Founder
Verdant Protocol
A smart-contract and token project.
Verdant is the on-chain protocol I’m designing and building: smart contracts and a token. More details will be shared here as the project goes public.
Founder · Builder · Dallas–Fort Worth
Hi, I’m Michael Palhidai.
I build things that matter — from smart-contract protocols and automated trading systems to safe, stable housing for people rebuilding their lives.
Current ventures
What I’m working on now
Four projects, one common thread: using technology to build systems that are useful, transparent, and built to last.
Founder
SOLACE
“A safe place to rebuild.”
A mission-driven transitional housing startup in the Dallas area, working to turn empty houses into safe, stable homes for veterans and others who need a place to get back on their feet.
Project
Automated Options Trading
Free trading strategies & indicators.
My ongoing work building and refining rules-based options strategies, plus free trading strategies and indicators I share with the community.
Educational and informational only — not financial advice. No performance is promised or implied.
Creator
Star Jar
A reward jar for kids.
A simple, cheerful reward-jar app for parents: add a star or marble for each good choice, and celebrate together when the jar is full. Works offline, with no accounts and no data collected. Coming soon to the iPhone App Store.
About
Systems thinker, builder, founder.
I’m based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area (Bedford, TX). My background is in enterprise systems and infrastructure: I’ve worked as an IBM Maximo subject-matter expert and administrator, as a technical project manager for security, access control, and infrastructure projects, and in healthcare IT.
What I enjoy most is taking software and shaping it around what people actually need. Today I’m putting that same approach into my own ventures — on-chain, in the markets, and in my community.
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Security & infrastructureTechnical project management for security, access control, and infrastructure.
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Enterprise asset managementIBM Maximo SME and administrator.
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Healthcare ITExperience supporting technology in healthcare environments.
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CustomizationTailoring software to fit each customer’s real needs.
Let’s connect.
Interested in Verdant, SOLACE, Star Jar, or my trading work — or want to collaborate? Reach out on any of these.