Experience

NiftyApes

• United States
• Blockchain Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder, CEO/CTO

  • Oct 2021 - 2 years 3 months

  Boulder, Colorado, United States You are rich in JPEGs and poor in ETH. Hit the money button, anon. Get a loan on NiftyApes.



Monastic Academy

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Apprentice

  • Mar 2021 - Jul 2021

  Lowell, Vermont, United States - Sat four 7-10 day silent meditation retreats - Contributed to organization vision and high-value donor fundraising iniatives - Helped run the monastery and community while maintaining a consistent meditation practice of ~3 hours per work day.



Charge Technology Group, Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & Head of Product

  • Mar 2019 - Mar 2021

  Manhattan Beach, CA - Led and delivered a portfolio of products including a B2C virtual card issuing platform and consumer wallet mobile app, a KYC/KYB API and reporting dashboard, and a blockchain-based digital asset wallet mobile app. - Played an active role in the recruitment process, leading the expansion of the team from 1 lead engineer to 10 engineers, 1 designer, and 1 PM. - Managed the direction of all branding, UI/UX, marketing materials, and pitch materials. - Worked with sales and marketing… Show more - Led and delivered a portfolio of products including a B2C virtual card issuing platform and consumer wallet mobile app, a KYC/KYB API and reporting dashboard, and a blockchain-based digital asset wallet mobile app. - Played an active role in the recruitment process, leading the expansion of the team from 1 lead engineer to 10 engineers, 1 designer, and 1 PM. - Managed the direction of all branding, UI/UX, marketing materials, and pitch materials. - Worked with sales and marketing teams, as well as conducted online surveys, in-person and virtual user interviews to identify and validate product direction and feature sets. Show less



Gitcoin

• Advertising Services

• Lead Engineer and Product Manager

  • Jul 2018 - Mar 2019

  Boulder, CO, Remote - Architected, managed, and built Gitcoin Grants, a grant funding platform that has distributed ~$6.88 million in crypto to open source software projects as of February 2021. - Co-authored ERC-1337 the standard for subscription payments on Ethereum and built the first-ever production application to implement meta-transactions, Gitcoin Grants. - Managed the direction of UI/UX design and contributions of 4 team engineers, 1 designer, and ~5 open source contributors. - Led engineering… Show more - Architected, managed, and built Gitcoin Grants, a grant funding platform that has distributed ~$6.88 million in crypto to open source software projects as of February 2021. - Co-authored ERC-1337 the standard for subscription payments on Ethereum and built the first-ever production application to implement meta-transactions, Gitcoin Grants. - Managed the direction of UI/UX design and contributions of 4 team engineers, 1 designer, and ~5 open source contributors. - Led engineering build using Django, JQuery, Postgres, Solidity, Truffle, HTML, and CSS Show less



ETHSecurity

• Researcher and Organizer

  • May 2018 - Mar 2019

  Ethereum - Ethereum Community Fund grant recipient to conduct industry research regarding security best practices, resources, and tooling in the Ethereum ecosystem - Interviewed 30+ of the top firms and professionals in the space and produced the ETHSecurity Report - Built community of 200+ professionals and enthusiasts to provide enable collaborate and act as the first line of defense for security vulnerabilities - Co-Organized the 2018 ETHBerlin Security Unconference, a one day conference for… Show more - Ethereum Community Fund grant recipient to conduct industry research regarding security best practices, resources, and tooling in the Ethereum ecosystem - Interviewed 30+ of the top firms and professionals in the space and produced the ETHSecurity Report - Built community of 200+ professionals and enthusiasts to provide enable collaborate and act as the first line of defense for security vulnerabilities - Co-Organized the 2018 ETHBerlin Security Unconference, a one day conference for Ethereum Security professionals to discuss standards and issues in the ecosystem - Led the "Current State of Security" panel at DevCon 4 Show less



BCG Digital Ventures

• United States
• Software Development
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Blockchain Engineer

  • Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

  Manhattan Beach, California - Architected and built the proof-of-concept application for OpenSC, a project with the World Wildlife Fund to track ethically sourced goods. - Architected and built the proof-of-concept application for Colosseum, a blockchain-based live event ticketing system. - Contributed to architecture of Tracr, a De Beers project to track and ensure the ethical sourcing of diamonds. - Presented to 30+ CXO's on blockchain, Bitcoin, and decentralized technology, making complex concepts and… Show more - Architected and built the proof-of-concept application for OpenSC, a project with the World Wildlife Fund to track ethically sourced goods. - Architected and built the proof-of-concept application for Colosseum, a blockchain-based live event ticketing system. - Contributed to architecture of Tracr, a De Beers project to track and ensure the ethical sourcing of diamonds. - Presented to 30+ CXO's on blockchain, Bitcoin, and decentralized technology, making complex concepts and technology easy to understand. - Consulted on blockchain-enabled opportunities across 7+ different industries Show less



Leave No Trace Center For Outdoor Ethics

• Information Coordinator

  • Apr 2015 - Jan 2017

  Boulder, CO



U.S. Department of Justice

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• Law Clerk - Student Aid

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  Denver, CO Environmental & Natural Resources Division, Indian Resources Section. Protecting and obtaining water, land, and fishing rights for the betterment of Native peoples.