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The Orthocorp Ltd.

The Other Guy

BlockChain Magic

Co-Founder / Wizard

Vertikal

Co-Founder / Blockchain Illuminator

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

ThinkIT Data Solutions

Designing and operating datacenter infrastructure for linear broadcast video and associated telemetry services.

Principal IP Video Engineering Consultant - Cox Communications Video Engineering & Broadcast Ops

Mission Critical :: Cloud Native Solutions - Networking - Storage - Complex Telemetry Solutions - Managed Services

Founder/CxO

Implemented and supported Next Generation Data Center virtualization infrastructure based on Oracle/SUN technologies.  Computing stack is composed of Oracle 6000 Blade Chassis housing T4-1B SPARC Blade Servers running Oracle VM Server on Solaris 10/11.  Hundreds of Solaris LDOMs and zones provide highly available applications clustered via VCS (Veritas Cluster Service) and consist of custom “in-house” developed (predominately C++ & Java) applications, MQ and Tuxedo message brokering services, Oracle DB’s, and WebLogic, Tomcat, and JBoss application servers.  Administrative tasks including converting legacy run control scripts to SMF, creating IPS packages for applications, and developing scripts for the automated provisioning of virtual resources.  The networking stack is composed of 1GbE, 10GbE, 40GbE NEMs modules and 8Gb Fibre Channel.  Ethernet connectivity is via Cisco Nexus 2K’s, 5K’s, and 7018 core switches and Fibre Channel traverses Brocade DCX’s and 5300’s.  The storage stack is composed of NetApp filers providing NFS and Block storage services.  The Oracle virtualized environment provides a 24x7 highly available infrastructure for SITA’s core mission critical services to the airline transport industry and is distributed across 3 data centers and 2 continents.

Solaris SME and Virtualization Architect Consultant - SITA (sita.aero)

Helping businesses realize the significant benefits of virtualization and private cloud technologies thru elegant Infrastructure as a Service Architecture.  We also perform Virtual Infrastructure Optimization, SAN & Network Assessments, and SAN extension.

CTO/Chief Systems Architect

Short term engagement providing SAN extension, Virtualization, and Infrastructure Architecture Consulting for Geo Spatial Systems Data Center migration projects.

Principal Systems Architect Consultant to Sev1Tech

Short term engagement providing virtualization infrastructure architecture consulting services for remote data center and distribution facilities consolidation.

Principal Systems Engineering Consultant to Harris Teeter Corp.

Provide solutions architecture for Enterprise Data Center Operations Enterprise Storage Group.  Provide storage network architecture, management and monitoring, operations strategic guidance, and oversight.  Provide strategy to leverage current and implement new technologies to transition CBP’s enterprise storage environment to a services / cloud environment.  Specific HW involved: HDS VSP, USPV, NetApp 6030/v6080, EMC VMax, DMX-4 storage subsystems;  Oracle Exadata and SUN 4540 series NAS storage platforms; Sepaton VTL and Quantum iScalar tape libraries; and Brocade DCX, 48K directors, McData i10K & 6140 directors in a FICON environment. Utilize 8GB Fibre Channel, FibreChannel routing and FCIP.  Hosts consist of IBM z10 series mainframes, RedHat, Solaris, AIX and Windows based hosts in a heavily virtualized environment.  Tools include Virtual Instruments, NetApp SANscreen, Implementation and configuration of EMC’s ECC (now known as Ionix) & SMARTS/SIA, NetApp Operations Manager & FilerView, HDS HiCommand & Storage Navigator, and many others.

Principal Systems Architect Consultant to U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Provide storage network engineering solutions with a specialization in Enterprise Meta SAN design, routing and distance extension over IP (FCIP) and multi-vendor fabric integrations.  Very experienced with Main Frame FICON environments and FICON/Open Systems intermixed fabrics.  Experienced with File Virtualization and Global Namespace Design.  Experienced with HDS, IBM, EMC storage arrays, SUN "thumpers", StorageTech, Quantum tape libraries and VTL’s and NetApp filers.  Very experienced in the management challenges in multi-vendor fabrics, most vendors management applications and API’s.  Very familiar with both versions of the new Ethernet standard under proposal (CEE/DCE) for support of FCoE (FibreChannel over Ethernet).

