HyFi Corp's Management Team

HyFi Corp’s Management Team and Intellectual Property combines the business methodologies of the last 30 years of research & development, licensing of renewable energy technologies, financing of energy projects and the building and ownership of energy facilities, with the last 10 years, working on Blockchain models and its utilization for the energy sector as well as horizontal and vertical markets.

01-Troy Macdonald-min
Troy MacDonald
Chairman & CEO
04_Andrius-Bartminas-min
Andrius Bartminas
CTO & CIO
06-LInas Butenas-min
LInas Butenas
Blockchain Architecture & Development
16-Nonso Nwagbo
Nonso Nwagbo
Copywriter
10-Gilles D'Inca-min
Gilles D'Inca
Community Manager
16-Christine Marian Dumas-min
Christine Marian Dumas
Influencer Research & Outreach
02_Adam Benchaya-min
Adam Benchaya
President & CMO
05_Andrius-Bartminas-min
Vytautas Kaseta
Blockchain Architecture & Development
13-Arvin Khamseh-min
Arvin Khamseh
Senior NFT Advisor and Consultant
07_thomas_perez-min
Thomas Perez
Business Development Executive
11_Sharjeel Siddique (Wapinter)-min
Sharjeel Siddique (Wapinter)
Online Campaign Manager
15-Leyandra Kreiss-min
Leyandra Kreiss
Social Media Account Manager
03-Robert Kohn-min
Robert D. Kohn
CFO
08_evaldas bruze-min
Evaldas Bruze
Blockchain Architecture & Development
14-Abhishek K
Abhishek K. Bakshi
Director of Marketing
08_Arturas Svirkis-min
Arturas Svirkis
Blockchain Advisor, Strategic Partnerships
12-mentor shala-min
Mentor Shala
Front-End Director, 3d Artist, UI/UX Designer

Copyright ©2022 HyFi-Corp

HyFi Corp's Management Team

HyFi Corp’s Management Team and Intellectual Property combines the business methodologies of the last 30 years of research & development, licensing of renewable energy technologies, financing of energy projects and the building and ownership of energy facilities, with the last 10 years, working on Blockchain models and its utilization for the energy sector as well as horizontal and vertical markets.

01-Troy Macdonald-min
Troy MacDonald
Chairman & CEO
02_Adam Benchaya-min
Adam Benchaya
President & CMO
03-Robert Kohn-min
Robert D. Kohn
CFO
04_Andrius-Bartminas-min
Andrius Bartminas
CTO & CIO
05_Andrius-Bartminas-min
Vytautas Kaseta
Blockchain Architecture & Development
08_evaldas bruze-min
Evaldas Bruze
Blockchain Architecture & Development
06-LInas Butenas-min
LInas Butenas
Blockchain Architecture & Development
13-Arvin Khamseh-min
Arvin Khamseh
Senior NFT Advisor and Consultant
14-Abhishek K
Abhishek K. Bakshi
Director of Marketing
16-Nonso Nwagbo
Nonso Nwagbo
Copywriter
07_thomas_perez-min
Thomas Perez
Business Development Executive
08_Arturas Svirkis-min
Arturas Svirkis
Blockchain Advisor, Strategic Partnerships
10-Gilles D'Inca-min
Gilles D'Inca
Community Manager
11_Sharjeel Siddique (Wapinter)-min
Sharjeel Siddique (Wapinter)
Online Campaign Manager
12-mentor shala-min
Mentor Shala
Front-End Director, 3d Artist, UI/UX Designer
16-Christine Marian Dumas-min
Christine Marian Dumas
Influencer Research & Outreach
15-Leyandra Kreiss-min
Leyandra Kreiss
Social Media Account Manager

Copyright ©2022 HyFi-Corp

Copyright ©2022 HyFi-Corp

Troy MacDonald

Chairman & CEO

Mr. MacDonald is a driven and versatile entrepreneur with an intense focus on deliverables, team building, project management and uses a problem solving methodology that produces high quality outcomes.

Mr. MacDonald is also a passionate researcher and procurer of innovative technologies.

As a dedicated life–long learner Mr. MacDonald has successfully completed the Harvard Business School Program on “Disruptive Innovation Strategy” and MIT University’s Program on “Blockchain Technology & Business Innovation” and the London School of Economics “Negotiation Programme”. He also studied at Stanford University in the “Energy Innovation & Emerging Technologies Program”.

