I am one of the U.S.’s foremost experts in distributed ledger technologies, and offer a unique blend of deep technical engineering, advanced research capabilities, strategic leadership, and high-impact product management. I’ve combined my broad expertise to drive transformative growth across startups, large financial institutions, and nonprofits—securing tangible milestones for commercial clients and a prestigious research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). I uniquely bridge the gap between deep technical challenges and high-level strategy to deliver disruptive solutions that redefine digital finance.
Experience: 6 years
Yearly salary: $210,000
Hourly rate: $115
Nationality: 🇺🇸 United States
Residency: 🇺🇸 United States
Experience
Contracted Researcher
Web3 Foundation (Polkadot Foundation) 2022 - 2023
Contracted to research uncollateralized stablecoin architectures and develop a disruptive new offering for Polkadot. Resultant product was a revolutionary form of decentralized central banking. Awarded an immediate follow-on contract to design and lay the groundwork for a crypto-to-payment-network pipeline.
Consultant
Open Earth Foundation (Non-profit) 2022 - 2023
Designed and implemented new Web3 technologies including carbon and marine life eco-credits, decentralized digital identifiers, and on-chain carbon pricing oracles to assist OEF at mitigating climate change.
Strategy
Redbubble - Australia 2016 - 2018
Attracted Australian public capital investments, delivered ASX and public strategy releases post-IPO, and composed long-term strategy for the board. Re-engineered product strategy, improving company profit by $990K per year.
Sr. Business Analyst/Product Manager
Capital One (Commercial Bank) 2012 - 2016
Served as product manager on the expense management mobile app. Led new development for commercial credit and payments products. Developed go-to-market strategy, underwriting model, and sales team for corporate card offering. Coordinated finance, media, brand, and operations to launch a $330MM Hispanic focused line of business (LOB). Developed new financial products, and designed media mix, messaging, and channel selection for go-to-market. Rebuilt acquisitions strategy and operations for Capital One SPARK brand, turning it from unprofitable to $30MM NPV per annum LOB.
Skills
big-data
fintech
ios
javascript
quantitative-researcher
research
ruby
scrum
solidity
swift
product-manager
