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I am a young and eager self-taught developer with 15 years of programming experience and 5 years of professional work in Web3 full-stack development. I have inspired teams and produced solutions across multiple blockchain projects, contributing through smart contract engineering, vision leadership, system architecture, web development, visual design, asset production, and consulting. My experience in traditional tech and programming has been elevated by my opportunities in Web3, allowing me to shape and innovate within this ecosystem. I am passionate about building widely-used blockchain solutions that bring this technology to everyday lives globally. Open to diversifying from freelance into new ventures, I bring strong adaptability, collaboration skills, and a vision to push blockchain technology forward through meaningful projects and teamwork.…I am a young and eager self-taught developer with 15 years of programming experience and 5 years of professional work in Web3 full-stack development. I have inspired teams and produced solutions across multiple blockchain projects, contributing through smart contract engineering, vision leadership, system architecture, web development, visual design, asset production, and consulting. My experience in traditional tech and programming has been elevated by my opportunities in Web3, allowing me to shape and innovate within this ecosystem. I am passionate about building widely-used blockchain solutions that bring this technology to everyday lives globally. Open to diversifying from freelance into new ventures, I bring strong adaptability, collaboration skills, and a vision to push blockchain technology forward through meaningful projects and teamwork.

Drey Warde

Blockchain Developer, Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, +2

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I am a young and eager self-taught developer with 15 years of programming experience and 5 years of professional work in Web3 full-stack development. I have inspired teams and produced solutions across multiple blockchain projects, contributing through smart contract engineering, vision leadership, system architecture, web development, visual design, asset production, and consulting. My experience in traditional tech and programming has been elevated by my opportunities in Web3, allowing me to shape and innovate within this ecosystem. I am passionate about building widely-used blockchain solutions that bring this technology to everyday lives globally. Open to diversifying from freelance into new ventures, I bring strong adaptability, collaboration skills, and a vision to push blockchain technology forward through meaningful projects and teamwork.…I am a young and eager self-taught developer with 15 years of programming experience and 5 years of professional work in Web3 full-stack development. I have inspired teams and produced solutions across multiple blockchain projects, contributing through smart contract engineering, vision leadership, system architecture, web development, visual design, asset production, and consulting. My experience in traditional tech and programming has been elevated by my opportunities in Web3, allowing me to shape and innovate within this ecosystem. I am passionate about building widely-used blockchain solutions that bring this technology to everyday lives globally. Open to diversifying from freelance into new ventures, I bring strong adaptability, collaboration skills, and a vision to push blockchain technology forward through meaningful projects and teamwork.

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I am a young and eager self-taught developer with 15 years of programming experience and 5 years of professional work in Web3 full-stack development. I have inspired teams and produced solutions across multiple blockchain projects, contributing through smart contract engineering, vision leadership, system architecture, web development, visual design, asset production, and consulting. My experience in traditional tech and programming has been elevated by my opportunities in Web3, allowing me to shape and innovate within this ecosystem.

I am passionate about building widely-used blockchain solutions that bring this technology to everyday lives globally. Open to diversifying from freelance into new ventures, I bring strong adaptability, collaboration skills, and a vision to push blockchain technology forward through meaningful projects and teamwork.

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Work Experience

Co-Founder, Fullstack Developer at XELIS Forge (DeFI)

January 1, 2025 - Present

Architected branding and vision/goals for the first DeFi suite on XELIS. Designed and created a DEX & Asset Control front-end in React/Vite for wallet connection and native asset swaps using Forge’s Silex Smart Contracts. Established Web3 standards for the XELIS ecosystem, defining ABI and integration standards with XVM and shaping the XELIS js SDK.

Community Developer, Contractor at XELIS (L1 BlockDAG)

January 1, 2024 - Present

Provided consulting and execution services across the technology stack including POW algorithm development, smart contracts, VM goals, and Web3. Authored multiple merged PRs with bounty claims. Improved the Silex programming language in parsing conventions, lexer modular imports, and ABI standards. Implemented a Shunting Yard expression parser in the Xelis VM. Integrated XELIS into Stack Wallet on iOS and Android. Improved ECDLP performance by over 90% using SIMD and multithreading for enhanced DeFi user experience.

Critical Developer at WagLayla (L1 Blockchain)

January 1, 2024 - Present

Corrected a POW bug in the Stratum Bridge at launch, fostering a lasting relationship with the project. Designed and created WagDX, a fully-custom Desktop GUI wallet for multiple OS using Rust & egui. Added WALAHash support to mining pool frameworks including MiningCore and a Node.js-based system, promoting decentralization of network hashrate.

