Summary
Tai Truong is a seasoned full-stack engineer and founder with 11+ years of experience who reinvented his career as a digital nomad to focus on web3 and cross-chain NFT tooling. He founded Ark Protocol and ships CosmWasm/Rust-based interchain solutions and identity tooling while still comfortable building React/TypeScript front ends and Node backends. His background spans enterprise Java, Scala, and cloud architectures through leadership roles (CTO, VP Product Development) and hands-on delivery for retail, fashion, and rail systems. A certified ScrumMaster and experienced mentor, he combines product-minded engineering with pragmatic DevOps and testing practices from .NET to modern JS frameworks. Based in Freiburg, Germany, he pairs deep technical breadth with a traveler’s mindset—positioning social engagement and cross-chain interoperability as product differentiators.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Personal Leadership, Personal Leadership at Leadership Management International, Management On-the-Job Training
Certified ScrumMaster, Certified ScrumMaster at Scrum Alliance
Pharmaceutical Fundamentals and Master Data Architecture for the INDEX Products, Pharmaceutical Fundamentals and Master Data Architecture for the INDEX Products at e-mediat
Principles of Reactive Programming, 92.4% with distinction, Principles of Reactive Programming, 92.4% with distinction at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Coursera.org
Programming Cloud Services for Android Handheld Systems, 100% with distinction, Programming Cloud Services for Android Handheld Systems, 100% with distinction at Vanderbilt University, Coursera.org
Diplom-Betriebswirt Fachrichtung Wirtschaftsinformatik, 1.7 (1=sehr gut, 6=ungenügend), Diplom-Betriebswirt Fachrichtung Wirtschaftsinformatik, 1.7 (1=sehr gut, 6=ungenügend) at BA Lörrach
Trainer Certification Regulation / Ausbildereignungsverordnung, Trainer Certification Regulation / Ausbildereignungsverordnung at IHK Hochrhein-Bodensee
Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems, 100% with distinction, Programming Mobile Applications for Android Handheld Systems, 100% with distinction at University of Maryland College Park, Coursera.org
German, English, Vietnamese, French