“Creating Simple Solutions to Real-World Problems Using Blockchain Technology.”
Official Candidate Name - BuildTeam
Location
BuildTeam is a geo-diverse team of blockchain entrepreneurs, developers and business professionals. Our team runs its operations out of a Discord private team server and has a public Discord channel as listed above. We are currently in talks with our legal partners, Duncan Cotterill, regarding formally incorporating in the crypto friendly jurisdiction of Malta along with other major crypto projects and exchanges.
Introduction
BuildTeam is formally announcing its candidacy as Block Producer for the EOS blockchain.
It is our firm belief that blockchain technology has the power to transform humanity and provide a new way of life for the world’s masses. In fact, blockchain has already done much to advance that lofty goal through the implementation of decentralized, trustless architecture.
In an effort to impact even more lives and assist humanity in realizing its full potential, our organization believes it has the experience and track record required to become responsible stewards of the EOS blockchain as an EOS Block Producer to help bring about a new and better world, a decentralized world!
Members of our distributed team are based in locations across the globe, including Germany, New Zealand, Japan, Greece, the Netherlands and S.E. Asia. BuildTeam operates its own public nodes, utilizing graphene technology and is supported by a strong infrastructure consisting of several blockchain based services.
BuildTeam has extensive experience building enterprise solutions on pre-existing graphene blockchains including Bitshares and Steem. We look forward to providing the same level of outstanding service to the EOS network planned to launch on June 2nd, 2018.
Our Team
Ricardo Ferreira - @thecryptodrive - CEO
Ricardo Ferreira - @thecryptodrive, is an industrial and tech serial entrepreneur, with an extensive history of business experience. His previous roles include acting as a co-founder of an Internet Service Provider and following that role he acted as a CEO of a steel and industrial services business. Beyond those roles he has also acted as chairman of various commercial and residential property body corporates. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Information Systems and Marketing as well as a long list of diplomas in Financial Accounting, Media Studies and Metallurgy.
His journey in the blockchain space started off with him being external consultant to [Brave New Coin](http://bravenewcoin.com), where he was fortunate to have been mentored by CEO Fran Strajnar; and is connected to many key players in the crypto space and has built up his blockchain contacts over time. Ricardo’s many accomplishments involving blockchain include being a driving force behind Steem services such as Steemvoter, Minnowbooster and Steemsports. He also acts as a top 10 witness on the Steem blockchain and is one of the first thought leaders around the token leasing concept which came to life as the @minnowbooster Delegation Leasing Market (DLM). Ricardo’s contributions have been recognized by industry leaders in the space and he is one of the visionaries responsible for building a more robust Steem ecosystem and the advancement of blockchain technology in general.### @cryptomancer - CFO ***
As the CFO of BuildTeam, Cryptomancer is responsible for Python development related to BuildTeam's innovative Bitshares token staking system. He is looking forward to returning to C++, his strongest programming language, to explore the exciting new possibilities offered by EOS.
Cryptomancer hails from Issaquah, a small town near Seattle in the United States. He graduated from the University of Washington in 2003 with a B.S. in computer science and a minor in mathematics. Seeking adventure, he immediately moved to Japan, and has been living with his wife & daughter in Tokyo ever since. His alternate day job: a software developer for a big global investment bank. But his real passion is cryptocurrencies, through which he hopes to escape the rat race and secure a life of freedom for himself & his family. He joined the Steem social media platform in August 2016, looking at it as a promising new investment for his portfolio, and became involved with BuildTeam projects soon after.### @reggaemuffin - CTO ***
Our main developer & technical expert for BuildTeam, @reggaemuffin is a German student of Computer Science who is passionate about approaching crypto currencies from a social perspective. He has a focus on building applications that fulfill concrete needs in the most ethical way possible, user centric and fair.
@reggaemuffin brings a lot of developer talent to the table. He is proficient in many programming languages including but not limited to Java, PHP, Python, Javascript, and Ruby. He has developed an outstanding skill set which makes him the perfect leader when it comes to tackling the challenges related to blockchain development. He is running a top 40 witness on the Steem blockchain and is engaging in the technical discussion of where to go with the platform. With EOS he is looking forward to in-depth discussions on the technical bits of the chain and to new ideas how to improve the ecosystem.### Paulius Uza - @upheaver - Head of Development ***
Paulius joined BuildTeam in the beginning of 2018 and is heading the development team under the guidance of CTO @reggaemuffin.
