# Our Crew

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VAST is currently in active development. Frequent changes may occur based on discoveries, new technologies and community feedback.
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Our team brings decades of experience in software development, product development, project management and entrepreneurship.

<mark style="color:purple;">**Chris Tate | CEO**</mark>

* Software Dev with 25+ years of experience in: Education, Medical, Food, Retail, Fashion, Creator, Music
* Served as: Principal Engineer, Product Manager and Entrepreneur
* Created developer tools such as: Marvelous \[a microservices framework], Zapp \[source code generator] & JazzDB \[a light data store in JS]
* Obsessed with code and the endless opportunities of web3
* Industries: Blockchain, Medical, Education, Music, Entertainment, Streaming, Fashion, Ecommerce

<mark style="color:purple;">**Crystal Tate | COO**</mark>

* Front End Software Engineer
* Co-Founder of [Austin Code Shop](https://austincodeshop.com)
* Creator of CPG food line sold in 6 countries and over 1k retailers\
  including clients such as Whole Foods & more
* Recently built blockchain software for private companies to manage\
  supply chain in web3
* Dedicated to product innovation
* Created CPG company sold at 1000+ stores: Whole Foods, H-E-B, Wegmans and more
* Developed dApp used for tracking physical medical assets from manufacturing to administration

<mark style="color:purple;">**CORE TEAM MEMBERS**</mark>

**Matthew Ballen** | Creative Lead

**Horia Moldovean** | Lead 3D Artist&#x20;

**Pablo Barrera** | Lead UI/UX Designer&#x20;

**Korie Chaney** | Lead Game Developer&#x20;

**Diaa Sultan** | Lead Astrophysicist

**Gabrielle Haag** | Marketing Manager&#x20;

**Byron Grisson** | Social Media Manager&#x20;

Our Crew is far more than the members listed here as we continue to build, expand and accelerate development. We are so honored to have so many amazing professionals and experts on this journey with us!