Redefining Fund Administration | Speaker | Podcast Host | Alternative Investments Innovator

I’ve spent over two decades in fund administration, helping managers across hedge funds, private equity, credit, real estate and digital assets navigate complexity, scale operations, and unlock efficiency.

Since 2015, I’ve worked on the front lines of digital asset fund services—supporting some of the industry's first crypto funds. My work has also included building Gen AI-powered workflows, launching investor portals, and designing fund ops infrastructure from the ground up.

Today, I serve as Managing Director, USA at The Ascent Group, a global fund administrator with $40B+ AUA and a clear vision: combine high-touch service with proprietary, tech-forward solutions that actually work for fund managers.

What excites me?
🔹 Helping GPs scale without sacrificing control
🔹 Supporting  traditional funds and tokenized and digital-native fund strategies
🔹 Collaborating with teams that want to push the space forward

Let’s connect if you're exploring new launches, rethinking your admin infrastructure, or just want to compare notes on where the industry’s headed.

Skyler Steinke

Dymaxion OÜ

1: Designed and deployed smart contracts for digital certification called E-Cert, increasing trust in digital certification by 95%. Built with Solidity, Nodejs, Truffle, Metamask, Web3, etc
2: Co-designed and implemented a Multi-Factor Self-Sovereign Identity Authentication Protocol. Achieved 90% accuracy in identity verification. Built with Nodejs, Nestjs, iExec decentralize oracle, solidity, polygon, DKG, react, etc
3: Built Logistics Blockchain Digital Twin to reduce the problem of fake product identification, verification of authentic products, and tracking product ownership by 70%. Built with Python, Robonomics blockchain, Polkadot, web3.js, IPFS
4: Integrated multi-factor self-sovereign authentication protocol into Eigenlayer’s staking and slashing mechanisms, increasing the platform’s security by 35%.
5: Reduced potential attack vectors by 40% through decentralized authentication and slashing improvements.

Senior Software Engineer - Blockchain 

CareerFoundry

1: Providing students with invaluable insights into working in their chosen field and ensuring that the curriculum projects they work on are aligned with their long-term career goals
2: Equipping and preparing each student with the best industrial practice for a successful career in the tech space
3:  Using my industry experience to work alongside a world-class tech curriculum to provide hands-on practice, real-world advice, and one-on-one mentoring to students.

Full-Stack Immersion Bootcamp Mentor 

DryvAfrica

DryvAfrica is a microservice-based bus booking aggregator platform that leverages Node.js, TypeScript, Apollo Federation, GraphQL, Redis, AWS, and Kafka to build a reliable metasearch engine. This platform simplifies the booking process and allows users to compare prices effortlessly in one place.

CTO/Co-founder

XRPL Commons

Selected for the prestigious XRPL Commons Aquarium Program, I am focused on developing DeFi innovations on the XRPL blockchain. This program includes hands-on training in creating tokens, liquidity pools, coding hooks, and smart contracts, while collaborating with leading professionals to discuss blockchain advancements.

The cohort explores decentralized finance (DeFi), leveraging XRPL’s potential. We delve into diverse protocols and financial instruments, aiming to democratize finance and enhance accessibility. 

A core focus is on developing DeFi projects that expand the reach and impact of decentralized finance, emphasizing security and resilience through a decentralized architecture. 

The absence of fees typical of centralized institutions allows us to devise strategies for financial inclusivity, reducing barriers for underserved populations. By utilizing DeFi's transparency, we aim to empower unbanked individuals and communities with greater access to essential financial services.

Participant - XRPL Commons Aquarium Program | DeFi

GreenAnt

• Successfully developed the NFT marketplace backend API for carbon trees owned by farmers, allowing users to view, buy, and list tokens.
• Designed comprehensive Swagger-based API documentation for GreenAnt's backend endpoints, facilitating easy integration of the endpoints by developers and users, contributing to an increase of 80% in the ease of endpoint integration.
•. Developed an optimized data model for spatial data persistence and retrieval, facilitating the extraction of deforestation information for specific land plots through the simple act of drawing a polygon on the designated farm area. This innovative solution resulted in a remarkable 70% reduction in data storage and management costs, leading to substantial cost savings.
 • Successfully integrated an AI model with FastAPI, elevating AI-driven capabilities by an impressive 60%. This integration not only enhanced technological offerings but also expanded GreenAnt's services

Skills: Blockchain · Nestjs · Metamask · PostgresSql · GCP · Nodejs ·Typescript · Ethereum

Senior Backend Developer

CribMD

1: Led the transformation of a legacy monolithic application into a suite of cloud-hosted, robust microservices using Javascript, Docker, and Kubernetes etc, enabling seamless scalability for a 10X increase in traffic.
2:  Collaborated with cross-functional teams in agile environments, participating in story grooming, review of story/acceptance criteria, and performance metrics analysis.
3: Integrated Kafka for real-time data processing, enhancing system responsiveness by 60%.
4:  Implemented gRPC for inter-service communication, reducing latency by 50%.
5: Optimized database performance by migrating to MongoDB and Redis, resulting in a 70% reduction in query times.