Prior to assuming the role of Chairman & CEO of HyFi Corp, since late 2017 Mr. MacDonald has been and maintains his role of Chief Operating Officer at WPP Energy GmbH; adding Chief Innovation Officer to his title in 2020. As a key stakeholder at WPP he co-founded WPP Token, HyFi Token & HyFi Platform. He led the effort to create high level partnerships with Exchanges, Advisors, Developers, Investors, Community Support Personelle and other key ecosystem participants. While in his role at WPP Energy he successfully procured VORAX Waste to Energy technology and WPP’s W2H2 Unconventional Water Electrolysis technology. Mr. MacDonald built a large academic and scientific team as well as building and training a global distributor/reseller network. He created dozens corporate partnerships and strategic alliances around Vorax and W2H2 technologies, including those with multi billion dollar companies and large educational institutions.

Mr. MacDonald is passionate about renewable energy and making an impact in developing nations, having witnessed first-hand unacceptable living conditions in Africa. He has traveled to several second & third world nations to gain a deeper boots on the ground understanding of the challenges and how renewable energy and environmental technology solutions can bring about positive change.

He is a former 4 time National Award Winner for outstanding business development as a HNW Private Banker with TD Bank (a Top 25 World Bank) and National Employee of the Year with HFC/HSBC.

Mr. MacDonald is also an internationally known Numismatist with a 43 year, 2 generation history in physical currency. The transition into digital currency was a welcome fresh challenge for a banker/currency expert with a thirst for knowledge.

Mr. MacDonald was a Competitive Over the Board Tournament Chess Player (4 World Opens, the World Chess Festival & the Pan American Games). He considers chess to be an intellectual blood sport and often approaches business through the lens of a chessboard, where positional weaknesses are of the greatest concern and knowing how to achieve and maintain a winning initiative is a must.

Andrius Bartminas

CTO & CIO

Where a passion for blockchain and new technologies can bring a person or a company?

My answer is: to the place no one has ever been before.

This is the exact reason why I’ve been researching blockchain and implementing large-scale innovative projects for 10 years now.

This is also the reason how innovation-based companies such as SUPER HOW, LARED, and many others were created.

My goal is to help businesses stand out from the competition by going places competitors haven’t been before. How exactly do we do that?

1. Conduct market research and prepare a plan, prototypes, or any other innovation-related object; 2. Provide support while implementing this innovation; 3. Measure the results, consult and adjust the strategies to meet long-term company goals and future innovations.

My mission, as a blockchain researcher and a visionary, is: 

  • To share my knowledge in an understandable and easy manner; 
  • To become your technology partner you can rely on;
  • To share my expertise publicly, by speaking in conferences, webinars, etc.;
  • To participate in private, public, or governmental projects to create and integrate technology;
  • To research blockchain to reveal its transformative potential and help adapt this strategy in everyday business.

LInas Butenas

Blockchain Architecture & Development

My decisions are driven and guided through 3 prisms: future of education, investment, effective use of resources and sustainable development.

Nonso Nwagbo

Content Writer

According to HubSpot, inbound marketing is an effective strategy among 74% of global brands.

A study by Content Marketing Institute revealed that 91% and 86% of B2B and B2C marketers respectively, rely on content marketing as a formidable strategy for driving sales.

Both studies show that effective content marketing has shifted from dishing out “harassing” cold content to offering true value to prospects and customers while observing best SEO practices.

I’m Nonso Nwagbo and I’m an Inbound-cum-Content Marketer.

In reflection of my 4+ years of professional experience, I employ inbound methodology and principles to create great content strategies, topic clusters, and well-optimized content that can provide optimum value for your target audience and drive conversions.

Although my client base cuts across different industries, I specialize in offering content marketing services for blockchain brands.

Let’s create value together!

Gilles D'Inca

Community Manager

Gilles D’Inca is from Europe, Luxembourg.

Self-educated he discovered the online business’s industry in 2016.

He started with direct sales activities and finally met cryptocurrency in 2017.

He found his mission and specifically by helping people through creating crypto-friendly tutorials.

Gilles then started to manage his first community. He understood the power of social networks combined with professional communication/marketing.

In 2020, he joined MWC’s group (international organisation that helped project to be incubated on a respective marke ) he became a translator for the French-community and be community manager for the group.

After these experiences, he felt inspired for that whether in sharing or helping.

To conclude, being a Community Manager became obvious and very natural to him.

