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▶ THE JOURNEY · A CAREER, BY LOCATION

Paris to Houston,
and home to France.

Ten-plus years across seven places, four Ethereum standards (three published, plus the Agent Authority Protocol in progress), and one throughline: AI and regulated Web3, shipped. Scroll to walk through it, era by era.

01 · Paris
FRANCE
Paris, France
FORMATIVE YEARS · PARIS
It started in Paris.
Student · Founder · First smart contracts · 2009–2019 · Paris, France
42 Paris · Digital Blockchain Technology · Equisafe
From a work-study BTS to 42 Paris and my first companies, this is where I learned to build, then to ship blockchain.
- 42 Paris
- First smart contracts
- Founder
- Higher National Certificate (BTS) in Computing Development on a work-study track, then 42 Paris: a peer-to-peer, project-only program (C, a from-scratch virtual machine, offensive-security practice), not an accredited degree.
- Co-founded Digital Blockchain Technology (2014–16): raised EUR 150k+, featured on TV5MONDE.
- Wrote the first smart contracts of the Equisafe platform (2018–19). After I had left, the platform ran Europe's first on-chain real-estate sale (AnnA, EUR 6.5M) in June 2019. Built a booking-token dApp proof of concept at BTU Protocol in parallel.
ROLES IN THIS CHAPTER · 5
1. Equisafe · Blockchain Smart Contract Developer
  May 2018 - Feb 2019 · Paris, France
  Built the platform's first Solidity security-token contracts and Web3 application components.
2. BTU Protocol · Blockchain Smart Contract Developer (concurrent)
  Nov 2018 - Jan 2019 · Paris area, France
  Built smart-contract and dApp components for a peer-to-peer booking-token proof of concept, concurrently with Equisafe.
3. Digital Blockchain Technology · Consultant & Co-Founder
  Sep 2014 - Mar 2016 · Paris, France
  Delivered blockchain consulting, training and payment tooling; raised more than EUR 150K and appeared on TV5MONDE.
4. Well'comm · Web Developer
  Sep 2012 - Dec 2013 · Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
  Built and maintained CMS websites, MySQL databases, technical SEO and early cryptocurrency integrations.
5. Fnac · Technical Support
  Jun 2011 - Jan 2012 · Paris, France
  Handled software installation, hardware repair, remote support and root-cause analysis.
02 · Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
THE STANDARD · LUXEMBOURG
I co-authored the rail for tokenized securities.
IT security engineer → Blockchain developer (Tokeny) · 2017–2021 · Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
ArcelorMittal · Tokeny Solutions
At Tokeny I became a named author of ERC-3643, the Final Ethereum standard for permissioned tokens. It now carries $32B+.
- ERC-3643 (Final)
- $32B+ tokenized
- Cited by the SEC Chairman
- Enterprise IT security engineer at ArcelorMittal (2017–18): Tenable Nessus, McAfee ePO ETL, Python/Java/C security tooling.
- At Tokeny Solutions (Apex Group, 2019–21), I became one of five named authors of ERC-3643 (T-REX), now Final. The permissioned-token standard carries $32B+ in tokenized assets and was the only token standard the SEC Chairman cited by name.
- Built the compliant token suite (T-REX, ERC-20, ERC-734/735, ERC-1400) and OnchainID on-chain identity (ERC-725 Alliance); 200+ smart contracts deployed.
ROLES IN THIS CHAPTER · 2
1. Tokeny Solutions · Blockchain Developer
  Oct 2019 - Feb 2021 · Luxembourg
  Named author of ERC-3643 (T-REX, Final); built its compliant token suite and OnchainID identity infrastructure.
2. ArcelorMittal · IT Security Engineer
  Nov 2017 - Nov 2018 · Luxembourg
  Ran enterprise security controls and Tenable scanning, and built McAfee ePO reporting and Python, Java and C security tooling.
