OrenGampel

OrenGampel

Oren Gampel Portrait. Photographer: Ronen Goldman
Limassol · Cyprus · Oren@OrenGampel.com

I'm a seasoned entrepreneur with 30 years of software development and management experience in tech-intensive companies.

I have two kids, and I'm living in Cyprus, a few steps from the beach.

You can find a bit more about me below.


Career

I'm a seasoned entrepreneur with 32 years of software development experience and over 22 years of experience in executive and operational management roles in highly technical software companies.

I'm starting a new DAO focused on the Independent Game Development Industry. Before that I was the COO of Tectona, a publicly traded company in the TEL Aviv Stock Exchange.

I served as an Executive Vice President of Research and Development in Orbs ltd. and later as CEO of private company, creating custody solutions for Swiss based banks.

I founded PAKET, a truly decentralized parcel delivery solution based on crypto economy. You can learn more about it in this Forbes interview.

Earlier in my career, I managed Financial Algorithms (Final), a multi-billion Algo Trading Quant fund during its most significant growth years, and several other technology-heavy organizations and teams.

I led one of the first successful implementations of Bitcoin based tokenization protocols (ColordCoins 2013), and many other technology-intensive products, in the cryptocurrency, FinTech, AdTech, and Enterprise software.

Co-founded two successful companies: MessageVine that merged with Onset in 2006, and Oblicore that was bought by CA (computer associate) in 2005. I also coauthored an IBM Redbook about distributed computing, co written a patent, and wrote several other papers pseudonymously.

I also co-own a music production company that brings American Blues artists to perform in Israel, arranges music festivals, and involved in the local music scene.


Creating

I enjoy creating stuff.

Besides software, I build and maintain terrariums and aquariums of freshwater fish and plants. Recently, I've built a motorized skateboard with my son. I still can't ride it at its top speed. A few years ago, I built a house on a cliff right on the Pacific Ocean, on the west coast of Nicaragua. I'm also doing some light carpentry.


Curiosities

Apart from the above, I also enjoy:

  • Books - mostly non-fiction, and usually when they are recorded and read to me over headphones
  • TV - Everything between Oliver and Morty, Saul Goodman and Dexter
  • Films - David Fincher, Coen bros.
  • as well as Philosopy, Economy, Spirits (40% and higher), and Urban Legends

I used to practice Kendo and full contact martial arts. Now I'm mostly watching Mixed Martial Arts events.

Sports are important too. I'm trying not to do any.