Christine Marian Dumas

Influencer Research & Outreach

Experienced Customer Service Professional with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry, Health care and sales. Skilled in Business Process, Analytical, Technical, and a strong professional frame of mind; with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, focused in Fine/Studio Arts from the University of San Agustín and currently studying for a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at the University of the People.

Adam Benchaya

President & CMO

Adam Benchaya, President & CMO Since June of 2016 Adam Benchaya has been the Vice President and Marketing Manager at WPP Energy GmbH (a private Swiss Renewable Energy Company); previous to 2016 he served as Vice resident of Business Development.

Mr. Benchaya was a key contributor and innovator at WPP, Co-Founder of HyFi Exchange and a co-architect of HyFi Platform. He was also a key contributor in the effort to successfully create high level partnerships with Exchanges, Advisors, Developers, Investors, Community Support people and other key ecosystem participants. Mr. Benchaya is active in the crypto community and markets and abreast of important developments in the market-space.

Mr. Benchaya is an ambassador for the Benchaya family which has a long tradition and passion for renewable energy and environmental technology in pursuit of a better and cleaner world.

Vytautas Kaseta

Blockchain Architecture & Development

Vytautas is a well-known crypto Economy advocate/influencer in Lithuania. He entered Blockchain in 2014 and has participated in a variety of large projects as an early adopter, investor, advisor or technical strategy consultant

Arvin Khamseh

Senior NFT Advisor and Consultant

In 2021, many tech-savvy and art-inclined individuals were excited to become a part of the NFT industry. A good half were interested in buying pieces from their favorite as well as up-and-coming artists, while the others were the creators who constantly had to put out content to make a living off the space.

However, not all artists have the knowledge and experience to market their pieces online. This is where Arvin Khamseh comes in. In the short time he’s leveraged the NFT industry, he has worked with more than 300 NFT brands to help them advertise their pieces- make sure you check out his thoughts at Twitter.

As tech-savvy as he is, Arvin knows that getting into a new tech industry can be challenging, especially for people who have yet to understand its basics. Here are tips on how aspiring individuals can get into the NFT space.

Tips From a Pro


One of the things to remember is that the NFT industry is not for everyone. At times, it can be very high pressure as things can happen rapidly.

“If someone is not into that vibe they should either prepare themselves mentally or choose a role within the industry that matches their personality best,” Arvin said.

Another thing to remember is to make the most out of the lucrative industry. Those who know how to leverage the platform can earn a hefty sum and fully see what NFTs have to offer.

Meanwhile, Arvin said that a relevant part of getting into the NFT industry is to buy and sell a lot of NFTs.

“It’s getting into the investor mindset that allows for creating successful campaigns,” he said.

Lastly, Arvin said that one of the most relevant things to keep in mind is to find a mentor who can guide them through challenges and advise them in making the right decisions.

Find Some Time to Relax
As Arvin mentioned, the NFT industry can be fast-paced and demanding, which often takes a lot out of people. However, he believes that people like him should also take some time off to take care of themselves.

He suggests taking a vacation to unwind and get a fresh perspective on things. Spending time with the people that matter can also help in making someone feel re-energized to chase their dreams anew.

So even though Arvin works as the founder and CEO of Sold Out NFTs, he makes sure to spend time where he can just focus on himself and becoming better.

Thomas Perez

Business Development Executive

homas Perez is an entrepreneur at heart and he is focussed on Market and Business Development for WPP’s Hydrogen and Waste to Energy product offerings.

Thomas is passionate about the potential of WPP Energy’s solutions as sees his role as an opportunity to change the world for the better.

He was instrumental in bringing past companies successfully into European Markets and in 2016 was called upon by Lifevantage Corporation, a pubicly traded company in nasdaq (LFVN)

Thomas has previous direct sales experience as an insurance broker for a very large French Company.

Previously in a direct sales role Thomas built a community base of more than 10,000 people spanning across 35 countries.

His duties at WPP also include promoting WPP’s participation in the Blockchain space via the upcoming Global Green Energy Platform.

Thomas is passionate about blockchain technology with 5 years experience in the sector as an investor and promoter since 2015, having raised substantial money in the market.

Sharjeel Siddique (Wapinter)

Online Campaign Manager

After joining the crypto industry in 2015 Wapinter felt passionate about upcoming new projects and started helping them gain success through his unrivalled management skills.

He became a respected name in the community after merely working with a few projects due to his sharp and influential management skills that include but are not limited to social-media engagement, perfect reports, on-time payments and overwhelming support from the bitcointalk community because of his true commitment.

