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Francesco Sullo

Profile

Full-stack and blockchain engineer with a passion for cryptography and a deep interest in design, art, economics, and geopolitics. Proven track record in leading technical teams and developing critical software components for high-profile projects.

Experience

Chief Technology Officer, SuperPower Labs Inc., San Francisco

July 2021 – June 2024

  • Designed and developed critical components of Mobland and BYTE City, including smart contracts, online interfaces, ARGs, and scalable infrastructure.
  • Managed and led the technical team to deliver fast and robust results.
  • Oversaw DevOps and infrastructure scaling to support product growth.
  • Oversaw the smart contracts development for Turnup.

Sabbatical

January 2019 – June 2021

  • Authored an unpublished novel and composed a piano album available on Spotify.
  • Developed Secrez, a CLI password and secret manager oriented toward crypto keys.

Tech Leader, Tron Foundation, San Francisco

September 2018 – January 2020

  • Developed essential tools for the Tron blockchain, including Tronbox, TronWeb, and the local Tron blockchain for devs, within 35 days.
  • Created Trongrid, the equivalent of Infura for Tron, in December 2018.
  • Ensured ongoing maintenance and widespread use of these tools in the developer community.

Principal Engineer, Yahoo Inc., San Francisco

December 2015 – June 2017

  • Led the development of Golden Gate, responsible for all interstitial campaign pages on Yahoo's mobile websites, generating over 90% of app installs.
  • Enhanced UI components and user experience across platforms.
  • Contributed to Flickr, winning multiple editions of the internal code golf tournament with advanced JavaScript and esoteric stack languages.

Senior Android Engineer, Turo Inc., San Francisco

June 2015 – September 2015

  • Optimized the Android app codebase, significantly improving performance and user experience.

Android Engineer, JumpCam, San Francisco

October 2012 – May 2015

  • Served as a full-stack engineer before focusing on developing the Android version of the JumpCam app.
  • Learned Java and achieved feature parity with the iOS app within six months, which had taken two engineers fourteen months to develop.
  • Received an award from Google for "Best App of the Year."
  • Later developed the Fade app for Android.

CEO/CTO, Passpack, Rome/Mountain View

December 2006 – August 2012

  • Created the world's first host-proof online password manager, gaining significant media coverage.
  • Led the company to double revenues year over year through organic growth.
  • Managed operations until its sale in 2012.

Earlier Experience

  • Internal Communication Manager at Blu Spa, an Italian communication company.
  • Full-Stack Engineer for TIM and Wind.
  • Editorial Chief at Diemme Editori (now Edizioni Master).
  • Founded Artenet in 1996, one of the first user-generated content directories, sold in 1999.
  • Developed tools like Mooffanka, dbUnder, and authMob; notably, dbUnder was used by the Australian Agriculture Ministry.

Education

  • University of Calabria (Unical)
    • Studied Physics

Skills

  • Programming Languages: JavaScript, Solidity, SQL, Java, CJam, PHP, etc.
  • Technologies: Blockchain Development, Smart Contracts, DevOps
  • Tools: Photoshop, Premiere, Logic Pro, DaVinci Resolve, etc.
  • Other: UI/UX Design, Team Leadership, Infrastructure Scaling

Interests

Writing, painting, filmmaking, and composing music. View some works at sullo.co.

For contacts, write me a line at [email protected]