Armagan's Personal Page

About me

TL;DR Armagan | Simplifies complex tasks | Berlin |
Tip: My name is Armağan. As you can see there is a special letter for Turkish.
Pronunciation -> Ar-ma-an. You can think of the letter Ğ in my name as a silent G letter.

I'm Armagan, and I have a strong background in digital marketing and product development, with a focus on the blockchain and web3 ecosystems. I've been involved in this space since 2015. Currently, I'm a Generalist at Circles.

I began my career in marketing and am now transitioning into the product field.

These long journey has given me a wide range of experience and skills.

Core Skills & Strengths

My colleagues consistently praise me for my impressive skills, which include:

Exceptional Execution : I'm known for getting things done. I have been called a "project manager extraordinaire" because I can simplify complex tasks into easy, step-by-step plans.
Strong Problem-Solving: My colleagues appreciate my "no BS," "straight to the point" approach to problems.I stay calm under pressure and am good at finding solutions.
Deep Knowledge: I have a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the Ethereum and open-source communities.

✏️ Works

Current

Role/Project	Description
Generalist @ Circles	I'm taking on a generalist role at Circles with a multi-faceted approach to complete both the technical and non-technical tasks on our roadmap. My work focuses on product development, ensuring the project and community are moving in the right direction with our community lead, and coordinating within the Gnosis ecosystem.
Lead coordinator @ Dappcon Berlin	I was in charge of communications and marketing for Dappcon from 2022-2024. As of 2025, I've taken on the lead role, heading up the design, production, finance, and operations teams, which includes curating the event.
Contributor @ GnosisDAO	I've also been an active member of the GnosisDAO and Gnosis ecosystem since 2021.

Past Experiences

Social Media Manager @ Gnosis
- For year and a half, I led the communications and social media efforts for Gnosis Chain and GnosisDAO.
Validator Relations @ Gnosis Chain
- I was the Validator Relations lead at Gnosis Chain. In that role, I successfully implemented 3 OODA loops. The TL;DR is that with the team's help, we exceeded our goals by over 100%. You can find the public performance reviews here.
  - Watch my Dappcon 2024 talk here
  - Watch Gnosis Berlin Meetup presentation here
Contributor @ Agnostic Relay
- I managed the communications and community processes for Agnostic Relay.

As an independent contributor, I've also been involved in several DAOs, spending the most time with Tornado Cash, Giveth, and 1Hive. Currently I am contributing Etherium Foundation.

Things

Here are a few interesting facts about me;

got into the Ethereum ecosystem in 2016.
love running nodes. I currently run Ethereum, Gnosis Chain, HOPR, Swarm, and IPFS nodes.
received a grant from the Ethereum Support Program for my work with Rhino Review - Ethereum Staking Journal.

I also wrote and shared a zero-knowledge focused Turkish newsletter called zkApe for a year.

✍️ Circles – Let's connect! A currency protocol that provides a completely decentralized and radically accessible complement or alternative to fiat money.
📚 Farcaster – There are some people on Farcaster that I follow and whose work I keep up with. I share things from time to time.
🌐 Github – I share some updates here from time to time.
✍️ X – I've moved away from it a bit lately but still use it with high filtering for CT agenda.
🌍 Telegram – Main messaging channel.
📝 Mail – Feel free to reach out me!

🛠 Open Source, Forever