With boundless experience in Guerilla marketing and social media management along with healthy 6-years of experience in the field, he is one of the most sought-after bounty managers at the bitcointalk forum and within the crypto space.

He is a legendary member at bitcointalk with a pristine record in bounty and airdrops management and has worked with the leading names in the crypto industry. Being such an inspirational personality he also owns some of the biggest telegram groups.

To conclude, management skills are something very natural to him and he enjoys what he does which brings a pleasant, professional and joyful experience for anyone working with him.

Leyandra Kreiss

Social Media Account Manager

Social media account and growth manager
C-Level Executive Support
Task-based online researcher

Robert D. Kohn

CFO

Since 1983, Robert D. Kohn, has founded or co-founded six public companies and through multiple mergers and acquisitions they became NYSE; National Market NASDAQ; London Exchange and OTC with a combined valuation exceeding $2 Billion and transaction business exceeding $1 Billion per year. In 1985, Mr. Kohn formed a $900 Million Joint Venture with Fluor Corporation, Southern Companies, and Thyssen to build waste recycling facilities. The company had a $200 Million line of credit from Security Pacific. This began his energy career.

Mr. Kohn was the Founder and President of Entrade, Inc. and Chairman, President of entrade.com (Energy Trading) at Exelon (NYSE: EXC) one of the largest electric utilities in the U.S. Mr. Kohn initiated and negotiated the merger into the former NYSE: ATA growing from $27 Million market cap to almost $800 Million Fair Market Value while Mr. Kohn was Chairman CEO of Entrade.com, the subsidiary of the merged NYSE company and a Board of Director. Mr. Kohn was the Founder and CEO of Utiliparts (a subsidiary of Entrade at Exelon – which grew to over $3 Billion in new utility parts in one year.

Mr. Kohn has also served as CEO, President and CFO positions in public and private companies with a focus on Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategy and Negotiation; and Financial assets. Industry focuses include Energy and Licensing of Technologies. Mr. Kohn was Co-Founder, CEO and Board of Director of AssetTRADE which became GoIndustry-DoveBid (now www.go-dove.com) with 1,200 employees in 21 countries bought by Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: LQDT).

Mr. Kohn founded and formed a waste-to-energy company, BioPower Operations Corporation in 2011. BioPower acquired Green3Power in 2014 and developed approximately $7 Billion in waste-to-energy projects in the U.S. and globally. In 2016 Green3Power was to take over the operations of BioPower.

In 2016, Mr. Kohn and WPP Energy began a relationship focused on the development of renewable energy technologies for waste reduction, waste-to-energy with carbon reduction and hydrogen technology for the replacement of fossil fuels. Mr. Kohn served in different capacities for WPP Energy and is currently Chief Financial Advisor.

In February 2017 Mr. Kohn co-founded The Asset Acquisition Group, a private wealth firm focused on investing in major infrastructure projects globally as well as major businesses for the purpose of creating jobs. Mr. Kohn has served as Co-Managing Partner from inception until today.

Mr. Kohn has negotiated over 25 Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances with major companies, a sampling below. Mr. Kohn negotiated and formed a joint venture with Textron (NYSE:TXT) which became Assetcontrol.com – which was purchased by Textron within the first two years.

Mr. Kohn negotiated and formed a joint venture with NAI Direct, a 50-50 Joint Venture with World Wide Web NetworX (“WWWX”), a public company founded by Mr. Kohn to develop significant market reach through Business-to-Business Internet exchanges for vertical and horizontal markets. NAI purchased WWWX’s interest. NAI, did approximately $40 Billion in real estate transactions last year and today is NAI Global (www.naiglobal.com).

Mr. Kohn formed a global joint venture with DuPont for the liquidation of all DuPont machinery and equipment in excess of $25,000 while CEO of AssetTRADE.

Mr. Kohn has served on the Board of Directors of NYSE; National Market NASDAQ; various OTC companies and many Private companies.

Mr. Kohn began his career with CPA firms and then as a Sr. Tax consultant in the Tax Department of Deloitte in Philadelphia, Pa.

Mr. Kohn graduated from the Fox School of Business at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. with a BBA in Accounting and received his CPA in 1975.

Evaldas Bruze

Blockchain Architecture & Development

Where a passion for blockchain and new technologies can bring a person or a company? My answer is: to the place no one has ever been before.

This is the exact reason why I’ve been researching blockchain and implementing large-scale innovative projects for 10 years now.