Microservice Developer

Dynamic Flakes Limited

1: Implemented a faceted search query with Elasticsearch that guarantees the product is searched and ordered by relevancy, cutting down on product query time by 70%.
2: Developed and maintained critical components of a high-traffic Connetmi e-commerce platform, contributing to a 25% increase in sales
3: Led a team of 3 front-end and back-end engineers and acted as the lead backend developer for the development of the Connetmi e-commerce marketplace leveraging MEAN stacks.
4: I have successfully migrated the legacy system to a modern technology stack, reducing maintenance costs by 20%.
5: Proposed the best algorithm approach for achieving the operation around finding the best-selling products, trending products, and recommended product features without leveraging any machine learning tool. This reduced costs by 40%. 
6: Conducted code reviews and mentored junior developers, improving code quality and reducing errors by 80%.

Co-Founder | Lead Backend Engineer

Telnet Nigeria Limited

1: Software development and maintenance
2: Development of new system using Object Oriented Programming.
3: Designed and developed database on MSSQL Server. 
4: Done requirement gathering, system analysis and design of system specifications.
5: Written user manual, operating manual and technical documentation for any developed systems.
6: Installed and deployed systems developed.

Technologies used: Core Java, JavaEE, Tomcat, Hibernate, Maven, Thymeleaf,Java Swing, Spring Mvc ,C#, Restful Webservices.

Junior Backend Developer

JIT Solution Company

1: Conducted over 3,600hrs classroom and practical Training on JAVA technology-Core java,
2: Handled training sessions with maximum learning outcomes on Java and MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server
3: Assessed the progress of about 80 trainees and consolidated results. 
4:  Assisted 90 students with queries and projects

Java Instructor(Contract)

UC Networks

1: Installation and troubleshoot over 50 PC Operating systems (Windows) and PC applications (MS Office)
2: Examination existing IT systems and analyse systems requirements
3: Provide staff and users with assistance solving computer related problems, such as malfunctions and program problems.
4: Installing and configuring computer hardware, operating systems and applications, ups, printers, scanners etc. and ensure they are always in optimal condition for all users
5: Tested, maintained, and monitored over 60 computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.
6: Conferred with clients regarding the nature of the information processing or computation needs a computer program is to address.
6: Coordinated and linked computer systems within an organization to increase compatibility and so information can be shared.

Computer Analyst and Circuit Designer (SIWES)

Senior Software Engineer | Javascript | Blockchain Enthusiast | Driving Decentralized Innovation | Building Distributed Secure and Reliable Solutions| Mentor at CareerFoundry

I am an experienced software engineer with a track record of taking large-scale backend applications from the drawing board to production. I am comfortable working mostly with Javascript, NodeJS, ExpressJS, Redis, Elasticsearch, Solidity, GraphQL, React, Grpc, Kafka, etc. I can easily pick up any tech stacks to build amazing digital solutions.

I have a degree in Electronic Engineering and I have more than 8 years of experience in the IT field. I have always been motivated to build great things that solve a business's needs and am passionate about making the world a more innovative place through technology and consistently achieving customer satisfaction by delivering projects on time and within scope. I love proffering practical solutions to complex challenges and derive joy in producing visible results. I enjoy taking complex ideas or technical systems and distilling them into digestible interfaces for others whether it is programming, teaching, mentoring new developers, or even communicating effectively with a team, as a lead, or with stakeholders. I also enjoy coming up with great ideas, implementing them, and seeing that the vision works. 

Applying quality engineering principles with Agile development methodologies like Scrum, I could improve the build and delivery process for a software project by adopting continuous integration and git workflow; moving the process from manual to one button-press. This reduced deployment time by 70% and helped product managers validate features 2x faster.

I have an ever-increasing passion to learn daily and meet targets and collective goals. I am a knowledge-centric fellow who believes in continuous learning, adapting, and self-development. I also care more about customer satisfaction. I stay always abreast of modern and emerging technologies and am excited to apply all my knowledge and skills to do amazing things in my next position.

If you think that I could add value to your network, add me as a contact. You can also find me at  

Email: asmelitus@gmail.com  or
Skype ID: melisunday or 
Phone:+2348061329356

My github: https://github.com/melitus

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