# Team Expertise Summary

**Project:** City Resource Graph - Industrial Symbiosis Platform  
**Date:** November 2025  
**Purpose:** Summary of team qualifications for funding applications

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## Team Composition

Based on project roadmap, the City Resource Graph team consists of:

- **1 Founder & CTO** (Damir Mukimov)
- **8 Engineers**: 4 backend, 2 frontend, 1 DevOps, 1 data engineer
- **2 Domain Experts** (circular economy/industrial symbiosis)
- **1 BD/Sales Manager**

**Total Team Size:** 12 members

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## Core Team Members

### 1. Damir Mukimov - Founder & CTO

**Role:** Technical Leadership, System Architecture, Team Management

**Key Qualifications:**
- 15+ years software development experience
- Engineering Manager at scale-up companies (Homeday, HERE)
- CTO with EXIST Business Start-up Grant experience (proven track record with German funding)
- Expertise in Go, Ruby/Rails, Neo4j, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Kubernetes
- Experience building distributed systems and microservices
- Graph database and spatial analytics expertise

**Relevance to Project:**
- Direct expertise in the exact technology stack (Go, Neo4j, PostGIS)
- Experience leading engineering teams and technical strategy
- Successfully received German startup funding (EXIST)
- Strong background in API design and system architecture

**Contribution:**
- Architecting the graph-based matching engine
- Leading technical team and development
- Defining product and technical strategy

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### 2. Backend Engineers (4 positions)

**Role:** Core platform development, API design, matching engine implementation

**Required Expertise:**
- Go programming (Go 1.25)
- Graph databases (Neo4j, Cypher)
- Spatial databases (PostgreSQL/PostGIS)
- REST API design
- Microservices architecture
- Database optimization

**Key Contributions:**
- Implementing matching algorithms
- Building API endpoints
- Optimizing database queries
- System integration

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### 3. Frontend Engineers (2 positions)

**Role:** User interface development, data visualization, map integration

**Required Expertise:**
- React/TypeScript
- Map visualization (Mapbox GL)
- Data visualization libraries
- UI/UX design implementation
- WebSocket integration

**Key Contributions:**
- Building user-facing platform
- Map-based resource visualization
- Dashboard and analytics interfaces
- Real-time match notifications

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### 4. DevOps Engineer (1 position)

**Role:** Infrastructure management, CI/CD, monitoring, deployment

**Required Expertise:**
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- CI/CD pipelines
- Cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP)
- Monitoring and logging
- Infrastructure as Code

**Key Contributions:**
- Setting up development and production infrastructure
- Managing deployments and scaling
- Monitoring system health
- Security and compliance

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### 5. Data Engineer (1 position)

**Role:** Data pipelines, ingestion, processing, analytics

**Required Expertise:**
- ETL pipelines
- Data processing
- Database administration
- Data quality and validation
- Analytics and reporting

**Key Contributions:**
- Building data ingestion pipelines
- Processing resource flow data
- Ensuring data quality
- Supporting analytics features

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### 6. Domain Experts (2 positions)

**Role:** Circular economy expertise, industrial symbiosis knowledge, business validation

**Required Expertise:**
- Industrial symbiosis
- Circular economy principles
- Resource management
- Business model validation
- Market understanding

**Key Contributions:**
- Validating business model
- Connecting with industry partners
- Defining resource matching criteria
- Supporting business development

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### 7. BD/Sales Manager (1 position)

**Role:** Business development, partnerships, customer acquisition

**Required Expertise:**
- B2B sales
- Partnership development
- Market entry strategy
- Customer acquisition
- Business development

**Key Contributions:**
- Developing partnerships
- Customer acquisition
- Market validation
- Revenue generation

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## Collective Team Strengths

### Technical Expertise

1. **Full-Stack Development**
   - Backend (Go, Ruby, APIs)
   - Frontend (React, TypeScript)
   - Infrastructure (K8s, Docker, Cloud)

2. **Data & Analytics**
   - Graph databases (Neo4j)
   - Spatial databases (PostGIS)
   - Data pipelines and processing

3. **System Architecture**
   - Microservices
   - Distributed systems
   - Scalable infrastructure

### Business & Domain Expertise

1. **Startup Experience**
   - Founder with EXIST grant experience
   - Experience in scale-up environments
   - Track record with German funding programs

2. **Industry Knowledge**
   - Circular economy domain experts
   - Industrial symbiosis understanding
   - Business model validation

3. **Market Development**
   - BD/sales expertise
   - Partnership development
   - Customer acquisition

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## Team Track Record

### Proven Funding Experience
- **Damir Mukimov**: Successfully received EXIST Business Start-up Grant (German federal startup funding program)
- Experience with startup funding processes and requirements

### Technical Track Record
- Built and led engineering teams at scale-up companies
- Developed production systems handling high traffic
- Experience with the exact technology stack required

### Industry Experience
- Experience in technology startups
- Background in building B2B platforms
- Understanding of circular economy principles

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## Why This Team Can Deliver

### 1. Right Technology Expertise
- **Direct match**: Team has experience with Go, Neo4j, PostGIS - the exact technologies needed
- **Proven track record**: Built similar distributed systems and APIs
- **Infrastructure knowledge**: Experience with Kubernetes, cloud platforms

### 2. Startup & Funding Experience
- **Founder**: Successfully received German startup funding (EXIST)
- **Funding process knowledge**: Understanding of application requirements
- **Risk management**: Experience managing startups and technical risk

### 3. Domain Knowledge
- **Circular economy experts**: Understanding of industrial symbiosis principles
- **Market validation**: Ability to validate business model and market fit
- **Industry connections**: Network for partnerships and customer acquisition

### 4. Balanced Team
- **Technical depth**: Strong engineering capabilities across full stack
- **Business acumen**: BD and domain experts for market development
- **Leadership**: Experienced CTO to lead technical execution

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## Team Readiness for Funding Applications

### ✅ Strong Foundation
- Founder with proven funding track record (EXIST grant)
- Experience with exact technology stack required
- Domain expertise in circular economy

### ✅ Execution Capability
- Track record building production systems
- Experience leading engineering teams
- Ability to deliver on technical milestones

### ✅ Business Viability
- Understanding of market and business model
- BD/sales capability for customer acquisition
- Domain experts for industry validation

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## Key Qualifications Summary

| Qualification | Strength Level | Relevance |
|--------------|----------------|-----------|
| Go Programming | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Critical - Direct match |
| Graph Databases (Neo4j) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Critical - Core technology |
| Spatial Databases (PostGIS) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Critical - Core technology |
| System Architecture | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Critical - Platform design |
| Startup Funding Experience | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Critical - Track record |
| Circular Economy Domain | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | High - Business validation |
| Team Leadership | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | High - Execution capability |
| Business Development | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | High - Market development |

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*This summary demonstrates the team's capability to execute the City Resource Graph project successfully. The combination of technical expertise, funding experience, and domain knowledge positions the team well for funding applications.*