PhD thesis and top undergraduate thesis. - name: Masha McConaghy position: CMO image: masha.jpg linkedin: mashamc bio: | Masha McConaghy, curator and researcher, is a co-founder and CMO at BigchainDB and ascribe.io, a service enabling immutable attribution for artists and clear provenance for digital and physical art. She has a PhD in Arts from Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris and a Museology Degree from Louvre School, Paris. She has organized exhibitions throughout the world and has worked with curators at the Louvre Museum in Paris and directed a commercial gallery in Vancouver. Her current pursuits are at the intersection of art, IP and applications of new technology. team: - name: Daniel Lustig position: Administrative Assistant image: daniel.jpg linkedin: daniel-lustig-852a408a - name: Alberto Granzotto position: Developer image: alberto.jpg twitter: vrde github: vrde - name: Rodolphe Marques position: Protocols image: rodolphe.jpg twitter: rodmar_ github: r-marques linkedin: rodolphemarques - name: Greg McMullen position: CPO image: greg.jpg twitter: gmcmullen linkedin: gregmcm - name: Dimitri de Jonghe position: Application Director image: dimi.jpg twitter: DimitriDeJonghe facebook: dimitri.jonghe github: diminator linkedin: dimitridejonghe - name: Troy McConaghy position: Developer image: troy.jpg twitter: TroyMc - name: Wojciech Hupert position: UX/UI Designer image: wojciech.jpg twitter: WojciechHupert linkedin: wojciechhupert - name: Kasia Kazimierczak position: Operations Manager image: kasia.jpg linkedin: katarzyna-kazimierczak-ll-m-65950879 - name: Sylvain Bellemare position: Developer image: sylvain.jpg twitter: sbellem facebook: slvnb github: sbellem linkedin: sylvainbellemare - name: Tim Daubenschütz position: VP Engineering image: tim.jpg twitter: TimDaub github: TimDaub - name: Matthias Kretschmann position: Designer & Developer image: matthias.jpg twitter: kremalicious github: kremalicious - name: Wrigley the Buffalo position: Community Manager image: wrigley-avatar.svg github: wrigley - name: Don Gossen position: Ocean Protocol image: don.jpg linkedin: donald-gossen-40ab96 - name: Cristina Pon position: Marketing Director image: cristina.jpg linkedin: cristinacenuse - name: Oana Ionescu position: Ocean Protocol image: oana.jpg twitter: ODIonescu linkedin: oanavoicu - name: Gautam Dhameja position: Application Engineer image: gautam.jpg twitter: gautamdhameja linkedin: gautamdhameja - name: Jernej Pregelj position: Application Engineer image: jernej.jpg twitter: jernejpregelj linkedin: jernej-pregelj - name: Ahmed Muawia Khan position: DevOps Engineer image: muawia.jpg twitter: mobykhn linkedin: muawiakhan - name: Shahbaz Nazir position: DevOps Engineer image: shahbaz.jpg github: shahbazn twitter: shahbaz_nazir linkedin: shahbaz-nazir-84766451 - name: Morgan Sutherland position: IPDB image: morgan.jpg twitter: msutherl linkedin: morgansutherland - name: Kamal Ved position: Business Development image: kamal.jpg linkedin: kamalved - name: Ricardo Garcia position: Business Development image: ricardo.jpg linkedin: ricardo-garcia-b226a6a9 - name: Manuel Rodriguez position: Application Engineer image: manuel.jpg linkedin: manuel-rodr%C3%ADguez-18555a11a github: manolodewiner