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Hi, I’m Debra Gail White, a fractional CTO and advisor helping startups scale technology strategy, product roadmaps, budgets, and fundraising. I guide teams to turn ambitious plans into practical, scalable solutions. I specialize in AI-driven platforms, serverless infrastructure, CI/CD, full-stack development, and security-first financial and blockchain systems.
I’ve built and led engineering teams across decentralized platforms, cloud-native architectures, and data-driven products, always focusing on delivering real business impact while maintaining a strong security and compliance posture.
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Work Experience
Co-Founder & CTO at Status.im
January 1, 2018 - PresentLed development of a decentralized mobile Ethereum OS, shaping platform architecture, security, and product strategy.
Founder at DAV Foundation
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019Blockchain autonomous vehicles initiative; led platform design and ecosystem partnerships.
Founder at Evolve
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019Built Docker + Kubernetes-based edge infrastructure for distributed services.
Founder at Vertbase
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019Launched a cryptocurrency exchange platform, overseeing product development and growth.
Founder at Tangle
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019Decentralized Neblio app for prediction markets.
Founder at SoloLearn
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019Educational platform for programming.
Founder at Disruption
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021Enterprise documentation service; led engineering and product development.
Principal Engineer at Private - Financial data research platform
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023Led engineering for a financial data research platform, building scalable data pipelines and analytics.
Growth Manager at Growth Sayer
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021Growth and supply chain management platform; oversaw engineering and operations.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Boston
May 1, 2007 - May 1, 2010Bachelor of Music in Music Business/Management at Berkeley College of Music
May 1, 2002 - May 1, 2006Qualifications
AWS Cloud Architecting
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025Prompt Engineering for LLMs
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other
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