Creator + Maintainer at TNN Miner (POW)

January 1, 2023 - Present

Created the first open-source AstroBWTv3 miner for transparent DERO mining. Expanded support for multiple algorithms targeting CPUs. Developed a novel suffix array algorithm specialized for AstroBWTv3 and SpectreX achieving 4x speedup. Optimized several POW algorithms on x86 and ARM with AVX and NEON SIMD in C++, producing highly efficient miners for Android and M-series Macs. Implemented CI with GitLab for automated building, testing, and releasing across architectures.

Fullstack Developer, Equity Stake at Weaponized Countries (NFTs & GameFi)

December 31, 2022 - August 11, 2025

Lead artist creating over 400 art assets for NFT trading cards and website. Engineered custom software for assembly and metadata of ERC721 tokens. Took over as lead smart contract engineer implementing minting mechanics and fully on-chain gamification. Redesigned and developed a responsive React website improving stability and responsiveness. Led design and execution of hybrid on-chain/off-chain GameFi system using Firebase and socket.io to build a multiplayer card dueling game integrating ERC721, ERC1125, and ERC20 tokens.

Fullstack Developer, Contractor at Potluck Labs (NFTs)

December 31, 2021 - August 11, 2025

Provided consulting and emergency engineering services fixing critical technical issues enabling a successful project launch. Acted as liaison between core team and music producers to build a music rights acquisition platform via NFTs on Fantom. Designed webpages and initial smart contracts for music NFT acquisition. Produced a prototype live NFT customizer linking React frontend to Node.js backend generating on-chain NFTs with IPFS storage and contract stats integration, enabling dynamic GUI deployment.

Backend Developer, Equity Stake at Bobbleheads/Incepthink (NFTs, GameFi)

December 31, 2022 - August 11, 2025

Authored base smart contracts and led art team for animated NFT project. Designed backend services to create parametrically animated MP4s from art assets. Developed a multiplayer battle brawler prototype using skeletal animation of Bobbleheads NFTs allowing in-browser NFT battles. Responsible for game engine, physics, netcode, and React integration. Learned Redis, NginX, and Socket.io to deliver a positively received MVP.

Co-Founder, Fullstack Developer at XELIS Forge (DeFI)

January 1, 2025 - Present

Architected branding and vision for the first DeFi suite on XELIS, designed and created a DEX and Asset Control front-end in React/Vite allowing wallet connections and native asset swaps, and established Web3 standards for XELIS ecosystem including ABI and integration standards, supporting the development and launch of smart contracts on mainnet.

Community Developer, Contractor at XELIS (L1 BlockDAG)

January 1, 2024 - Present

Provided consulting and executed tasks across the tech stack including POW algorithm development, smart contracts, VM goals, and Web3 integration; authored multiple pull requests; improved the Silex programming language with parsing standards and bug fixes; implemented expression parsing in the virtual machine; integrated XELIS in Stack Wallet on iOS and Android; enhanced ECDLP cryptography performance by over 90% with SIMD and multithreading.

Critical Developer at WagLayla (L1 Blockchain)

January 1, 2024 - Present

Corrected POW bug in launch Stratum Bridge; designed and created WagDX, a fully custom desktop GUI wallet using Rust and egui; added WALAHash support to mining pool frameworks enabling greater decentralization of network hashrate.

Creator and Maintainer at TNN Miner (POW)

January 1, 2023 - Present

Created the first open-source AstroBWTv3 miner for DERO, expanded support for multiple algorithms targeting CPU mining; developed a novel suffix array algorithm providing 4x speedup; optimized several POW algorithms on x86 and ARM with AVX and NEON SIMD in C++, achieving top efficiency for SpectreX; implemented GitLab CI automation for building, testing, and releasing.

Fullstack Developer, Equity at Weaponized Countries (NFTs & GameFi)

December 31, 2022 - August 11, 2025

Led artistic vision and created over 400 NFT art assets; took over lead smart contract engineering with effective minting and on-chain gamification mechanics; redesigned the responsive React website improving stability; led hybrid on-chain/off-chain game design with Firebase and socket.io for multiplayer gameplay integrating multiple token standards for an engaging GameFi experience.

Fullstack Developer, Contractor at Potluck Labs (NFTs)

December 31, 2021 - August 11, 2025

Provided consulting and engineering services to resolve critical technical issues enabling successful project launch; coordinated between core team and music producers to build a music platform on Fantom; designed webpages for NFT music rights acquisition and initial smart contracts; built prototype live NFT customizer linking React frontend with Node.js backend for minting and metadata upload on IPFS.

Backend Developer, Equity at Bobbleheads/Incepthink (NFTs, GameFi)

December 31, 2022 - August 11, 2025

Produced base smart contracts and led art team for animated NFT project; developed JS backend for generating animated MP4 files from art assets; single-handedly created a multiplayer battle brawler game prototype enabling NFT skeletal animation battles in-browser with game engine, physics, netcode, and React integration; learned Redis, NginX, and Socket.io to deliver MVP publicly tested with positive feedback.