03 · Nice
FRANCE
Sophia Antipolis / French Riviera
THE RIVIERA · SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS
A summer building security-token rails.
Smart-contract developer (Flexper) · 2019 · Sophia Antipolis / French Riviera
Flexper · Ledgity · Artys
On the Côte d'Azur I built a security-token exchange and a music-IP royalty waterfall.
- Ledgity exchange
- Music-IP tokenization
- At Flexper (2019) I built the Ledgity security-token exchange (an ERC-1400-style permissioned exchange) and an Artys music-IP royalty waterfall.
ROLES IN THIS CHAPTER · 1
1. Flexper · Blockchain Developer
  Apr 2019 - Sep 2019 · Sophia Antipolis, France
  Built the Ledgity security-token exchange and Artys music-IP waterfall; led a small blockchain development team.
04 · Abu Dhabi
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Abu Dhabi, UAE
THE GULF · ABU DHABI
Multi-ledger security tokens in the desert.
Blockchain engineer (Securrency) · 2021 · Abu Dhabi, UAE
Securrency · now DTCC Digital Assets
At Securrency I modernized multi-ledger security-token protocols and improved DApp performance by approximately 70%. The firm was later acquired by DTCC.
- CAT-20 / CAT-721
- ~70% DApp performance gain
- Later → DTCC
- At Securrency (now DTCC Digital Assets, 2021) I modernized CAT-20 / CAT-721 multi-ledger security-token protocols in Solidity for a ~70% DApp performance gain, and researched L2s (Optimism, Arbitrum). The firm was later acquired by DTCC.
ROLES IN THIS CHAPTER · 2
1. Securrency · Blockchain Engineer
  Feb 2021 - Sep 2021 · Abu Dhabi, UAE
  Modernized CAT-20 / CAT-721 regulated-asset protocols and improved DApp performance by approximately 70%.
2. Fantom Foundation · Blockchain Developer
  Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 · Remote
  Hardened the open-source Special Fee Contract, added 150+ tests and cut gas on major contracts by approximately 40%.
05 · Dubai · Ascent
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Dubai, UAE
THE ASCENT · DUBAI
Lead engineer at real scale.
Senior → Lead engineer (Polytrade, Biconomy) · 2021–2024 · Dubai, UAE
Polytrade · Biconomy
Polytrade to Biconomy: I authored a second Ethereum standard, then led the account-abstraction infra that moved $441M.
- ERC-6960 (first author)
- $441M moved
- 38M+ transactions
- At Polytrade (2021–23, Senior → Lead) I architected an RWA marketplace and CeDeFi systems on an EVM L2 ($12M+ TVL), and I am first author of ERC-6960 (Dual Layer Token), published during this role. Led 10+ engineers with zero major vulnerabilities across 100+ reviews (audits with Hacken, CertiK, ImmuneBytes).
- At Biconomy (2023–24, Technical Lead) I led SDK and modular smart-account engineering (ERC-4337 / ERC-7579) as the #1 contributor to Nexus. The infrastructure processed 38M+ transactions and $441M in transfers, and saved $5.6M in user fees; piloted five security audits; DefiSafety 92%.
ROLES IN THIS CHAPTER · 3
1. Biconomy · Blockchain Technical Lead
  Aug 2023 - Oct 2024 · Dubai, UAE
  Applied AI-assisted code review and vulnerability detection in CI/CD, and designed smart-account infrastructure through which agents can execute authorized gasless transactions.
2. Polytrade · Senior Blockchain Engineer, then Lead Blockchain Engineer
  Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 · Dubai, UAE
  Built AI-powered contract-analysis tooling for security scanning and gas optimization, and trained the team on LLM-based development and testing workflows.
3. Retreeb · Head of Blockchain
  Mar 2020 - Aug 2023 · Switzerland / concurrent remote context
  Concurrent role; the source record does not resolve whether it was advisory or full-time.
06 · Dubai · CTO
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Dubai, UAE
THE PEAK · DUBAI
I built the org and readied an L1.
