Season 7 Nominations: Audit Request Team on the Developer Advisory Board

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Hey,
my name is Sven (aka. Shogoki), and I am applying to serve on the Audit Request Team for Season 7.

Please link to your Optimist Profile or Organization ID here. All candidates are required to create an Optimist Profile by following the steps at atlas.optimism.io and sharing their profile link below.

Please link to any contributions that demonstrate you meet the eligibility criteria outlined in the Charter for the specific Developer Advisory Board team you´re applying for:

I am a security researcher with more than 15 years of experience in different areas of computer science, working in areas like server infrastructure, software development, machine learning, DevSecOps, and blockchain projects in enterprise-scale environments, as well as doing Web2 bug bounties on the side. After working on a few community projects in the blockchain space, I transitioned to Web3 security, mainly audit contests, 2 years ago.
Here is a little bit of information on my background and activity in the space:

  • Found and reported numerous bugs on bug bounty platforms for well-known companies like GitHub.
  • Core Backend Developer at a community-funded blockchain project (DeFiChain Wizard)
  • 12 top-10 finishes in audit contests as a solo auditor and in a team (SilentDefendersOfDeFi)
  • Core Contributor at Sherlock as an internal Security Researcher

I’ve participated in several audit contests solo, as well as in a team, scoring some top results.
I’ve also engaged numerous a lot in judging audit contests, ultimately climbing to the top 5 rank of the Sherlock Judging Leaderboard.
Since January 2024, I am a core contributor to Sherlock as an internal Security Researcher, where I am working on several tasks related to scoping, customer onboarding, and a broad array of other security-related tasks.

Please verify that you have no conflicts of interest:

No confict of interest.

Please verify that you understand you may be removed from this role via the Representative Removal proposal type in the Operating Manual

I understand

Please verify that you understand KYC will be required to receive Council rewards at the end of Season 7:

I understand

Please verify that you are able to commit ~20 hours / month to Board operations:

I am able to commit the required time of ~20 hours/month to the Boards operations.

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