Yifang Ma
Chief Executive Officer at Abstr Labs
Concord, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYifang Ma is a CEO and data scientist with 8 years of experience building fintech and blockchain products across finance, energy, and transportation sectors. She combines hands-on full-stack engineering—contributing to notable NEAR Protocol projects like the near-wallet and create-near-app—with strategic leadership at Abstr Labs where she drives business strategy and zero-knowledge proof adoption. Trained in financial engineering and applied mathematics, she blends quantitative rigor (Python/SQL/Java) with product instincts to launch dApps and financial models for blockchain platforms. Comfortable shipping front-end UX improvements, backend services, and smart contracts, she also has a track record of turning research insights into trading strategies and production features.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Applied Mathematics, Bachelor's degree Applied Mathematics at Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityMaster's degree Financial Engineering, Master's degree Financial Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology
English, Chinese, Spanish
Github Skills (18)
crypto-wallet10
wallet10
javascript10
bitcoin-wallet10
ui-design10
uid10
front-end-development10
blockchain10
ethereum-wallet10
react10
user-interface9
interface-design9
assemblyscript9
rust9
smart-contracts9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
near/create-near-app
Oct 2019 - May 2021
Create a starter app hooked up to the NEAR blockchain
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:65 commits, 13 PRs, 42 pushes in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Yifang primarily contributed to the development of a React-based frontend and backend functionality for a NEAR blockchain application. They implemented core features in `blank_react_project` with modifications to the `App.js`, `index.js`, and `assembly/main.ts` files to build the react app. They also worked on setting up the project structure, integrating NEAR library, and configuring the build process. The user further adjusted CSS styles and created the test setup for the vanilla project.
reactnear-blockchainrustblockchainnearprotocol
near/near-wallet
Jul 2019 - Apr 2021
Web wallet for NEAR Protocol which stores keys in browser's localStorage
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:27 reviews, 150 commits, 35 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Yifang primarily contributed to the front-end development of the NEAR wallet, focusing on UI components and user interface improvements. They implemented and modified React components, including a balance display component and components for popup menus, profile details, and the send money flow. Additionally, they addressed bug fixes and refined the UI for better user experience. The commits also touch on the token denomination and number formatting within the wallet interface.
web-walletreactbrowserblockchainnearprotocol
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