Governance-focused decentralized systems engineering.
I design resilient coordination mechanisms, guide teams through decentralized governance, and build the tools that help communities steer complex systems with confidence.
Work
Now
Previously
- Sigma Prime
- Worked on:
- An off-chain rollup system securing $330,000,000
- A Bitcoin L2 based on reth v1.5.0 with 10,000,000+ tx & 150,000+ unique addresses
- An internal log auditing system for a company worth $2,000,000,000
- Worked on:
- JusticeText
- Worked on:
- Core product, leading to $25,000 MRR a $2,000,000 raise
- Worked on:
- Commonwealth
- Worked on:
- Core product, scaling DAU by 33%
- Worked on:
- Tru-Breed
- Worked on:
- A private, pipelined, optimized fork of ipyrad
- Worked on:
- Make School
- Worked on:
- Teaching ~200 students cryptocurrency concepts (economics, computer science, game theory, NFTs, DAOs)
- Delivering three products quarterly, of note:
- A markov-chain based Eminem lyric generator
- An ecommerce system for cannabis dispenaries
- A StackOverflow-esque system for Slack
- Building community
- Worked on:
- CodeDay
- BlockchainEDU
Follow
Digest
12
Years in tech
>136
Web3 Vulnerabilities assessed
21/46
Programming Competitions Won/Attended
~900
Workshop Attendees
~700
Consistent readers on
dev.to
>3,098
Hours dedicated to diversifying tech through education
~100
Projects Built
Writing
Cryptocurrencies
"Cryptocurrencies emerged as a technological and financial revolution, with proponents touting decentralization, immutability, and innovation as their cornerstones."
"An introduction to DAOs, written in the past, re-published for the present.In 2019, I wrote this for a newsletter that never took flight."
"What do you do after placing amongst the top 15 projects at the largest blockchain hackathon in the world?"
Social Sciences
COMING SOON
Computing
"In the rapidly evolving landscape of blockchain technology, Soulbound Tokens (SBTs) have emerged as a transformative innovation."
"Building robust Ethereum smart contracts requires balancing mathematical rigor with practical considerations."
"In the high-stakes arena of decentralized finance, trust is no longer granted; it is engineered."
"In the ever-evolving landscape of software engineering, where complexity and ambiguity often cloud our logical vision, a beacon of clarity can guide us through the fog."
"The road to technological ruin is often paved with good intentions."
Startups
"Steps to reach product-market fit with lean experimentation."
Food
"A running list of noteworthy bites and sips."