Valentin Cassarino
Hey there *waves*
I'm an economist turned Design Engineer based in Argentina.
Currently working at 
Yakoa , powering the best IP protection for the blockchain. My work at
Yakoa is pretty straightforward: translate complex interactions to
simple user experiences and bring them to life. Before that, I led the
front-end team at Selehann.
In my free time I enjoy going to the gym and reading (lots of
reading). If you're into high-fantasy books just like me, I
can't recommend 
Brandon Sanderson more.
Feeling Good
Michael Bublé
~/ cool things I've been working on
Ciro
A platform to gather all of your users’ feedback in one inbox
Palta
A hub for LLMs
Amos
Audio meets Loom
~/ work experience
Yakoa
May 2023 - Now
At Yakoa, we aim to build the best IP protection platform for the blockchain. Some of my key contributions include:
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Mentoring interns after initially working solo during the first few months.
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Developed MVPs for two core applications using NextJS and later rebuilt them in plain React for their second iterations.
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Gaining deep proficiency in web3 technologies and integrating blockchain functionality into the platform.
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Building and expanding a comprehensive test suite for both applications using Playwright.
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Designing and evolving the company's design system to ensure consistent user interfaces.
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Taking full ownership of key features, working across the stack to deliver from back-end to front-end.
Selehann
March 2022 - May 2023
Highlights of my work include:
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Led the redesign of the company website, overseeing both design and development.
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Set up and maintained AWS infrastructure, ensuring scalability and high availability.
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Contributed to significant projects such as a CMS for a US government initiative, a no-code AI tool, and an NFT project.
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Led a team of 10 front-end engineers, delivering an MVP from scratch.
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Collaborated on large-scale projects involving around 400 people.