Mentor Palokaj
Buidler at Taofu
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolMentor Palokaj is a pragmatic builder and entrepreneur with 11 years of hands-on experience shipping full-stack products, currently stewarding the Bittensor subnet 65 codebase at Taofu. He blends web2 and web3 expertise—leading teams at POAP to create user-friendly web3 products and previously architecting oracles, token contracts and liquid staking flows. Comfortable across Node.js, React (and React Native), Firebase and CI-driven delivery, he also writes and teaches, having led full-stack bootcamps and curricula. His open-source work includes a macOS battery CLI/GUI that demonstrates comfort with low-level system interactions and UX for native tooling. A serial founder who built and operated VPN and SaaS platforms, he pairs product instincts with operational discipline in deployment and maintenance. Based in Amsterdam, he brings a mix of technical depth, entrepreneurship and a penchant for making complex systems approachable.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Artificial Intelligence Nanogedree Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence Nanogedree Computer Science at UdacityFreediving Breath Hold Diving, Freediving Breath Hold Diving at Kristijan KuravicApplied Nutrition Science Nutrition, Applied Nutrition Science Nutrition at NTI Applied ScienceMaster’s Degree Information Science - Track Game Studies, Master’s Degree Information Science - Track Game Studies at University of AmsterdamGeneral Gymnastics Licence Teaching, General Gymnastics Licence Teaching at KNGUHero Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Hero Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Draper UniversityVWO (Bilingual) Profile N&G (Sciences), VWO (Bilingual) Profile N&G (Sciences) at KSG (Koninklijke Scholengemeenschap)Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences at Maastricht UniversityPADI Open Water Scuba Diving, PADI Open Water Scuba Diving at Select DivingIB Program English language A2 higher level English, IB Program English language A2 higher level English at International Baccalaureate
English, Dutch, German, </> html5 & css3, </> javascript es9, </> node.js, </> react.js, </> php, </> ruby & rails
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Github Skills (17)
scripting10
bash10
script10
sh10
macos10
shell10
cli10
sudo9
system-administration9
vagrant6
nodejs6
virtualbox6
vagrantfile6
linux6
travis-ci6
Programming languages (26)
Github contributions (5)
actuallymentor/battery
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
CLI/GUI for managing the battery charging status for Apple silicon (M1, M32, M3) Macs
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:24 releases, 2 reviews, 89 commits in 11 months
Contributions summary:Mentor primarily contributed to the development of a CLI/GUI tool for managing battery charging on Apple silicon Macs. They focused on implementing the core functionality of the tool, including commands for enabling and disabling charging, as well as adding a "maintain" function for setting charging limits. The user also worked on updating the installation process, improving the user interface, and incorporating features like a status command and a daemon for persistent background operation. These changes demonstrate a focus on both the command-line interface and underlying system interactions.
batteryapple-siliconstatuspower-managementcharging
actuallymentor/vps-setup-ssh-zsh-pretty
Jun 2017 - Aug 2024
Contributions:61 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 7 years 3 months
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