Yan Man
Senior Engineer, Smart Contracts at Aave Labs
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYan Man is a senior smart contracts engineer and entrepreneur with seven years of experience building web3 systems and clean-energy products that bridge hardware, software, and behavioral design. Currently at Aave Labs, he combines hands-on Solidity development and audit management with prior leadership roles where he launched a regulated security token and architected complex web2/web3 integrations. As co-founder/CTO of Hero Power and MeterGenius he applied gamification and IoT to drive load shifting and customer engagement for utilities, reaching 125k+ users and measurable retention lifts. His background in robotics and biomimetics—developing whisker-based flow sensors and mechatronic prototypes at Northwestern—gives him a unique experimental, quantitative edge in product development. Conviction in blockchain’s transformative potential and familiarity with energy datasets (Smart Meter Texas, PJM) guide his work toward accessible renewable energy and peer-to-peer energy trading.
7 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Engineering Science, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Engineering Science at University of OxfordEthereum Developer Program, Ethereum Developer Program at ConsenSys AcademyMaster of Science (M.S.) Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.) Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern UniversityExpert Solidity Developer Bootcamp Solidity, Expert Solidity Developer Bootcamp Solidity at Encode Club
Spanish, English, Chinese
Github Skills (33)
hardhat10
tooling10
solidity10
testing10
web3js10
ethereum10
bytecode10
smart-contracts10
js10
react10
trading9
ethersjs9
vyper9
evm9
blockchain9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
yan-man/virtual-power-plant
Dec 2018 - Feb 2022
Virtual Power Plant dApp - a decentralized demo dApp of a virtual power plant that onboards battery assets, charges and discharges them based on spot prices, and allows investors to earn dividends based on profits from energy trading. Built with Solidity-based smart contracts.
Contributions:2 releases, 54 commits, 12 PRs in 3 years 2 months
smart-contractssoliditytradingethereumreact
aave/aave-v4
Nov 2025 - Apr 2026
Aave V4
Contributions:284 reviews, 26 PRs, 140 pushes in 4 months
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