Co-Founder & CTO (Solichain) · CTO (Integra) · 2024–2026 · Dubai, UAE
Solichain · Integra
As CTO of Integra I built the engineering organization and led an EVM RWA Layer-1 through validator operations and launch preparation, while co-founding Solichain part-time.
- CTO
- Cosmos EVM L1
- ~46 internal-ops agents
- 60% AWS cut
- Co-Founder & CTO of Solichain (part-time, 2024–26): multi-chain RWA tokenization and compliance infrastructure. This co-founder/CTO title is Solichain, not Integra.
- Chief Technology Officer of Integra (2025 to June 2026): built the engineering organization from scratch (5 developers and a designer) and led an EVM RWA Layer-1 through validator operations and launch preparation. Forked the Cosmos EVM stack and ran 4 validators across 4 clouds. The public testnet closed at 600K users; the chain was mainnet launch-ready. Consortium of $12B+ AUM.
- Cut the production AWS bill 60% ($5,506 to $2,186/mo, ~$40k/yr), recovered an 80-minute chain halt, and deployed ~46 AI agents for internal operations.
ROLES IN THIS CHAPTER · 2
1. Integra · Chief Technology Officer
  Mar 2025 - Jun 2026 · Dubai, UAE
  Built the engineering organization from scratch and led delivery of an EVM RWA Layer-1 from protocol design through validator operations.
2. Solichain · Co-Founder & CTO / Lead Developer (part-time)
  Jan 2024 - Jan 2026 · Remote / Dubai
  Made AI central to delivery: designed agent architectures for trading, portfolio management and compliance, and prototyped multi-agent coordination patterns.
07 · Houston
UNITED STATES
Houston, USA (remote)
FORWARD-DEPLOYED · HOUSTON, USA
Solo, I shipped an 11-agent AI platform.
Forward-Deployed AI Engineer (Ilayer) · 2026 · Houston, USA (remote)
Ilayer · confidential US real-estate fund
Embedded in an approximately $3B-AUM US real-estate fund, I delivered a production RAG platform of 11 agents, with evidence controls and fraud detection.
- 11 agents in prod
- ~$3B AUM
- 8h → 23min
- As a Forward-Deployed AI Engineer at Ilayer (2026) I was embedded inside a ~$3B-AUM US real-estate private-equity fund (client confidential) and delivered, solo, an 11-agent AI platform to production in the client's stack.
- Built a FastAPI + Postgres/pgvector RAG backend with 11 retrieval-augmented agents, cost-aware LLM middleware, anti-hallucination (verified citations and abstention), and evals plus red-teaming, on AWS.
- Shipped an AI document-fraud detection pipeline for applicant and tenant screening, and automated bank reconciliation from 8 hours to 23 minutes.
ROLES IN THIS CHAPTER · 1
1. Ilayer · Forward-Deployed AI Engineer
  Mar 2026 - Jul 2026 · Houston, USA (remote)
  Delivered an 11-agent GenAI platform in production for a confidential US real-estate private-equity fund with approximately $3B AUM.
08 · France · Now
FRANCE
France
PRESENT DAY · FRANCE
Back in France. Building what's next.
AI / Agent Engineer · ex-CTO · open to relocation · 2026–present · France
Independent · open to AI / Agent Engineer roles
Ten-plus years, four Ethereum standards (three published, plus the Agent Authority Protocol in progress), one throughline: AI and regulated Web3, shipped. Available now, open to relocation.
- 4 standards · Agent Authority Protocol in progress
- 2,500+ contracts
- $200M+ secured
- Based in France; EU citizen (French and Tunisian passports); available immediately, remote or on-site, open to relocation.
- Career totals: 4 Ethereum standards authored (3 published: ERC-3643, ERC-6960 and ERC-7410, plus the Agent Authority Protocol in progress), 2,500+ smart contracts shipped and $200M+ in on-chain value secured.
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