National Elites Foundation · 2013
Recognized as a National Elite
Recognized as a national elite for outstanding achievement in technology (2013).
Awards & Recognition
I've been named ADPList's World's Most Influential Mentor (2024), ranked #1 Mentor in Europe (2024), endorsed as a UK Global Talent by Tech Nation (2024), and medalled in national WorldSkills competitions. Here is all of it, with evidence and the stories behind it.
#1
mentor in Europe, 2024
1 of 100
ADPList100, worldwide
12+
Top 1% months since 2024
600+
mentorship sessions
The headline recognition
Tech Nation · 2024
UK Global Talent Visa (Tech Nation Endorsement)
Endorsed as an exceptional talent in technology under the UK Global Talent visa route in September 2024.
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ADPList · 2025
The World's Most Influential Mentor
Named in the 2026 ADPList100 for 2025 contributions, a list of 100 mentors selected from 32,000+ across 140+ countries. First recognized in the inaugural 2024 list too.
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ADPList · 2024
#1 Mentor in Europe
Ranked first among ADPList's top mentors in Europe in the 2024 ADPList Wrapped.
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WorldSkills · 2010
WorldSkills National Medalist
Silver Medal in IT Software Solutions for Business (2010), Medallion for Excellence (2007), and two national team camps for WorldSkills Calgary 2009 and London 2011. He later trained medal winning competitors from 2010 to 2015.
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ADPList recognition, month after month
Beyond the headline awards, the recognition I value most is the boring kind: showing up, every month. 19 badges since July 2024.
Super Mentor · 4
Top 10 Front-End · 2
Top 1% Engineering Mentor · 13
National recognition & immigration
Product & web
14th Iran Web Festival · 2022
The Best Site Builder and Application Builder Service
National award won by Jibres, the e-commerce platform John co-founded as CTO, at the 14th Iran Web Festival (2022).
5th Iran Web Festival · 2013
The Best Corporate & Tourism Website
National web award at the 5th Iran Web Festival (2013).
Service & judging
CODiE Awards · 2025
Judge, 2025 CODiE Awards
Served as a judge for the 2025 CODiE Awards, evaluating top global software products.
MassChallenge · 2025
Startup Mentor, MassChallenge Switzerland & UK
Mentoring startup founders through the MassChallenge accelerator across Switzerland and the UK since June 2025.
See the work behind the awards
Awards are the paper trail. The real work is in the sessions and the talks. Book time with me, or see what I've been speaking about.
Awards are lagging indicators. The leading ones are the sessions, the students, and the shipped work. That is the part I actually control.