Principal Engineering Consultant to Brocade Communications

•	Develop and execute load, stress, and performance tests using Load Runner of Raytheon’s enterprise manufacturing execution system (MES), Visiprise Manufacturing.
•	Develop and execute load, stress, and performance tests using Load Runner and SAP GUI scripting of Raytheon’s SAP based Trade Compliance System via traditional SAP GUI client as well as SAP’s Netweaver Portal. 
•	Reverse engineered custom DLLs and rewrote algorithms and program logic using built-in Load Runner functions and ANSI C to simplify program maintenance and portability.
•	Performed targeted performance testing and analysis for WebLogic and Oracle tuning and optimization for MES and various SAP portal based applications.
•	Numerous Perl programming development projects

Sr. Software Engineer Consultant to Raytheon Missile Systems

•	Provide network engineering services for Mentora’s Hosting customers.
•	Provide configuration and support for routing, switching and F5 Load Balancing devices and Linux, Solaris and Microsoft servers.
•	Reengineered F5 load balancing architecture to accommodate customer’s (Inovis) request to more granularly manage and monitor customer network traffic.

Principal Network Engineer Consultant to Mentora Group

Wachovia

Perform Load, Stress and Performance Testing for Wachovia's Online Banking channel.

Sr. Performance Test Engineer

Tenacity Solutions Incorporated

•	Technical lead and supervisor for Internet Operations and Web hosting groups within TCS.
•	Manage multiple government websites backups using NetBackup and a multitude of different hardware platforms. 
•	Oversee adherence to 3rd party hosting provider SLA’s.  
•	Consult with new customers to facilitate requirements gathering.  
•	Provide technical input for new business RFPs.  
•	Develop custom automated solutions for customer work processes and management of websites and distributed applications.  
•	Design and implement custom solutions for complex routing, firewalls, VPNs, and load balancing.  
•	Provide support for Treasury Enterprise Directory Services architecture consisting of x.500 and LDAP.

Principal Network Engineer at U.S. Treasury (TCS)

SOZA

Sr. Network Engineer for Internet E-Commerce Team

Designed performance testing environments for e-commerce environment utilizing Mercury Interactive's LoadRunner load testing suite.

Built out east and west coast nodes of e-commerce sites for the first online AND geographically load balanced presence of the U.S. Mint's catalog for coin sales and children's sites hosted in Sterling, VA and Burbank, CA QWEST datacenters

Design and implemented LAN infrastructure for U.S. Mint's 801 9th st. newly constructed location utilizing Foundry Networks BigIron Core switches, Cisco 7214 routers and Foundry FastIron workgroup switches.  Axent Raptor application gateway firewalls.

Sr. network engineer supporting nationwide WAN connecting all U.S. mint facilities including Fort Knox.

Principal Systems Architect at U.S. Mint

US Navy

The primary mission of Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 210 is to enhance overall Force readiness by providing a rapidly deployable force capable of providing surface and subsurface surveillance in AOAs, harbors and approaches, roadsteads, straits, anchorages, offshore economic asset areas, and other militarily significant inshore areas throughout the world.

Secondary mission capabilities include command, control and communications, control of crafts of opportunity, control of ship movement within harbors and/or anchorages, and as an operational test and evaluation unit. A MIUWU is currently the only U.S. Navy platform specifically designated to fulfill this mission.

