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I am excited to apply for reviewer role in the Milestone and Metrics council for Season 7. I was grateful to be part of Season 5 and Season 6 milestone council and would like to continue contributing to the MaM council in Season 7.
My Optimist Profile can be seen here.
I believe I am qualified to apply for this role based on the following criteria:
Expertise: Proficiency in measurement, evaluation, data analysis, and reporting.
I have spent the last year deep in the grants ecosystem and have built a product through my company for grantee accountability and impact measurement. Hundreds of grantees and grant operators utilize our product on a daily basis. I live and breathe milestones and evaluation on a daily basis. I have applied lot of these learnings as member of the council in Season 5 and Season 6 and would like to continue adding value.
If have spent a lot of time thinking and building impact measurement tools. If elected, I also want to work with Jun (the MAM council lead) on utilizing the Theory of Change framework to improve impact measurement of the grants.
I am also a software engineer by background and am comfortable with multiple programming languages including Solidity. I believe this skillset will continue to be valuable while evaluating highly technical projects funded by the grants council.
Reputation: Known and trusted individuals or entities with a demonstrated alignment with the Optimistic Vision.
Two things that demonstrate alignment with Optimistic Vision are:
1. Building Governance and Grants products
I’m a builder in the Optimism ecosystem and have built and continued to manage a number of products over the last two years which I believe has added lot of value to the ecosystem. Below are few products our team has built:
- Karma Delegate Dashboard - Dashboard to provide visibility and accountability into delegate activity, facilitate delegate discovery and delegation for tokenholders.
- DAO Delegate Registry - Onchain delegate registry on Optimism we built in collaboration with other DAO tooling companies. The registry has already been integrated into delegate dashboard.
- GAP - Grantee Accountability Protocol to let grantees post milestones and updates onchain through EAS on Optimism.
2. Optimism Milestone and Metrics council member in Season 5 and Season 6.
As part of the MAM council in past two seasons, I collaborated with other council members and evaluated hundreds of milestones of grants from past seasons on time and have successfully facilitated grant disbursal upon successful completion.
Impartiality: Ability to maintain objectivity and fairness in assessing grant outcomes.
I am confident in my ability to maintain objectivity and fairness in my assessments to the best of my abilities. In most cases, the data speaks the truth. In situations where nuances are involved, I will make every effort to consult with peers and experts to arrive at the right decision.
Alignment: Disclose all conflicts of interest that could impact impartial decision-making.
I’m not aware of any conflicts of interest. In the previous seasons, whenever there has been even a small chance of conflict of interest, I have clearly communicated with other council members and reclused myself of evaluating the grants.
Secure: Maintain good industry standard Operational Security practices with regards to multisig signing.
I have been in the crypto space since 2017 using DeFi and other onchain protocols regularly. I have learned and followed best security practices and feel confident of continuing to follow those practices as a council member.
Please verify that you have no conflicts of interest:
- I have no conflicts 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 understand you’ll need to sign an agreement with the Foundation prior to onboarding:
- I understand
Please verify you understand you’ll be responsible for delivering grants in accordance with the Collective Grant Policies and following any reporting / accounting requirements set by the Foundation:
- I understand
Please verify that you are able to commit ~15 hours / week to Council operations:
- I am able to commit 15 amount of hours per week / month to Council operations
If any delegates have questions about my application, please let me know. Thanks!