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The Orthocorp Ltd.

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BlockChain Magic

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Vertikal

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NFiniTi

Co-Founder / CTO

Sharkaroo

A Digital Securities Product Management firm with operations in Paris, Bangkok & San Diego.

Co-Founder / CEO

Focusing on investment opportunities for blockchain related technology companies and tokenized assets.

Director, Sharkaroo Alpha Ventures

ICO Expert - Coin Governance System

Speaker at several conferences & keynotes on Distributed Ledger Technologies: Soi Blockchain, AWS Big Data & Blockchain conference, Sasin University, Chulalongkorn University, ...

Consulting, Advisory Roles & Public speaking

Jetsetcrypto.com - A streamlined travel ecosystem built on blockchain technology.

Advisor To The Board - JetSetCrypto

Advisor (Tech lead, ICO) - Conscious OS

DevOps Factory

DevOps application architecture, engineering support, infrastructure, troubleshooting across SME, and FinTech applications on AWS, Google, Azure, and IBM Cloud.

Co-Founder / Solutions Architect

Paychant

Advisor To The Board

NUXOS

NUXOS PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGIES

DISCLAIMER: Crispin Courtenay's latest AI gerbil has written my profile bio. Let's see how it goes.

Richard Piacentini (1) is a highly respected industry thought leader (2) and international (3) Software Development and Blockchain speaker. 

(1) Yep, that's me! That's a good start!
(2) The AI mistakenly identified my friend Keir Finlow-Bates as me, even though I didn't say anything.
(3) If you're interested, I live in Thailand as a French national, hence the "international" part.

With over 25 years of experience (4) as an extreme (5) software engineer and architect, Richard has a proven track record of delivering innovative and highly scalable solutions for his clients. 

(4) & (5) Let's not focus on that too much.

He has also coordinated multiple international conferences (6) focused on the Ruby programming language, cementing his status as a leading voice in the industry. 

(6) It started from 2006 to 2012, at first with 20 people meeting in a pizzeria restaurant; the significance of this now is questionable.

Richard is the CEO and co-founder of Sharkaroo (7), a Software Development firm with operations in Paris, Bangkok, and San Diego. 

(7) Sharkaroo? Brilliant! Crispin found the name, and I wish it was me; he was (moderately) drunk, however.

He is both a Blockchain Solutions Architect and a Senior Software Development Architect, which has helped him become a successful tech entrepreneur and investor with over 25 years of leading development teams in five different countries. (8) 

(8) This sentence has 36 words and only one comma! 

An expert on blockchain technology, smart contracts, distributed ledger frameworks, digital assets, securities tokenization, software architecture, and software development, Richard brings high-level experience working with government, banking, media, and start-up partners. (9)

(9) Who gave you that list?

 In addition, Richard has worked closely with Crispin Courtenay (10) on numerous projects over the past five years, including developing cutting-edge blockchain solutions.

(10) Did you ask the AI to add your name to my profile?

In January 2022, Richard teamed up with Keir Finlow-Bates to engineer the largest NFT airdrop ever on the Ethereum mainnet. They distributed 1.5 quindecillion, which is 1.5 followed by 48 zeros, unique virtual land tokens, one for each Ethereum address that has existed, exists, or will exist in the future. (11)

(11) Still one of my best moments ever!

That began their experimental metaverse project, "The Orthoverse is Doomed!". (12)

(12) In the end, we all are, memento mori! 

Richard Piacentini

VerticGraph

I founded VerticGraph.ai with a clear mission: to transform a law firm's institutional knowledge into its most powerful, scalable asset. I believe the future of law isn't about replacing lawyers with AI, but amplifying their expertise. The secure, customizable platform we're building helps top-tier firms create their own defensible AI advantage, enabling them to win more cases and operate with unparalleled efficiency.

