HELLO, I'M
IAN HOLTZ

"My connection with Ian began when I sought his assistance for an NFT blockchain project I was involved in. Ian demonstrated genuine enthusiasm for collaborating with my team and exceeded our expectations by bringing forth innovative ideas and offering support in business development. His exceptional project management skills are evident through his leadership of the marketing team at his organization. Furthermore, his extensive understanding of blockchain technology, particularly from a business perspective, is a valuable asset. I eagerly anticipate future collaborations with Ian and look forward to engaging in discussions on various blockchain-related topics."

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-Shunsuke Murasaki, Chief of Staff Emurgo

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"I hired Ian to support and define AWS Web3 strategy serving customers redefining the internet. Ian demonstrated dedication, expertise, and leadership in his role obsessing over our Web3 customers. His contributions were instrumental in establishing strategic partnerships and expanding our network within the region. Ian possesses a deep understanding of the web3 blockchain landscape and its potential, which allowed him to identify lucrative opportunities and drive substantial growth for startups. Moreover, Ian exhibited remarkable adaptability in navigating the dynamic nature of the web3 blockchain industry. He was always quick to grasp emerging trends and leverage AWS’s cutting-edge solutions to optimize our operations and deliver exceptional value to our customers.
 

Without reservation, I highly recommend Ian within the web3 domain. His dedication, expertise, and drive will undoubtedly be a tremendous asset to any organization."

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-Jeff Hasselman President Blockdaemon, Founded Web3 AWS

 

"I worked with Ian for 8 months on a cutting-edge, complex, enterprise blockchain application.

He has an exceptional ability to extract clear product requirements, despite language barriers and time-zone differences. Our team was located in several different countries, and he worked crazy hours to ensure effective communication with the development team, and make certain the success of the project. He's got a combination of technical understanding and strong communication skills that would be valuable for any project. Highly recommend - and I'd be glad to work with him again."

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-Jeremy Branham Founder/CEO Savantly

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"When I think of Ian, I think of his industry, dedication, and depth. I worked with him to deliver an NFT Marketplace for a premier sports media company. He managed a sometimes difficult client with a large number of stakeholders with grace and style. He worked tirelessly across multiple time zones to ensure client and tech teams were aligned. He used his knowledge of crypto and blockchain very effectively and where he didn’t understand something, he was adept at differing to the technical experts. I enjoyed my time working with Ian and would definitely recommend him in the future."

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-James Sefton Founder 9Bit

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"I had the pleasure of working with Ian on one of the first, and largest NFT marketplaces to be launched in Japan. Ian had a tough problem to tackle in working to build this marketplace leveraging a globally distributed team. Ian managed to do a great job in working with the client to get a clear set of needs documented and broken down into executable steps, then worked daily across multiple timezones to make sure things stayed on track. The project was an overall success and Ian played a big part in making that possible."

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-Cory Hymel Global VP of Product & Research Gigster

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"Ian was instrumental in supporting our company during a difficult time. When he works on projects, regardless of his role, he treats them as his own. This is an invaluable quality that any organization would benefit from when working with Ian."

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-Jason Zheng CoFounder/CMO Ekta

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“MetAmazonia was on a broad search for an agency with blockchain expertise and Ian stood out. His work always goes above and beyond our expectations. He knows whats important to our project and provides clear expert insights in an easy to u nderstand way that helps up make crucial decisions. His passion and committment about the industry carried over in to our project in such a geniune way that I am grateful to have met him”

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- Leonardo Barrionuevo CEO/Founder MetAmazonia

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“I reported directly to Ian for over a year developing a suite of innovative products across technologies. Throughout the project I observed Ian staying calm in the midst of challenging situations, as well as, working to find the best path forward for the project in the face of various roadblocks and challenges. Ian inspired direction by asking the right questions to help clarify priorities and motivate others.

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The project involved backend servers that had both REST and websocket APIs and integrated with core software, the desktop client using the Vue.js framework and Electron, the web client using Vue.js directly, and additionally iOS and Android clients leveraging branches of the web client.”​ ​

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- Jeff Solinsky Sr Software Dev Engineer at Amazon (AWS)

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“Ian reported directly to me for nearly 3 years and the best way to describe him is bulldogged determination. Ian is relentless in his pursuit. On top of this, he is an extremely fast learner; he can absorb complex information and craft it into an extremely compelling product.”

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​- Colan Sewell, Vice President Facebook Global Device Sales

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"Ian, I wanted to personally thank you for all your efforts since you joined early this year. The team has truly enjoyed working closely with you.  Your hard work helping us launch our NFT initiative is incredibly important to Gigster.  Thanks again for all the hard work and looking forward to a great 2022"

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-Andy Tryba, CEO Gigster

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"Ian is a true leader, mentor, and subject matter expert in management, sales/marketing, and high tech product scope across a variety of verticals. He not only digs in on the front lines but also motivates and inspires the team to achieve excellence through commitment, creativity, and data-driven decision making. When he doesn’t have all the data, his informed expertise and bias for action is often correct. He is also humble and helpful, and has been a great partner in helping scale our business. I have certainly witnessed Ian’s passion and expertise spread to our team, customers and partners."

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-Florian Bohnert, CMO Emurgo

 

“Ian was a great partner. He was able to easily understand our goals and how to meet all of our changing needs throughout the time we worked together. He was able to find creative solutions to the range of problems that we came up against and get through everything we needed on time and on budget. The partnership with Ian was so great that we won a Silver Stevie Award for our efforts. I would definitely work with Ian again if given the chance.”

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- James Shulman, International Markets Innovation Cigna

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“I have known and worked directly with Ian across hundreds of technical deployments and projects spanning over a decade and can’t imagine a better technical project or product manager. He helped introduce Agile/Scrum to our firm and it was such a game changer that we made him our CTO. His leadership, creativity, intellect, and technical accumen make him unique and a huge asset on any project.

 

-​ Mike Jaltuch, Owner Linear Method Software

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"Ian has been very productive.  He has brought MINES new clients from around the United States. He is strategic in his thinking and planning. Mr. Holtz has contributed to the development of our sales IT infrastructure and its continued evolution. Mr. Holtz sales skills are superb. He continues to offer advice and assistance to his colleagues.  In the area of marketing, Mr. Holtz added many successful campaigns since coming to MINES. He has been a valuable colleague and friend.

 

-​ Dr. Robert Mines, CEO Mines & Associates