Igor Papandinas

Blockchain Engineer

Hello, I'm Igor.

I'm a blockchain engineer and manager for fullstack project. I'm a member of the Ternoa core team, an Alumni of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy, an entrepreneur and crypto enthusiast with 5 years of experience in software development.

I am very quality conscious and understand the requirements to create user-friendly experiences. I have the necessary rigour to manage a project properly and support my clients.

Technical skills

Javascript/Typescript
React
18
NextJS
13
Rust
Substrate
Ink!
Solidity
Web3JS
GraphQL
NodeJS
T3 Stack
OSS

Experience

• Blockchain engineer (Typescript integration & Substrate pallets) - @Ternoa
Remote – (Oct 2021 - July 2023)
Ternoa is an NFT-centric Layer 1 blockchain built with Substrate and custom pallets for innovating advanced NFTs features.

- Lead a dedicated team responsible for designing tools to integrate Ternoa chain (TS Library + Bridge + Indexer).
- Development of the NFT, TEE & Transmission Protocol pallets.
• Frontend Engineer, React - @Vinci Immobilier
Paris, France – (Oct 2019 - Sept 2021)
My team and I were in charge of perfecting Vinci Immobilier website, a prominent real estate french company.

- Development of the portal app website.
- Development of a personal space, enabling owners to effectively manage their assets.
• Software Engineer - @Thales
Paris, France – (Sept 2018 - Sept 2019)
- Development of equipement drivers for the GRIFFON, an armoured vehicle.

Projects

• Secret Stash
Co-Founder - CTO – (June 2022 - now)
Development of the first NFTs marketplace on the Ternoa blockchain. Management and community growth.
Here is the final result: secret-stash.io

Education

• Polkadot Blockchain Academy Alumni (Cohort 3) - @UC Berkeley California
UC Berkeley – (July 2023 - Aug 2023)
The Polkadot Blockchain Academy is an intensive, in-person educational program deeply exploring foundational concepts and hands-on blockchain curriculum. Built with Polkadot and Substrate tech.
• Master of higher education in Electronics specialized in Embedded Systems.
INP ENSEIRB-MATMECA, Bordeaux, France – (2015 - 2018)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Sciences.
Bayonne, France – (2013 - 2015)

Languages

French, NativeSpanish, NativeEnglish, FluentGreek, Notions