About

Adrian Smith is a talented software engineer with a passion for building innovative solutions in the cryptocurrency space. Currently, he serves as a Co-Founder at Volatrade, where he has taken a lead role in building an engine that allows for applying machine learning based trading strategies to various cryptocurrencies. His work at Volatrade has been instrumental in helping the company achieve its mission of making cryptocurrency trading more accessible and profitable for everyone. Prior to his work at Volatrade, Adrian gained valuable experience as a Research Assistant at the University of San Francisco, where he deployed three different surveys using HTML, CSS, and D3.js to gather data on how different data-visualization software default aesthetics affect the viewers’ ability to understand the visualization. He also analyzed the data collected through surveys with Python and Jupyter Notebooks and built and tested a robust backend to handle hundreds of simultaneous requests with Node.js and Redis. Additionally, Adrian served as a Web Developer at Mission Bit, where he administrated, contributed, and reviewed pull requests to the missionbit.com open-source codebase primarily using Ruby, HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Adrian holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of San Francisco, where he is currently pursuing his degree and is expected to graduate in 2022. He also holds a certificate in iOS App Design from Codepath and a certificate in Frontend Web Development from Free Code Camp. With a strong tech stack that includes expertise in Software Engineering, Web3, and ML, Adrian is well-equipped to take on complex challenges in the cryptocurrency space. Overall, Adrian is a highly skilled software engineer with a proven track record of building innovative solutions that drive business success. With nearly a year of relevant experience under his belt, he is poised to make significant contributions to any organization he joins.