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Aakash
Kommandala.

Known online as Shadow Ash

CommunityFull Stack DevCreator

Open to roles across

Community Lead / ManagerGTMDevRelBusiness DevelopmentEventsFull-Stack Blockchain EngineerContent & Creative Roles

I work across Web3 community building, ecosystem growth and product engineering—helping people connect, making complex ideas easier to understand, and building full-stack blockchain experiences.

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Mumbai, IndiaWeb2 × Web3

Community, products, and creative work.

I move between community work, software, and content—often helping Web3 ideas reach the people who can use them.

I work across community building, blockchain products, and creative production. I like turning complicated ideas into something people can understand, try, and use.

Build useful software
Help communities grow
Communicate through creativity

Community experience.

Community leadership, active community administration, and event support across Web3.

Core Lead

Web3 Mumbai

Core lead for a Web3 Mumbai community of 3,500+ tech members, helping people learn, connect, and participate in the ecosystem.

  • Community engagement and member onboarding
  • Meetups, hackathons, and ecosystem events
  • Partnerships and community initiatives
Community profile

Community Admin

Tangem India

Currently managing the Tangem India community as an admin, supporting member discussions, community engagement, and education around self-custody and hardware-wallet security.

  • Community management and moderation
  • Member support and engagement
  • Self-custody education
Tangem India Telegram

Conference Volunteer

ETH Mumbai, Singularity & ecosystem events

Support event coordination, attendee engagement, and community activities at Web3 conferences and events.

  • Event coordination
  • Attendee engagement

Technical experience.

Software development roles and hands-on technical work.

Full Stack Developer

Focalworks · Internship

May 2025 — Dec 2025

On-site

  • Built and improved responsive web and mobile application features using React, Next.js, React Native, TypeScript, Node.js, and Tailwind CSS.
  • Worked across frontend and backend workflows, including API integration, UI improvements, debugging, and performance refinements.
Internship certificate

Non-technical experience.

Content, video production, and ecosystem advocacy—grouped by the kind of work.

Content & social

Social content and audience-focused education.

1 role

Maxis

CoinDCX · Part-time

Apr 2025 — Present

  • Develop engaging social media content to demystify cryptocurrency and Web3 concepts for broad audiences.
  • Drive digital education and brand awareness through accessible, audience-centric communication strategies.

Video & creative

Video editing and creative production for ecosystem work.

3 roles

Video Editor

Stellar India · Part-time

Feb 2025 — Apr 2026

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Produced compelling video and educational content to elevate the Stellar blockchain ecosystem across the Indian market.
  • Facilitated ecosystem growth by delivering cohesive multimedia assets for webinars, meetups, and digital community channels.

Video Editor

India Blockchain Month · Part-time

Aug 2025 — Sep 2025

Remote

  • Edited and delivered high-quality video content to drive event promotion and highlight key takeaways for India Blockchain Month.
  • Collaborated with event organizers to ensure consistent brand messaging and visual identity across all multimedia deliverables.

Freelance Video Editor

Project-based work

Ongoing

  • Provide end-to-end video editing and post-production services for diverse technical clients and community-led initiatives.
  • Deliver tailored multimedia content to enhance audience engagement and retention for prominent blockchain organizations.

Ecosystem advocacy

Ambassador roles and ecosystem awareness.

2 roles

Ambassador

Nexus Void AI · Part-time

Apr 2025 — Jun 2025

  • Advocated for Nexus Void AI by cultivating community engagement and promoting core product initiatives.
  • Facilitated community discussions and distributed educational resources to streamline the onboarding of new users.

Ambassador

Vara Network

Sep 2025 — Present

  • Drive awareness and adoption of the Vara ecosystem through targeted content creation and active community engagement.
  • Serve as a frontline advocate to educate the user base and expand network reach via strategic, community-facing communication.

Content & creative work.

Creative skills help me bring ideas to life and make technical subjects easier to engage with.

Content creation

Educational and community-focused content that makes crypto and Web3 concepts clearer to a wider audience.

Video editing

Editing and shaping video content for ecosystem initiatives, clients, and community projects.

Design

Web design and visual communication that help products, ideas, and brands feel easier to understand.

Selected projects.

Projects listed in my résumé and GitHub README. Repository and supporting links are provided where available.

01Stellar · USDC

PayLoop

On-chain subscriptions on Stellar

A subscription-payment project built around Stellar and USDC, designed to make recurring payments transparent and programmable for online products and communities.

  • Wallet connection and USDC handling
  • User approval flows and core payment-policy logic
  • Developer-oriented recurring-payment concept
StellarUSDCTypeScriptNext.jsSmart contracts
View repositoryHackathon submissionDemo video
02Monad · Location-based bounties

Pager

Real-world queries and bounty verification

A real-world query and bounty concept where a person can attach a reward to a location-based question and nearby users can submit evidence to help verify what is happening on the ground.

  • Location-based queries with attached rewards
  • Photo, written, and location-related proof flows
  • Community participation connected to on-chain payments
Next.jsMonadEVMMapsWeb3
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Tools I work with.

A practical overview of the technologies and tools used across my projects.

Languages

JavaScriptTypeScriptHTMLCSS

Frontend & Backend

ReactReact NativeNext.jsNode.jsTailwind CSSREST APIs

Blockchain & Wallets

SolidityStellarSorobanMonadEVM testnetsEthers.jsMetaMaskTangem

Data & Infrastructure

PostgreSQLNeonSupabaseMongoDB AtlasVercelHerokuWebhooks

How I contribute beyond code.

Creative production, clear communication, and helping people work together are part of my toolkit too.

Creative

Video editingAdobe Premiere ProAfter EffectsPhotoshopWeb designContent creation

Non-technical

Community buildingCommunicationLeadershipEvent coordinationContent strategy

Education.

B.Sc. Computer Science

University of Mumbai

Mar 2022 — May 2025

HSC · Computer Science

Allen Swami Vivekananda Jr. College of Science

2020 — 2022

Have something worth building?

Reach out about software, Web3 products, community initiatives, creative work, or a collaboration.

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Let’s make something useful.

The best way to reach me for professional inquiries is email.

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