I can't tell you how old he is. I swore to never tell. Obviously it isn't Vitalik. And it also isn't David Zimbeck, nor Charles Hoskinson, nor anyone from Bitshares.
I trust you'll keep us informed.
BTW, to everyone: I myself am uniformed with regard to the technical issues, but TPTB's description of his flash on inspiration - aftter a lot of work - rings true to me, at least in terms of how real inspiration-flashes come about. So to the extent to which the following is credible given my lack of technical expertise, I vouch for him.