With over 10 years of full-stack development experience in multiple programming languages and 12 years working with UI/UX design and graphics, Paulius represents a rare mix of skills which are necessary to build modern and easy to use web and mobile applications.
Previously he was the CTO at one of the Europe's largest Forex companies as well as founder with multiple successful exits.
### Nelson Ferreira - @nelkeljdm - Systems Administrator ***
Our Systems Administrator & Infrastructure expert for Buildteam, Nelson Ferreira - @nelkeljdm , is a highly skilled virtualization expert and shared storage specialist with nearly 20 years of experience in infrastructure, data-center architecture, design and implementation.
He was a founder and shareholder of a South African IT and internet services provider for 9 years before moving on to industrial and pharmaceutical hardware infrastructure scoping, design and implementation. Nelson has worked with the majority of "Blue Chip" companies within the South African mining and steelworks industry. He has also assisted food processing plants and bulk product manufacturers such as soap and hygiene plants overcome downtime and saving them millions of Dollars by building highly redundant networks with supporting server and storage hardware infrastructure. He has ventured out into the wilds of Botswana to apply the same principles of redundancy and resilience to one of the largest Copper Nickel mining plant's in Africa.### @techblogger - Business Development Manager ***
The role of business development manager held by @techblogger consists of conducting continuous market research analysing the current state of the global blockchain industry and BuildTeam’s place within it. @techblogger is responsible for the improvement of BuildTeam’s overall marketing plan and business development growth strategy.
As a graduate of Western Washington University’s Faculty of Business Management he has a background focused on sales, marketing, management and economics. His primary skills revolve around creating effective copy for sales and marketing documents, building strong business relationships which result in additional partnerships and organizational skills focused around increasing the scope and complexity of departments as well as contributing to policy improvements which result in a more streamlined organization.### @furious-one - Customer Support Manager ***
Based in Europe, Estonia, @furious-one has been managing an IT-related support business for more than 10 years. He began as an IT technician but soon realized he had other strengths to pursue and now runs an independent consultancy. Every client and their individual needs must be mapped and connected to the necessary professionals in each field. Looking over the well-being and prosperity of customers is a top priority. Customers can always turn to @furious-one to find an answer to their problem.
@furious-one began working on Steem in June, 2017. As a member of the community, he quickly made contact with BuildTeam, the leading pioneer in Steem-based services. @furious-one has effectively been able to manage a difficult task of providing first class service to BuildTeam’s growing list of users. While services and customers evolve and change, all services need an effective link between their user-base and the development team. In this case, @furious-one is that link.### @beekart - Art Director ***
As the Art Director for BuildTeam, @beekart focuses on major design decisions and is responsible for branding and visual development of the products and services built by the team.
Beekart originally trained to be an IT professional but due to his passion and love for art, in his early 20's he decided to make a career change and train to become a professional artist and designer. Since 2008 he has worked as a freelance concept artist & illustrator.
@beekart has made contributions to numerous projects ranging from games to films, publications and visual development for brands. Since September 2017 he has been active on the Steem social media platform sharing his work and actively engaging with the community through his participation in art contests. He has also organized several art contests and has written thoughtful tutorials designed to help his fellow artists on the platform.### @steembusiness - Head of Business Strategy & Planning
@steembusiness has a degree in International Business with a focus on Change Management. He holds an impressive track record of previous employers primarily focused in the field of global sales. Most of his work up until this point has included the support of international, mostly scandinavian based, subsidiaries in regard to Change Management issues. After transitioning from Europe to the Asian-Pacific area. He most recently worked as a Sales & IT Consultant in ERP System Implementations and focused on challenging tasks like his organization's recent efforts to restructure subsidiary companies. @steembusiness has been extremely effective in building organizational systems designed to improve efficiency throughout BuildTeam and leading efforts to build out the organization's roadmap and global business strategy. ### Chris Linton - Legal Advisor ***
Chris Linton is a partner at Duncan Cotterill attorneys in New Zealand, she has deep corporate/commercial, M&A, governance, critical infrastructure and technology expertise, advising public and private sector entities in New Zealand and offshore. This spans corporate advisory, foreign investment (greenfields, acquisition, distributorship, joint ventures, and ongoing NZ operations), strategic alliances, ICT projects and transactions (including negotiation and dispute resolution), outsourcing, blockchain, cloud, digital, fintech and gaming.