Electronics Technician (ET2) - Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 210 - Reserve Force

Intelsat

•	Primary network and telecommunications systems support for Satellite Operations Dept.  Supported a multi protocol LAN/WAN environment consisting of Novell 4.11, NT4.0, VMS/DECNet, Solaris 2.6 & 7, HP/UX 10.20, RTE-A on HP A900 & 1000 servers, TimePlex multiplexors, ACT SDM series FRADs (for voice over frame), and Ascend B-STDX 8000 Frame Relay switches.  
•	Provided maintenance and support for satellite earth station equipment (700W TWT Ku-band & 3KW Klystron MCL HPAs, U/D Converters, Satellite Modems, Antenna and control systems).  
•	Performed integration and testing for new systems deployment and architecture upgrades.  
•	Developed and maintained systems engineering documentation.

Sr. Communications System Engineer

Comsat World Services

There are 6 tracking, telemetry, command, and monitoring (TTC&M) stations around the world and by the dedicated staff that support their continuous operation.  INTELSAT's TTC&M stations are in operation at: Beijing, China; Clarksburg, Maryland (USA); Fucino, Italy, Paumalu, Hawaii (USA); Perth, Australia; and Raisting, Germany.  Signatories in these countries are under contract to provide facilities and services for INTELSAT's use.  Thousands of earth station anetnnas of all sizes, from very large 18-meter gateway antennas to very small (1.8-meters or less) VSAT antennas access the INTELSAT system. 

Clarksburg TTC&M Earth Station:  Primary operations and technical support for all satellite telemetry, commanding, communications monitoring, TDMA reference terminal, and IDR communications equipment.

Performed certification testing on all local earth station antennas, transmit and receive subsystems, and computer and control equipment.

Performed equipment installations, custom cable fabrication and micro/miniature multi layer circuit board repair and soldering.

Primary technical support for 3KW Klystron and 700 Watt TWT HPAs.

Primary support for PC based automated wave guide switching system consisting of GE FANUC PLCs connected via RS-485 busses to a PC based program track and interface console.

Assisted in the design & implementation of a remote equipment enclosure temperature monitoring system consisting of remotely located thermistors on custom designed/built circuit boards connected via an RS-485 bus to a central PC w/a graphical display and alarm alerting features.

Performed miniature component soldering and multi-layer circuit board repair.

Sr. Electronics Technician

•	USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67):  Supervisor and Electronics Quality Control Inspector for a 12 technician work center.  
•	Primary technical support for intelligence (TRE, TACINTEL, JDIS, FIST, WWMCS), tactical (TADIX/OTCIX) and messaging (NAVMACS/Fleet Broadcast) UHF and SHF (X-Band) satellite communications systems.  
•	Installed and certified Fiber Optic, CAT 5, and RF/IF cabling.  
•	Performed Novell 3.12 and Unix/SUNOS 4 systems administration, communications equipment maintenance management, and systems training.  
•	Instructed Electronics and Satellite Communications Systems theory, operations, and maintenance training classes to Electronics support staff.
•	Performed miniature component soldering and multi-layer circuit board repair.

Electronics Technician (ET2) - USS John F Kennedy (CV-67)

Seasoned, accomplished infrastructure architect with 20+ years experience in distributed systems and high-volume, multi-platform environments. Exemplary architect, who can manage change, mitigate risk, infuse new ideas and deliver solid business results, taking enterprise system performance and productivity to the next level. Creative problem solving and troubleshooting skills complemented by the ability to communicate the problems and solutions to the business clearly and concisely.

My career started in 1984 working on Electrical, Fire Alarm and Motor Control Systems.  In 1990 I began a progression to Advanced Electronics, Terrestrial & Satellite Communications, Software Engineering, Systems Performance Testing, Distributed Systems Infrastructure and Network Engineering.  Currently designing technology-led business transformation solutions to provide for fully autonomous closed-loop operations for enterprise clients.

Specialties: RF Terrestrial & Satellite Communications, Systems Integration/Migration, Systems Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Software Development, Data Center Operations, Technology Planning, Project Management, Technical Support, Customer Relationship & Vendor Management

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