Season 6 Security Council Nomination Template - Cohort A
Please paste your completed nomination here, following the instructions at the top.
Security Council Member Self-Nomination Template
Please keep your answers as concise as possible while conveying all relevant information.
All nominations will require 8 Top 100 delegate approvals.
Please indicate if you are running to be the Council Lead or a Council Member: Council Member
Does this nomination represent an individual or organization: Individual
Candidate country of residence (or, if an entity, incorporation and principle place of business): USA
Have you previously served on Optimism’s Security Council: No
Have you previously served on any other Council or Board in the Collective: No
Are you a representative of OP Labs: No
Are you a representative of another OP Chain: No
If you are a delegate, please provide the link to your delegate profile: N/A
If you are a member of the Citizens’ House, please link to your most recent attestation here: N/A
Please outline your contributions, and their impact, to the Optimism ecosystem to date:
I am a Core Contributor on the Synthetix team focused on building data infrastructure, deploying and configuring smart contracts, and providing support for integrators. Synthetix has deployments on both OP Mainnet and Base which drive significant activity on both chains. Prior to Synthetix I was also a core contributor at Kwenta. Kwenta is a derivatives trading platform active on both OP Mainnet and Base. I have also acted as an active governance participant in both DAOs.
Please demonstrate any non-Optimism experience you believe is relevant to this role:
Before joining Kwenta and Synthetix, I held positions as a data scientist at several technology organizations focused on influencing product decisions using statistical analysis and modeling.
Please elaborate on your technical background, including your github handle (this will be used to calculate your github expertise score and will be added to your nomination before it goes to a vote by the Foundation):
My technical background is heavily focused on writing Python and SQL code for data analysis. In joining Kwenta and Synthetix I have also made significant contributions in typescript for frontend development and smart contracts using Solidity. Many of my contributions have been made on open source projects, as you can see from my github history.
Please elaborate on your experience with relevant member (or Lead) requirements:
I have been an active member in governance for both Kwenta and Synthetix, and also have the technical experience of managing complex smart contract deployments that hold $100M+ of TVL. Each of these deployments requires attention to detail as any errors can cause significant losses for users. I have acted as a steward for these protocols to protect user funds, keep private keys secure, and to test and execute these protocol upgrades.
Please describe your philosophy on what makes a good Security Council member:
A good Security Council Member has deep technical knowledge of Optimism and the OP Stack, plus understanding of developer needs at the protocol and app levels. They must be available to provide input and push through necessary items as the council requires it This mix of technical expertise, practical insight, and responsiveness is crucial for the role.
Please disclose any anticipated conflicts of interest: While I do not anticipate this is a conflict of interest, I am a full-time core contributor at Synthetix.
Please verify that you understand you may be removed from this role via the Representative Removal proposal type in the Operating Manual: Yes, verified.
Please verify that you understand that election is subject to successful completion of a Foundation screen which may include KYC/AML, sanctions screening, and a requirement to sign a standard contract: Yes
Please verify that you are able to commit ~5 active hours / month to fulfill the Member Responsibilities. Please note that there is an “on-call” aspect to this role that is not fully encompassed in the active hours estimate: Yes