Chris also advises tech start-ups and high growth companies on structuring, investment and governance. She has significant experience working within client businesses, leading client teams involved in high value - high risk acquisitions, major tech projects and key commercial negotiations (including dispute resolution) with global suppliers. Linton has previously been a partner at a commercial specialist firm and a large New Zealand law firm; she worked in London with leading global firm Linklaters on cross border M&A and corporate financing, and has developed close professional and commercial relationships within New Zealand and internationally. Chris is also President of the New Zealand Scandinavian Business Association, on the Committee of the Blockchain Association of New Zealand (BANZ), and Treasurer of Franklin Toastmasters. ## BuildTeam Partners ### [Privex.io](https://www.privex.io) ***
Our technology and infrastructure advisory partner is Privex; a cloud based hosting provider with a privacy centric ethos.
Privex is one of the first hosting providers offering crypto-only payment options and providing word-class dedicated server solutions with geo-diverse locations across Germany, Sweden and Finland with personal service and custom advice tailored for the blockchain industry. Privex CEO, @someguy123 has experience as a top 10 Steem witness and is an active blockchain developer in the Litecoin and Steem communities.### [Duncan Cotterill](https://duncancotterill.com/) ***
Duncan Cotterill has grown to become one of the leading law firms in New Zealand, achieved by having a clear vision and a strong set of values to being totally committed to working alongside their clients to help them achieve their goals.Chris Linton is a partner at Duncan Cotterill with vast blockchain industry experience, making her firm the right candidate to provide BuildTeam with legal advisory services and incorporation advice.
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 ## Our Core Values *** **Honesty, Integrity and Ethical Decision Making** BuildTeam prides itself on all three of these qualities. Its founders and builders have a long track record of accountability and ethical practice. There’s nothing more valuable to long term success than following through on your word. We stand by our policies and statements and it’s all there, easily accessible on the Steem blockchain for anybody to audit. Thus we aim to maintain a high level of transparency & ethical behavior in all that we do. When you deal with us, you know you will have a trustworthy partner.
## Our Vision *** To improve lives and increase quality of living for all human beings through thoughtful application of blockchain technology.
## Our Mission *** To build the EOS platform and community into the largest and most utilized network ecosystem in the world. - **Education**
To educate the public about the EOS network and the growing EOS dApp ecosystem. - **Stability**
To improve stability of the EOS network by implementing cutting edge technical software and hardware solutions. - **Awareness**
To increase awareness of the positive aspects & transformative power of blockchain technology through the implementation of effective marketing campaigns with an emphasis on the EOS blockchain and its ecosystem. - **Responsibility**
To maintain a healthy and thriving EOS ecosystem through constant expansion of network and protocol support services.
 ## Goals and Objectives *** First and foremost we will need the support of voters to become successfully elected to run a block producer node on the EOS network. Assuming we are elected as block producer we will make strides to accomplish the following goals and objectives: To educate the public about the EOS platform through the creation and distribution of resources which may include but aren’t limited to documentation, tutorials, powerpoint presentations and interactive web apps. We believe that by making such materials readily available, network growth adoption will increase as a direct result of our efforts. Knowledge is power in the hands of the people, and the single best way to push towards the critical cascading network effect needed to make EOS a household name. To work within the community to foster adoption of common standards that present a united public face for EOS as a whole. To develop cutting edge infrastructure designed around principles of efficiency, stability, speed and accountability. To expand upon existing EOS infrastructure to encourage the speed of network adoption and expansion.
 ## Our Governance *** BuildTeam has an innovative new model of governance when compared to traditional organizations. Instead of employees the organization fosters teamwork and refers to its staff as builders. The organization follows democratic principles and utilizes a distributed power structure, in which qualified builders are asked to propose and vote on initiatives taken by the organization. Each builder is in charge of a specific function in the organization’s day to day operations and applies their specific talents towards the growth of the organization as a whole.
## The BuildTeam BP Constitution *** BuildTeam has spent a large amount of time reviewing the finer points made in the proposed EOS draft constitution brought forth by EOS 42 recently. Based on careful research, we strongly support the principles outlined in the draft. As