Our TEAM

Our diverse backgrounds and engineering experiences give us an edge in creating unique solutions that strive to push the boundaries of what’s possible with blockchain as well as other disruptive Web3 technologies.

 

Leadership

Michael Yagi

Michael Yagi

Chief Executive Officer

Excels at bringing out the best in others and seeing opportunity where others don’t. With experience at a big data company, Tableau, as a senior software engineer as well as shipping three game titles as a game developer at 2K Interactive, Michael has experience as a strong engineer, creating engrossing user experiences and driving new initiatives.

Christopher Chung

Christopher Chung

Chief Operating Officer

Chris is an experienced business executive and serial entrepreneur with experience growing companies and turning them profitable in short time frames. Chris was recognized as one of Washington’s Top 30 under 30 by 425 Magazine by helping grow Coding Dojo from 4 employees to an over 200MM valued coding bootcamp.

Dmitri Safine

Dmitri Safine

Director of Data Science

Tech and Data visionary. Veteran in data engineering with years at Amazon and Unverisal Music Group across all data stacks, Dmitri has a keen ability to build solutions to problems before industry hits them.

Allan Deutsch

Allan Deutsch

Head of Product and Engineering

Allan has a pragmatic approach to delivering features that drive the product forward to improve customer experience and product success. Allan has honed his skills with degrees in engineering and MBA leveraging his experience in product at Microsoft.

Philip DiSarro

Philip DiSarro

Head of Blockchain

Philip is very passionate about open-source work (especially as it relates to smart contracts) and improving the developer experience & ecosystem. Leveraging his experience at Anastasia Labs, Emurgo, and previously WingRiders. Phil has been a driving force for Ikigai’s products, smart contracts, and blockchain partnerships.

Team

Mark Smith

Mark Smith

SVP of Partnerships

Alejandro Hitti

Alejandro Hitti

Technical Project Lead

Aleksei Seleznev

Aleksei Seleznev

Pixel Artist

Anh Do

Anh Do

Executive Producer

Betty Behrens

Betty Behrens

HR Manager

Brian Park

Brian Park

Lead Designer

Cliff Garvis

Cliff Garvis

Senior Solution Architect

Dylan Auerbach

Dylan Auerbach

Community Manager

Eric Phan

Eric Phan

Senior Software Engineer

Heather Skeels

Heather Skeels

Adminstrative & Onboarding

Hiago Desena

Hiago Desena

Senior Software Engineer

Jason Dempsey

Jason Dempsey

Senior Software Engineer

Jeff Uong

Jeff Uong

DevOps Engineer

Jiwon Kim

Jiwon Kim

Senior UI/UX Designer

Jonathan Rodriguez

Jonathan Rodriguez

Smart Contract Developer

Kim Petry

Kim Petry

Financial Analyst

Krzysztof Szymański

Krzysztof Szymański

Senior Software Engineer

Mike Morency

Mike Morency

Senior Devops Engineer

Norio Kitamura

Norio Kitamura

Senior Backend Engineer

Owen Meyers

Owen Meyers

Senior Audio Engineer

Pedro Reis

Pedro Reis

Pixel Animator

Sharon Huntington

Sharon Huntington

Business Development Manager

Sam Delaney

Sam Delaney

Smart Contract Developer

Scott Gibson

Scott Gibson

Controller

Stan Hayes

Stan Hayes

Aesthetic Engineer

Steven George

Steven George

Senior Engine Developer

Zander Jensen

Zander Jensen

Senior Gameplay Engineer

Zina Vazquez

Zina Vazquez

Compliance Officer