Co-Founder / CEO, Sonr
2021 – Present · New York, USA · Website →
Founder building Decentralized Identity | W3C Working Group Member for DIDs, WebAuthn, and WASM | 6000+ Github Contributions 2021-2023
- Founded the startup and successfully led executive fundraising efforts, securing $4.7M in capital to build a peer-to-peer identity and asset management system leveraging decentralized identifiers (DIDs), WebAuthn, and IPFS.
- Directed technical strategy and led a cross-functional engineering team in the co-development of a React Native mobile chat application powered by the decentralized Matrix protocol.
- Architected a custom Layer 1 blockchain using the Cosmos SDK, optimizing data serialization and network communication with Protobufs.
- Orchestrated advanced DevOps and server deployments across Google Cloud (GCP), managing complex network infrastructure using Kubernetes (K8s), Docker, Terraform, Ansible, and comprehensive Linux administration.
- Drove massive open-source community growth, achieving the 4th highest global GitHub contributions (Oct 2021 – Oct 2022) for the platform’s MVP, and successfully onboarding over 120 first-time blockchain developers to the Motor SDKs during DevNet.
- Actively shaped global web standards as a W3C Working Group Member for DIDs, WebAuthn, and WebAssembly (WASM).
Projects
- Layer-1 Blockchain & Decentralized Identity Ecosystem
- Beam — E2EE Decentralized Messaging
- Client SDK & Motr Cryptographic Enclave
- Core Cryptography Library (ZKP & MPC Infrastructure)
- Decentralized File-Sharing Platform
- Web3 Developer Ecosystem & DevNet Launch
- Network Token Economics & Economic Design
Writing
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Web3 will spell the end of cybercrime. Here's why ↗ Fast Company
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What Web3 can learn from the Mac and the iPhone ↗ Fast Company
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Why (and How) to Pivot Your Startup ↗ LinkedIn
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3 Simple Steps to Becoming a Masterful Self-Teacher ↗ LinkedIn
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Taking the Leap: On Quitting, Debt & Entrepreneurship ↗ LinkedIn