Meet Our Developers

Background

Former Solana Labs Core Developer with 8+ years in blockchain. PhD in Computer Science from Stanford. Built 3 protocols with $500M+ TVL.

Why HydroFi?

"Passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems. The water crisis affects billions, and DeFi can be a powerful tool for positive change."

Contribution

Leading the development of our liquid staking architecture and yield optimization algorithms. Ensuring protocol security and scalability.

Key Achievements

• •Built Solana's first liquid staking protocol
• •Published 15+ papers on blockchain consensus
• •Discovered critical vulnerabilities in major DeFi protocols

Background

Ex-Jump Crypto engineer with expertise in high-performance DeFi protocols. 6 years building on Solana, contributed to major DEX protocols.

Why HydroFi?

"Believe that financial innovation should benefit humanity. HydroFi represents the perfect intersection of cutting-edge DeFi and meaningful impact."

Contribution

Developing the impact allocation smart contracts and governance mechanisms. Optimizing gas efficiency and transaction throughput.

Key Achievements

• •Optimized DEX protocols saving $10M+ in fees
• •Core contributor to Anchor framework
• •Built automated market makers handling $1B+ volume

Background

Former Uniswap frontend lead with 5+ years in DeFi UX. Specialized in making complex protocols accessible to mainstream users.

Why HydroFi?

"DeFi has an accessibility problem. I joined HydroFi to build interfaces that make impact investing as simple as traditional banking."

Contribution

Creating intuitive user interfaces for staking, governance, and impact tracking. Building the 3D conservation visualization experience.

Key Achievements

• •Designed interfaces used by 1M+ DeFi users
• •Reduced user onboarding time by 70%
• •Won 3 hackathons for DeFi UX innovation

Background

Former NASA engineer with expertise in remote sensing and data verification. PhD in Environmental Engineering, 10+ years in water infrastructure.

Why HydroFi?

"Spent my career studying water scarcity from space. HydroFi offers a chance to actually solve the problem using blockchain technology for transparent impact tracking."

Contribution

Building the on-chain impact verification system using satellite imagery, IoT sensors, and third-party audits to ensure transparent fund allocation.

Key Achievements

• •Developed water monitoring systems for 20+ countries
• •Published 30+ papers on remote water sensing
• •Led $50M water infrastructure projects

Background

Former Trail of Bits security researcher and Chainlink DevOps lead. Discovered 50+ critical vulnerabilities in major DeFi protocols.

Why HydroFi?

"Security is paramount in DeFi, especially when handling funds meant for humanitarian purposes. I joined to ensure HydroFi sets the gold standard for protocol security."

Contribution

Implementing comprehensive security frameworks, automated testing suites, and monitoring systems. Leading security audits and incident response.

Key Achievements

• •Secured protocols managing $2B+ in assets
• •Developed industry-standard security frameworks
• •Prevented $100M+ in potential exploits

Background

Former Alameda Research quantitative analyst with expertise in DeFi yield strategies. PhD in Applied Mathematics from MIT.

Why HydroFi?

"Data-driven decision making can maximize both financial returns and social impact. HydroFi's mission to optimize for dual outcomes is exactly what drew me here."

Contribution

Developing ML models for yield optimization, risk assessment, and impact prediction. Building analytics dashboards for protocol performance tracking.

Key Achievements

• •Managed $500M+ in DeFi strategies
• •Developed yield farming algorithms with 40%+ APY
• •Published research on automated market making