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Andris is a Google and UXQB-certified design professional with a decade of experience in healthcare, fintech, data recovery, insurance, and other industries. He’s designed products for Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac platforms.

Brian is an NFT strategy expert who has modeled digital asset strategies for clients in a number of industries. A seasoned finance professional, he previously worked for KPMG and South Africa’s PG Group.

Florian is a back-end software engineer who has architected and scaled several apps and REST APIs on AWS using Redis, SQL, and Node.js. He was the lead software engineer at Playsports after it acquired a startup he had co-founded.

Doug is a product expert and executive coach who has led teams at Fortune 500 companies, including General Electric, Honeywell, and Ericsson. He has a demonstrated track record of improving profit and revenue at businesses spanning myriad industries.

Ovidiu-Nicu is a full-stack developer with extensive experience in PHP, JavaScript, and Linux administration. He has developed a number of WordPress plug-ins, large-scale apps, and performance-optimized MySQL procedures.

Michael J. McDonald is an award-winning journalist who has worked at Bloomberg News and Thomson Financial. He is a Senior Writer at Toptal.

Alexandre is a UX/UI designer and strategist with more than a dozen years of experience designing standout e-commerce experiences. He has worked with such companies as Asics, Deutsche Bank, Intel, KLM, Pernod Ricard, Philips, Toyota, and Vodafone.

Lev is an accomplished C# and .NET developer who leverages test-driven development, static analysis, and in-depth knowledge of technologies to solve tasks with robust, clean code. At leading smart marine technology company Wärtsilä, he created an algorithm for 3D seafloor mapping that resolves conflicting data from thousands of nautical charts.

Michael is an experienced UI/UX designer whose background in marketing and data analysis helps him make well-informed design decisions.