Protocol Engineer& DeFi ResearcherNow @ Stealth
Ethereum mainnet Block — syncing…I architect decentralized data infrastructure and ship production-grade protocol code.
(01)AboutSince 2010
Since 2018 I've been building the load-bearing layer of crypto: smart contracts, tokenomics, gasless relayers and consensus networks that turn raw chain noise into verifiable, real-time signal.
Along the way: a Master's in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, peer-reviewed ML research in Dr. Thad Starner's lab, an API platform serving 3M+ requests a day, and 1,000+ students mentored through Google Summer of Code, Udacity and hackathons.
I care about protocol design that balances security, scalability and developer experience — and I'm always up for a conversation about data markets, zero-knowledge systems or AI agents.
(02)Selected systems2019 — Now
Protocol infrastructure, research and platforms I designed, built and shipped to production. Each panel runs a live simulation of how the system works.
Co-designed the protocol's evolution from V0 → V1 → V2 → DSV: snapshotter nodes independently observe chain state, agree on it, and finalize verifiable data for onchain apps. I authored the Snapshotter Lite and Full node contracts and backend, designed $POWER tokenomics and dynamic-tax staking, and shipped mainnets for Powerloom and Onchain Points.
High-throughput EIP-712 relayers with batching and replay protection. Users sign typed messages, the relayer bundles and pays, the chain verifies every signature. Over a million transactions sponsored without a user ever touching gas.
Single-handedly shipped BDS: a production decentralized data market streaming real-time Uniswap data, where every datapoint comes with a one-click IPFS proof. Designed for agentic AI consumers from day one.
Co-built the Onchain Points system and Generative Prediction Markets that auto-resolve on live Powerloom data. Outcomes settle from verifiable snapshots, and participation earns points onchain.
Examinator detects academic dishonesty from Gradescope metrics; JackMarker and GitDown embed traceable tokens in assignments and take down leaked solutions across the web. Two ACM Learning@Scale papers, featured in Forbes and Times Higher Education — and still running in production at Georgia Tech.
Built an API gateway and management platform from the ground up: an auth overhaul on Auth0, ELK logging, performance monitoring and a Learning Center. Targeted optimizations and Brotli compression made it 80% faster.
(03)Experience & education10 blocks
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Powerloom Protocol
Protocol V0 → DSV · 5,300+ node SBTs · ~800 ETH raised · 1M+ gasless txs
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Freelance
50+ production contracts across EVM chains
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Hypersonix Inc.
API gateway from scratch · 3M+ requests/day · 80% faster
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Georgia Institute of Technology
ML specialization · two ACM L@S papers · Forbes & THE coverage
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Fidelity International
Real-time feedback app · React tools for portfolio managers
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Google Summer of Code · Hydra Ecosystem
GSoC admin & mentor 2018–2021 · 10+ contributors mentored
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Udacity
2,000+ projects reviewed · 500+ students mentored
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MIT OCW · edX · Udacity Nanodegrees
MIT, Stanford & Berkeley coursework · four Nanodegrees
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Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology
Signal processing & embedded systems
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(04)CapabilitiesProtocol → product
End-to-end: protocol architecture and incentive design, down to the contracts, the backend that runs them, and the interfaces people use.
Protocol design / Incentivized testnets / Consensus / Staking & slashing / Dynamic tax curves / Emission schedules / Airdrops / Incentive alignment / Sybil resistance / Delegation / Game theory
Upgradeable proxies / EIP-712 / Batching / Gasless relayers / VRF / SBTs / ERC-20 · 721 · 1155 / Audited code
Snapshotter networks / Sequencers / IPFS proofs / Prediction markets / Points ecosystems / Agentic AI
Python / Node.js / Rust / Linux & shell / Redis / PostgreSQL / Docker / Kubernetes / CI/CD / AWS / High-throughput APIs
Hardhat / Foundry / Ethers.js / Web3.py / Data indexing / IPFS / Chainlink / TypeScript
LLMs / Agentic AI / PyTorch / TensorFlow / Reinforcement learning / Computer vision
React / Next.js / Technical writing / Team leadership / Public speaking / Hackathon judging
(05)GitHub · last 12 monthsLive
Not the consensus kind. Pulled live from GitHub every time this page loads.
(06)Off-chain
Away from the terminal: open source, building tools to trade crypto for fun, and — occasionally — stepping out of a perfectly good airplane.
(07)Writing6 posts
Notes from Google Summer of Code, building in public, and the long road into protocol engineering. All writing →
(08)ReadingNo particular order
Books that shaped how I think about systems, startups and incentives. Pull one out.
Select a spineSix books, one shelf.
(09)ContactSay hello
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