About
Highly accomplished Blockchain Data Engineer and Senior Software Engineer with over 5 years of experience in developing scalable blockchain infrastructure, optimizing data pipelines, and building full-stack decentralized applications. Proven expertise in leveraging advanced technologies like Solidity, Rust, AWS, and Kubernetes to drive significant performance improvements and deliver high-impact solutions across financial, startup, and academic environments. Seeking to apply deep technical knowledge and leadership skills to complex challenges in a forward-thinking organization.
Work
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Summary
Spearheaded the development of scalable data pipelines and optimized blockchain data processing for Fidelity's validator nodes, ensuring high-accuracy analytics and efficient operations.
Highlights
Developed scalable pipelines processing high-volume execution and consensus layer data from Fidelity validator nodes across multiple layer-1 networks, loading into Snowflake for advanced analytics.
Built automated reward calculation algorithms for Ethereum validators, accurately computing staking rewards, penalties, and slashing conditions by analyzing execution and consensus layer events.
Optimized Snowflake SQL queries for a data-intensive layer-1 blockchain dataset, reducing execution time by 70% through CTE modularization, lateral flattening, and join optimization.
Tracked and adapted data pipelines for Ethereum network upgrades (e.g., Proto-Danksharding, Pectra, EIPs) to maintain system compatibility and engineering strategy alignment.
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Founded and led blockchain infrastructure development, managing a high-availability network supporting over 100 delegators and $3M in staked assets.
Highlights
Implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, enabling seamless protocol upgrades and ensuring nodes remained up-to-date and in sync for continuous operation.
Deployed a multi-server setup across multiple cloud providers, achieving high availability and minimal downtime through rolling upgrades and diverse infrastructure.
Managed a network supporting 100+ delegators with over $3M in staked assets, recognized by the Mina Foundation for consistently high uptime.
Utilized Amazon CloudWatch and Grafana for continuous server monitoring, alert notifications, and performance optimization, proactively addressing potential issues.
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Engineered a decentralized edge computing platform on Ethereum, enhancing security and optimizing system reliability through advanced blockchain functionalities.
Highlights
Developed a decentralized edge computing platform on Ethereum, leveraging ChainLink Functions for automated task scheduling and DON Hosted Secrets for secure key management.
Orchestrated scalable Dockerized deployments using Kubernetes (k8s) to optimize system reliability and security for mission-critical blockchain infrastructure.
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Directed technology initiatives for a 20-member team, overseeing the development of 3 decentralized applications focused on EVM compatibility and full-stack solutions.
Highlights
Led a 20-member team in developing 3 decentralized applications focusing on account abstraction, DAOs, and on-chain certification with EVM compatibility.
Facilitated multiple workshops and hands-on sessions, significantly enhancing members' practical skills in blockchain technology and application development.
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Served as a Senior Software Engineer, driving software development, system integrations, and performance optimizations for Zoho Expense.
Highlights
Integrated multiple third-party applications into Zoho Expense using webhooks, Java servlets, and MySQL, enhancing platform interoperability.
Improved the Zoho Expense data export process using Python scripts and Zoho Catalyst Cloud Platform, streamlining operations and increasing efficiency.
Reduced REST API response time by 15% through the implementation of in-memory caching and optimization of database queries.
Developed custom functionalities in Zoho Expense using Deluge scripting language and identified efficient database schemas for CRUD operations.
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Developed automation tools and enhanced web accessibility standards as an Associate Software Engineer, significantly improving delivery times and testing efficiency.
Highlights
Developed a Java-based automation tool, reducing delivery time of accessibility-compliant web components to clients by 80%.
Improved the Galen framework, a Java open-source product, by adding a text node recognition feature, enhancing its testing capabilities.
Programmed a Google Chrome extension to extract locator data from web components, significantly reducing manual webpage scanning and testing times.
Awards
Harvard Blockchain Hackathon - Fall Term 2023 Third Place
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Harvard Blockchain Hackathon
Third place in the Sustainability track, developing GrowVerse, a decentralized gamification app rewarding course completions with tokens for virtual plants, aiding real-world tree planting through NGOs.
Harvard Blockchain Hackathon - Summer Term 2023 Runner-up
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Harvard Blockchain Hackathon
Runner-up in the Polkadot development track, developing CrossChain - DEX, an aggregator of liquidity from all EVM chains using Moonbeam as a central hub.
Harvard Blockchain Hackathon - Spring Term 2023
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Harvard Blockchain Hackathon
Won Axelar's track for the best use of cross-chain bridging and the best use-case, developing a decentralized transfer platform that allows sending/requesting digital assets via phone number.
ETHBoston Runner-up
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ETHBoston
Runner-up with the project zKredit, a blockchain-based solution for credit score verification utilizing zero-knowledge proofs to maintain user privacy while verifying scores directly on-chain.
Languages
English
Skills
Programming Languages
Solidity, Java, C++, Rust, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, C.
Web/VCS
ReactJS, Node.js, HTML, CSS, Git.
Databases
MySQL, OracleSQL, PL/SQL, MongoDB.
Cloud Platforms
AWS, Snowflake.
Other Technologies & Frameworks
REST, Docker, Substrate, Hardhat, Ethers.js, JUnit, Express.js, Socket.IO, Kubernetes (k8s), ChainLink Functions, DON Hosted Secrets, Axelar Protocol, IPFS.