Founder

AI Strategy

AI Strategy provides Fractional CTO services and enterprise AI consulting, specializing in scalable AI solutions, multi-agent architectures, and secure, compliant AI deployments. As a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner, NVIDIA ecosystem specialist, and AWS Technical Partner, we help businesses transition from AI prototypes to production-ready systems, ensuring compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and California AI/privacy regulations. Our expertise spans LLM-powered automation, data sovereignty, and AI-driven business transformation, with deep experience in multiple AI solutions and ML solutions.

📧 Contact: info@aistrategy.tech | 🌐 aistrategy.tech

Founder | AI Solutions Architect

CHEQS

A global payment solution with a five-second or less international payment transfer. Why wait days or weeks for an ACH or wire transfer to settle, when seconds is all that you need. 

Currently looking for interested early Beta testers.

Member of the Board of Advisors

Summit Vault

* Ephemeral Credential Management
* Zero Trust Security Architecture
* Cloud Security & Compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001)
* Strategic Partnerships & Alliances
* AI & Quantum-Resistant Security Technologies
* Secure DevOps & Infrastructure Automation

Storm Door

IKitchen Limited

Chief AI Officer

Seeking to develop a software product or technological platform in Web & Mobile, Blockchain, or AI? You've discovered your ideal tech partner. At 42x Labs, we boast a solid history of crafting top-tier, inventive software solutions for our clients. Our team comprises seasoned developers, each a specialist in their domain, and we're dedicated to offering unmatched service to ensure your project's success.

Head of Artificial Intelligence

Self Employed

Cryptocurrency payment gateway. 
https://paychant.com/

Strategic Advisor - Paychant

Technical & Strategic Advisor - Ample

Technical Advisor - Nexxxt 

Blockchain, crypto & asset-backed derivatives.

Fractional CTO - Stealth

Online loan and tokenized rewards platform.
https://vestiny.io/

Advisor - Vestiny

Externalis is a leading Go developer focusing on AI and FinTech with operations in SoCal, Paris, Hong Kong, and Bangkok.

Strategic Advisor - Externalis

A streamlined travel ecosystem built on blockchain technology. 
jetsetcrypto.com

Advisor - JetSet

DevOps application architecture, engineering support, infrastructure, SME, and FinTech applications on AWS, Google, Azure, and IBM Cloud.

Kubernetes, Clusters, Mesh, AIOPs.

Founder | Solutions Architect

“Data is the mountain. Everything else just drifts.”

With nearly a decade of experience as an AI strategist, I design intelligent, legally compliant systems that transform how law firms and legal departments operate. My work blends deep technical expertise with an understanding of legal workflows—delivering AI solutions that are secure, adaptive, and grounded in real-world legal practice.

I focus on large language models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and zero-trust architectures that support auditability and confidentiality at every layer. These systems are self-improving, refining their performance over time while remaining aligned with evolving regulatory standards—and always interacting with your attorneys, not replacing them.

My solutions are designed to augment legal teams, not overwhelm them. Most features are opt-in, respecting each attorney’s comfort level and practice style. We tightly integrate with your existing case management, accounting, and CRM systems to present a unified, intelligent view of your firm’s operations and client matters.

The foundation is a dual-knowledge base:

* One built from your firm’s own work product and expertise,
* The other updated daily with changes in case law, regulations, and legal standards across all relevant practice areas.

My platform experience includes Microsoft Azure, OpenAI, IBM, NVIDIA, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Through my work with Gemini, I’ve found Google to lead in AI systems for legal reasoning, structured argumentation, and compliance alignment. For graph-based legal intelligence, I deploy GraphRAG frameworks using either Neo4j or enterprise-grade SingleStore—delivering fast, secure access to precedent, firm memory, and regulatory insight.

Why it matters

* Drafts, diligence, and discovery shrink from days to minutes
* Attorneys opt in—or out—of AI features at will, preserving professional judgment
* Every insight is traceable, defensible, and secured by design

Whether you need a quick win or a ground-up transformation, I deliver strategies and systems that keep your firm ahead of the curve—and the courtroom.

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