From breaking toys with a screwdriver at 7 to building janky consoles, websites, ISPs, and game servers as a teen, I've always learned by taking tech apart. After 18 years in the industry, that curiosity turned into a career as a Web3/blockchain and AI developer. I’m still breaking things, just more professionally.

Lucian Apetrei

From breaking toys with a screwdriver at 7 to building janky consoles, websites, ISPs, and game servers as a teen, I've always learned by taking tech apart. After 18 years in the industry, that curiosity turned into a career as a Web3/blockchain and AI developer. I’m still breaking things, just more professionally.

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From breaking toys with a screwdriver at 7 to building janky consoles, websites, ISPs, and game servers as a teen, I’ve always learned by taking tech apart.

After 18 years in the industry, that curiosity turned into a career as a Web3/blockchain and AI developer. I’m still breaking things, just more professionally.

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Language

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
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English
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Work Experience

Lead Full Stack Engineer at Humans.ai
May 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Led the team taking over development and maintenance for blockchain projects at Humans.ai, focusing on proprietary user account management and token-taking apps for the HEART token. Main project: vid.ai—a platform using AI to create product video commercials.
CEO and Lead Developer at Gratitude Token
January 1, 2020 - July 1, 2024
Involved in blockchain and crypto since 2017. Built a remote mining farm with trading bots. Open-source project Gratitude Token; conducted research in Web3; launched GRAT token on the chain; advocacy for the Grati­tude/BiIP protocol.
Frontend Developer at SparkWare
December 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022
Implemented UX innovations, improved conversions by refining HTML, CSS/SASS, and JavaScript; contributed to React components. Modernized UI through SVG integration, optimized HTML/CSS, and cleaned up legacy code.
Full Stack Developer at IP SOS Interactive Services
September 1, 2012 - December 1, 2015
Led development for international projects across 19 countries, focusing on HTML/CSS/JS/PHP. Trained teams in HTML/CSS, and contributed to cross-language, multi-lingual projects; supported server configuration and hosting.
Full Stack Developer at Lucian Design
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2018
First freelance website; achieved first-page Google ranking for 'graphic designer' and 'graphic design freelancer'. Created CMS-driven sites, sliced layouts, integrated into CMSs, designed logos and branding, and managed server hosting.
CTO and Dev Lead at Web3 Ambassadors
June 1, 2021 - Present
Led the team on blockchain and crypto projects since 2017; built apps for Solana, EOS, and Ethereum chains; managed smart contracts, token economics, and community tooling; mentored and steered development efforts.
Lead Full Stack Developer at Humans.ai
May 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Led the team responsible for blockchain projects at Humans.ai, including proprietary user account management and the HEART token staking app; contributed to to vid.ai—a platform using AI to create product video commercials.
CEO & Lead Developer at Gratitude Token World
January 1, 2020 - July 1, 2024
Involved in blockchain and crypto since 2017; built a remote mining farm and trading bots; launched Grat Token World and contributed to the Grat token ecosystem and the BiiP protocol.
Frontend Developer at 888SparkWare
December 1, 2018 - May 31, 2022
Implemented UX innovations that improved user retention; modernized HTML/CSS/JS workflows; leveraged React.js; optimized codebase and replaced old PNG sprites with SVGs.
Frontend Developer at IPS Interactive Services
September 1, 2012 - December 31, 2015
Led the creative team in Global Communications; trained staff in HTML & CSS; worked on international projects across 16 languages; managed www.i-say.com; IPS is a market research company of French origin with a global footprint.

Education

PhD in Science and Technology of Information at University of Bucharest
January 11, 2030 - April 11, 2026
High School Diploma at Colegiu Tehnic Motru
January 11, 2030 - April 11, 2026
Course: Mastering the Science of a Successful Startup at Bitcoin Startup Lab
November 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
PhD (incomplete) in Science and Technology of Information at University of Bucharest
January 11, 2030 - April 15, 2026
High School Diploma at Motru High School
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2006

Qualifications

PC Technician and Operator Diploma
January 11, 2030 - April 15, 2026
PhD (incomplete) in Science and Technology of Information
January 11, 2030 - April 15, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education