Irakli is CTO and co-founder of a New York health-tech startup ReferWell. At any given time he can be found: designing and implementing APIs, discussing distributed systems architecture and expressing opinions about product management. Prior to ReferWell Irakli held leadership roles at API Academy of CA Technologies, and NPR. Irakli is highly involved in the startup community and has spent over a decade in Washington, DC building innovative products for media companies, government and international organizations, while also being an active open-source contributor and advocate. You can connect to Irakli on Twitter at @inadarei.