Slava Yakimenko manages grant applications and developer events for the TON Foundation, aiming to grow the ecosystem’s visibility and attract new contributors.
Education#
Slava attended Lyceum No. 4 in Taganrog, where he excelled in competitive programming and mathematics Olympiads. He completed high school at the Specialized Academic Scientific Center in Rostov‑on‑Don and is currently pursuing a degree in Software Engineering at ITMO University.
Career at TON Foundation#
| Period | Position |
|---|---|
| Jan 2023 – Jul 2023 | Grant Program Manager (internship) |
| Aug 2023 – Feb 2024 | Intern Devrel Manager |
| Mar 2024 – present | Developer Relations Manager |
In his current role, Slava oversees the TON Bounties program (formerly TON Footsteps), processes grant applications, organizes hackathon‑related events, and frequently speaks at TON meetups and bootcamps.
Awards and Achievements#
Slava has earned multiple TON Bounties awards, starting with the first on May 23, 2022 for the tutorial “Mint a Fungible Token (Jetton) #66.” Subsequent rewards include contributions to:
- Articles about toncli and ton storage #103
- Telegram Bot for the TON Developer Community #116
- User‑Friendly Config for TON Blockchain #119
- Notifications in Telegram about new footsteps #152
He also participated in TON Smart Challenge #3 and #4, the TON Tact Challenge, and won the Cyber Garden 2022 hackathon. At the All‑Russian conference “Start in Innovation” (2022), he received an award for the project QuickPost.
Contact#
- Telegram: @delovoyslava
- X: @delovoyslava
See also#
- TON Foundation (bold, no existing slug)
- Grants & Bounties (bold, no existing slug)
- TON Society CIS (bold, no existing slug)
- The Open Network (bold, no existing slug)