Research Analyst @ Blockworks

Research,Data,DePIN

• Conducting deep research and analysis for consumption by Blockworks Research subscribers.
• Monitoring market trends, ecosystem developments and relevant governance proposals.
• Analyzing on-chain datasets to support analysis and back team theses.

Head of Research @ Parameter Research

DePIN,Growth,Software Development

• Curating a pipeline of DePIN industry projects and emerging founders for Unleashing DePIN, spotlighting key innovators and new ventures.
• Conducting due diligence on featured projects, ensuring reliable and valuable insights for investors and the broader audience.
• Building DePIN Pulse, an aggregator showcasing earnings opportunities across DePIN protocols, including APYs, ROIs, staking, mining hardware, and compute resources.
• Providing direct oversight of business development, onboarding, and partnerships, driving growth and adoption across the DePIN ecosystem.
• Awarded the Total Eclipse Challenge Community Award for Eclipse XRAY, the first community-built explorer for the Eclipse ecosystem, enabling native block exploration powered by public RPCs.

Head of Ecosystem @ Mycelium Networks

DePIN,Compute,Research

• Oversaw the launch of the Mycelium Testbed, a 1600+ SqMi incubator and accelerator for decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs), enabling large-scale deployments of hardware and solutions.
• Led ecosystem partnerships with industry leaders such as Helium and IoTeX, as well as emerging projects like XNET and Wayru.
• Conducted comprehensive due diligence and market analysis of decentralized infrastructure projects, supported partners throughout their journey, and developed a robust database to track DePIN projects.
• Developed an automated internal backend system to collect and process data from both on-chain and off-chain sources, streamlining research and analysis efforts.
• Built, deployed, and maintained a fleet of bare-metal servers for mining, validation, and running various decentralized protocols.
• Member inaugural cohort of the Bounds Accelerator, backed by Coinbase Ventures and Haun Ventures.

Volunteering

Web3, Strategy, Mentoring

Outlier Ventures DePIN Accelerator — Mentor

• Provided strategic guidance to early stage DePIN builders to support growth and GTM strategy in early stage projects.
• Facilitated 12 weeks of dedicated support for the next generation of DePINs.

IoTeX DePIN Surf Accelerator — Mentor

• Developed informational content surrounding the design and development of DePIN Hardware for reference by cohort companies.
• Contributed to "Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks: A Modular Infrastructure Thesis" report alongside the DePIN community and IoTeX team.

Blockchain @ University of Arkansas

Web3, Finance, Computer Science

• B.S.B.A in Information Systems, Concentration in Blockchain Enterprise Systems
• Independent Study surrounding operation of blockchain nodes on IBM z16 Mainframe architecture
• Founded the UARK Crypto Club - First student-led blockchain society in state of Arkansas
• Won 2nd Place in the Razorblock Blockchain Hackathon with CHRG, a decentralized protocol for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
• Contributed to OzDAO - a local Web3 collective.