Working on Bitcoin related projects with a focus on the developing world. Specialties: Clojure, Bitcoin, Ruby on Rails, OAuth, Payments, Financial Services Industry, Encryption, Digital Signatures and RESTful web services.

Co Founder @ Connecting bitcoin exchanges for remittance purposes From June 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) ManaguaSenior Software Engineer @ Rails, React and refactoring large legacy app From March 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) San Francisco Bay AreaCo-Founder @ We are working on payment services for the unbanked world wide. From March 2013 to May 2014 (1 year 3 months) Founder @ Realtime financial analytics dashboard for on-line startups and their investors. From May 2012 to February 2013 (10 months) Miami/Fort Lauderdale AreaConsultant @ From February 2010 to February 2013 (3 years 1 month) Partner @ Agree2 helps you negotiate, agree to and manage the agreements that are vital to your business. From December 2006 to February 2013 (6 years 3 months) President and Consultant @ If you are a startup trying to do something a bit out of the ordinary, we can help you on some of the harder and more complex problems you might want to solve. We work mainly in Ruby on Rails and Prototype/JavaScript. Some of the projects are our own and some as consultants and partners. Please subscribe to my blog http://stakeventures.com for more. From July 2006 to February 2013 (6 years 8 months) Co-Founder @ Creating a platform to build the next generation of financial services. From February 2010 to May 2012 (2 years 4 months) consultant @ From 2007 to 2008 (1 year) Consultant @ Java, J2EE and Ruby on Rails consulting for various clients. From November 2005 to February 2007 (1 year 4 months) Owner @ Developing a series of innovative small business Web 2.0 services including WideWord. http://wideword.net From December 2004 to February 2007 (2 years 3 months) J2EE consultant @ Lead java consultant on mainframe to Java/J2EE conversion project. From December 2005 to January 2007 (1 year 2 months) Senior Consultant @ J2EE consultant with TietoEnator Banking and Insurance. On assignment with mortgage bank. From October 2004 to October 2005 (1 year 1 month) Technical Architect @ Responsible for managing large group of Websphere Java/J2EE servers for mortgage banking group. From October 2004 to October 2005 (1 year 1 month) Founder/ @ Developing a general purpose infrastructure for short term printable or emailable tickets containing electronic value. This could be monetary value or service units such as long distance minutes. From July 2004 to January 2005 (7 months) Founder/Owner @ We are creating an Application Service Provider for hosting electronic securitized assets. This could be monetary and financial assets or service units such as music downloads or telecoms minutes. From July 2004 to January 2005 (7 months) Security Consultant @ Consulting on Network, Application and Business Process Security. Mainly for clients in Panama. From April 2002 to January 2005 (2 years 10 months) VP of Technology @ Development of Software, Business Strategies, Negociating with Partners. From March 2003 to June 2004 (1 year 4 months) Software Developer @ Helped develop Global Cash Management System. A large multifeed liquidity management system. From April 2000 to March 2002 (2 years) Travel Community web site for the Caribbean. @ Developed the first real discussion board on the web for the Caribbean. Originally for Tourism, but developed by non intentional viral means into the premier location for political descent in certain Caribbean countries. Thus was later personally blamed as personally being in cahoots with government and oppossition groups in at least one country. By 2000 the site was showing its age and I didnt have resources to keep it up to date. Still have all the old discussions backed up as well as the domain name. From June 1995 to June 2000 (5 years 1 month) Entrepreneur and Software Developer @ Worked with a small team to develop offshore corporate entity management software. From February 1998 to April 2000 (2 years 3 months) Consultant @ Consultant software developer for a wide variety of companies in the Boston area. From January 1997 to February 2000 (3 years 2 months) Corporate Web Master/Architect at AltaVista @ In charge of Web Development technology and management for all non search sites at AltaVista. Software Development and Liason between Marketing and Engineering groups. From February 1996 to January 1997 (1 year) Web Master @ Developed the first web site for the British Virgin Islands. Based in Road Town, Tortola. Helped do advertising sales to hotels and restaurants. From September 1995 to January 1996 (5 months) Multimedia developer @ Was doing graphic design and multimedia development work for importer of computer accessories. From August 1989 to September 1990 (1 year 2 months) Manager @ We created jingles for radio as well as recorded a house record. I managed to get it signed with Submission Records in England. From January 1989 to June 1989 (6 months) Partner @ Electronic designer creating various professional MIDI hardware for professional musicians and studios. From October 1987 to January 1989 (1 year 4 months)

BSc, Computer Systems @ Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd From 1992 to 1995 Pelle Brændgaard is skilled in: Clojure, Payment Systems, Payment Services, OAuth, JavaScript, HTML5, Cryptography, E-commerce, Online Payments, Datomic, Ruby on Rails, HTML 5, E-payments, Agile Methodologies, Mobile Devices, Mobile Applications, Start-ups, Ruby, Software Development, Web Development, Strategy, REST, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Management