Hi and welcome! I’ve been in working in software development for well over a decade. I take a lot of notes, because I often find myself in a position where I can’t reproduce something I did earlier. This blog is an extension of the development and general life notes I take on a daily basis. I hope you will find my experiences useful!
I don’t use LinkedIn, so here’s some resume stuff about me.
While I’ve been working in the “blockchain” industry since 2016, I’ve been professionally focused on bitcoin since February 2019 when I landed my dream role at a wonderful startup called Casa. In the summer of 2022 I left Casa to focus on open source bitcoin development and education. GitHub is probably the best way to follow what I’ve been up to since then.
Below is a list of (mostly bitcoin) speaking engagements I have done and other noteworthy things.
October 25, 2024 – Organized and moderated a panel on FROST at TABConf 2024 (Atlanta, GA)
October 24, 2024 – Organized and lead a workshop for savingsatoshi.com at TABConf 2024 (Atlanta, GA)
August 8, 2024 – Appeared on the Bitcoin Layer Podcast with Nik Bhatia to discuss bitcoin tech education. [slides]
April 20, 2024 – Panel speaker on the importance of privacy and self custody @ the MIT Bitcoin Expo (Cambridge, MA).
Here is a link to the recording (“PM Session – Day 1”, ~2 hr mark)
April 22, 2023 – Munstr, the MuSig + Nostr project I did with Armin Sabouri and Ron Stoner takes home the grand prize @ the 2023 MIT Bitcoin Expo Hackathon
March 27, 2023 – Appeared on the The Bitcoin Layer Podcast with Nik Bhatia to discuss open source bitcoin development
April 6, 2022 – Panel speaker at Natalie Brunell’s Women in Bitcoin Networking Brunch @ Bitcoin 2022 (Miami, FL)
January 6, 2021 – Virtual Workshop: How do Public/Private Keys Work in Bitcoin? @ Casa Keyfest 2021
September 22, 2020 – We’re All Remote Now: Lessons on Distributed Development During Covid-19 @ Startup Boston Week 2020
March 8, 2020 – Moderated a panel on Lightning @ the MIT Bitcoin Expo (Cambridge, MA).
November 18, 2018 – Off-Chain Scalability Panel @ the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology. (Boston, MA)
November 6, 2019 – State of Crypto 2020: What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Revolution @ T3 Advisors. (Boston, MA)
October 20, 2019 – Lightning Hardware and Nodes @ The Lightning Conference. (Berlin, Germany)
September 25, 2019 – Bitcoin Development: Where We’re Going @ Crypto Springs. (Palm Springs, CA)
September 5, 2019 – Bitcoin & The History of Money, a talk for students at Fenway High School. Presented with Galen Moore of Coindesk. (Boston, MA)
July 30, 2019 – Lightning Network: Scalable & Instant Bitcoin Transactions. Presented with Desiree Dickerson of Lightning Labs. Event organized by Women in Blockchain Boston. (Boston, MA) [slides]
May 1, 2019 – Primer Session @ MIT Business of Blockchain. (Cambridge, MA)
Early 2019 – A few technical review articles (including photographs) for Decrypt
More things you don’t need to know:
I hold BS degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Rhode Island. Like many of my peers, my dad taught me how to code when I was 11. Thanks Dad!
Prior to my life in bitcoin I worked in the permissioned blockchain space. Before that, I was in AdTech and know more about the Google AdWords API than I care to admit.
I run my own node and use multi sig. I can fold a fitted sheet. If you haven’t figured it out by now, I can talk about bitcoin for days.
In 2020 I was accepted to the Chaincode Labs Residency, but we all know how 2020 went (the residency was cancelled).
I’m passionate about developer education and making technical bitcoin resources fun and accessible. One of my favorite projects I have done is Try Bitcoin, an interactive tutorial that covers topics like hashing, digital signatures, and bitcoin’s UTXO model. It’s been translated to German, French, and Spanish by the community.
As if none of this was enough, I also make bitcoin art in my spare time. You can find me on Instagram @proofofword. It’s like proof of work, get it? Ok, I’ll see myself out now.
Wait, here’s one more thing you need to know I’ve done –
