Solidity Developer

Founder & Ceo

Building a safe future for everyone with AI. Became 1 of only 7 companies accepted into Outlier Ventures’ accelerator. Received USD$100k in funding. Deployed beta that has 100s of users. Created a community of AI engineers, enthusiasts, researchers and more. Sponsored AI-themed prizes at different hackathons.

Experience: 7 years

Yearly salary: $200,000

Hourly rate: $0

Nationality: 🇨🇦 Canada

Residency: 🇨🇦 Canada


Experience

Blockchain Engineer
ChainML
2022 - 2023
Developed core Solidity smart contracts. Integrated contracts with Chainlink Oracles and our APIs. Developed test suite. Created local reproducible environment with forked node and block explorer. Launched alpha version. Design of observability solution for smart contracts. Developed APIs on P2P network in Rust used by Chainlink Oracles. Developed APIs on Rust backend for ChatDEFI powered by GPT. Represented the company at ETH hackathons. Public presentations at international blockchain hackathons. Participated in internal hackathons. Developed internal and external frontend applications. Internal testing of Council (LLM agent framework).
Blockchain Engineer
Biconomy
2022 - 2022
Designed architecture and implementing cross-chain messaging protocols. Assisted the CTO in designing specifications for the node. Implemented gas fees redemption for cross-chain relayers. Worked with existing clients to rapidly implement new features. Implemented new features in the Hyphen SDK as per client requests. Implemented cross-chain smart contracts for EVM chains. Enabled signing deposits transactions from the Hyphen SDK with user-provided keys. Implemented message queue to handle and distribute transactions to different 'actors'. Led the efforts to reduce tech debt around the system. Designed and led a critical POC that helped in the pivot of the product. Guided the team on how to improve our Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Conducted multiple customer interviews to identify specific cross-chain needs that we can innovate on. Conducted a private beta with clear expectations for new features for the bridge. Represented the company at conferences and brought in more potential clients. Identified security issues in the architecture and deployment environments and worked on resolutions for them. Improved code review practices to match enterprise-level standards. Worked with CTO and the team to create clear KPIs. Reviewed blockchain engineer applications and interviewed candidates. Researched on innovative ways to secure bridges. Designed an internal blockchain testing framework/environment to make automated testing simpler.
Course Instructor
Keyin College
2021 - 2021
Taught about 20 students about fullstack software development. Demonstrated advanced concepts from real-world experience. Provided them with a mental framework of breaking down complex problems. Guided them on their projects for clients across different sprints.
Blockchain Engineer
PayPal Canada
2020 - 2022
Implemented observability (monitors & alerts) for crypto trade gains & loses for millions of PayPal and Venmo users. Working on digital currency initiatives. Leading a team that’s building blockchain developer tools. Designed and delivered a 4-month blockchain training program for about 600 employees. Led the organization and delivery of an internal 4-day blockchain hackathon for around 60 employees resulting in blockchain patents and POCs. Invented and co-invented 3 blockchain patents (pending).
Curriculum Developer & Course Instructor
York University
2020 - 2020
Designed learning content around practical learning objectives for 7 students. Taught the fundamentals of Blockchain and Backend Development. Created interactive activities to supplement students’ learning. Structured group projects to be similar to a real work environment. Instructed students in a collaborative manner. Graded project work (source code and system design diagrams) based on a unique marking scheme.
Software Engineer - Blockchain
SecureKey Technologies Inc. (acquired by AVAST)
2019 - 2020
Made key open source contributions to Hyperledger Aries and Hyperledger Fabric. Aligned internal stakeholder requirements and created well-defined testable features. Reduced network management upgrades from 3 weeks to 5 minutes. Developed granular Fabric channel configuration and management REST server. Raised code coverage to a minimum of 90%. Set a repeatable standard for internal product demos for the engineering teams. Pair-programmed with teammates to onboard them to the codebase, new concepts and technologies. Designed and documented system architecture. Reduced code cohesion, build and execution times.
Blockchain Developer Mentor
Lighthouse Labs
2018 - 2018
Lectured a class of developer students on enterprise architecture for blockchain solutions. Improved grades of students’ final projects by giving them detailed code reviews. Guided and pair-programmed with teams in an internal hackathon.
Blockchain Software Developer
Northern Block Inc.
2018 - 2019
Designed and built open source blockchain development libraries and tools that gained over 3500 downloads. Improved business proposals by providing technical validation and architecture designs before presenting to clients. Designed and instructed hands-on internal corporate training sessions. Increased user adoption by supporting product marketing strategy.
Software Developer Co-op Student
Verafin Inc. (acquired by NASDAQ)
2017 - 2017
Optimized data collation and integration which enhanced anti-fraud analytics. Designed and implemented detailed unit tests. Automated data parsers and workflows with scripts.
Mobile & Full Stack GIS Developer
Integrated Informatics Inc.
2017 - 2018
Redesigned and enhanced the offline experience of an Android app. Beautified the user interface with open source styling libraries. Simplified the search, map edit and data backup functionalities.
Blockchain Community Leader
BlockchainNL
2017 - 2018
Partnered with the Government of Canada to run a satellite location for the Canada Blockchain Week. Built a strong community of blockchain developers and enthusiasts. Hosted and organised events to brainstorm ideas and projects. Advised groups of entrepreneurs on opportunities to develop blockchain pilot projects in the city.
Blockchain Freelance Developer
Self
2017 - 2018
Designed and developed fullstack blockchain applications. Validated blockchain use cases for emerging startups. Audited Solidity smart contracts for clients going to production. Mentored a team competing in the Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition 2018 Hackathon. Advised groups of entrepreneurs on opportunities to develop blockchain pilot projects in the city.
Full Stack Developer
Memorial University Conferences Office
2016 - 2016
Built a conference management website for organizers and guests to use during conferences held at the university. Designed and built the user interface of the site and created a back-end framework for future developers to build on.
Data Visualization Developer
Memorial University School of Pharmacy
2016 - 2016
Developed a visualization tool and user interface for prescription drug records used by medical researchers. Built a back-end database to store drug records for analysis.
Software Developer Intern
DC Design House
2016 - 2016
Designed sandbox virtual testing environments for hosted websites. Boosted SEO rankings by indexing data of hosted websites.
Student Assistant & Tutor
Memorial University Computer Science Help Centre
2015 - 2015
Gave in-depth analyses of homework and course content review to undergraduate students. Taught how to debug programs and algorithm design & analysis.
IoT Course Assistant
Memorial University Computer Science Dept.
2015 - 2015
Helped produce course notes. Prepared professor’s research for publication.

Skills

golang
react
rust
solidity
typescript
english
french
yoruba