This is also the reason how innovation-based companies such as SUPER HOW, LARED, and many others were created.

My goal is to help businesses stand out from the competition by going places competitors haven’t been before. How exactly do we do that?

1. Conduct market research and prepare a plan, prototypes, or any other innovation-related object; 2. Provide support while implementing this innovation; 3. Measure the results, consult and adjust the strategies to meet long-term company goals and future innovations.

My mission, as a blockchain researcher and a visionary, is: 

To share my knowledge in an understandable and easy manner; 

  • To become your technology partner you can rely on;
  • To share my expertise publicly, by speaking in conferences, webinars, etc.;
  • To participate in private, public, or governmental projects to create and integrate technology; 
  • To research blockchain to reveal its transformative potential and help adapt this strategy in everyday business.

Abhishek K. Bakshi

Director of Marketing

Career Narrative

Formerly with well known digital marketing company AmaZix, “Abhi” is a creative and inventive thinker, who craves a challenge and who is not afraid to work outside of comfort zone. He is highly motivated team player who consistently aims to push revenue expectations and exceed goals. He possesses superb communication skills and is someone who can build up rapport easily, open up clients, find out exactly what they need, and then present them with a wide range of services and solutions. Pragmatic and results orientated, with a focus on bottom line results, he has a track record of achieving and exceeding the standards of performance set out for any sales projects. He wants to develop his career in a fast moving environment, and has found a home with HyFi, a company that values passion, positivity, integrity and hard work.

Rich knowledge of digital paid media and the ability to develop and execute media campaign strategies. Performs analysis to measure results and provide actionable recommendations based on outcomes. Stays abreast of industry trends, sales drivers and uncovers root causes of performance to guide decisions. Some of the highlights:-

Skills Area

Pay Per Click (PPC)
Search Engine Marketing
Search Engine Optimization
Social Media Marketing
DS3, DBM, DCM
Strategic Email Marketing
Video/in-App Marketing
Efficient Re-Marketing
Content Marketing
E-commerce Marketing

Arturas Svirkis

Blockchain Advisor, Strategic Partnerships

Possesses a deep understanding and experience in these Fintech industries:

P2P Lending; ICO marketing and process development; Payment Service Providers and e-currency exchangers; Blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

Additionally, I have many direct top-tier connections at Fintech industries due to my past experience at EgoPay e.g. Netteler, QIWI, MoneyPolo, Admiral Markets, Huobi, LakeBTC and much more.

My main specializations: • Business Development and Marketing Management locally or globally; • Project management based on PRINCE2 project management methodology. I am certified specialist and consultant (Level: Practitioner); • Being as middle-man by introducing parties who might have mutual interests.

Education • Tietgen Skolen • Degree Name Bachelor’s Degree Field Of StudyInternational Marketing and sales Grade • Average 7,75 • Dates attended or expected graduation 2009 – 2013

Activities and Societies: DSIO basketball club Debate club • Marketing management • International sales • Brand management • Consumer Buying behavior • B2B marketing • Marketing communication • Marketing research • Market research • Micro and macro economics • Logistics

Mentor Shala

Front-End Director, 3d Artist, UI/UX Designer

Mentor Shala is a creative innovator, branding strategist, and design expert with more than 12years of expertise creating impactful visual branding solutions for high – profile clients across numerous industries.

He pairs a broad range of creative leadership experience in brand strategy and development, graphic design, 3D Modeling and B2B/B2C marketing with a deep understating of psychology behind design to create effective campaigns and corporate narratives.

In 2018, he joined WPP Energy GmbH – leaders in renewable energy innovation. He’s a Front-End Director, 3d Artist, UI/UX Designer who is in charge of Solving complex problems such as building a 3D visual prototype technology known as conversion of Water to Hydrogen (W2H2) proficient in Cinema 4D, surface modeling and solid modeling techniques. Proficient in Cinema 4D, 3ds Max, Red Shift, Octane Real Flow, Pr, Ae, Ai, Id, Ps.

Prior to Joining WPP Energy GmbH, Mentor was a senior UI/UX Designer in AlbaSoftGroup whose main focus was working in tandem with the CEO and head of marketing and technology guide the creative strategy and design of the client – facing B2B communications, Providing expertise on industry standards, best practices and proper coding techniques by removing old technology and replacing it with the new ones such as HTML5/CSS3 Javascript, Helping Project Managers in daily basis to understand the Web Technology, Fast and Efficient Data Entry and Lecturing Junior Designers.