About Me

Blockchain Researcher & Engineer

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Blockchain Engineer

About Me

Blockchain Engineer Researcher Node Validator

Blockchain engineer, five years across Ethereum L2, smart contract security, and node infrastructure. Most of my recent work is on AI agent systems. I audit smart contracts, run on-chain analytics with Dune, and operate validator nodes across multiple networks. M.S. in Finance Security from Korea University.

59
Projects
4
Certifications
2
Awards

Skills

Blockchain Development

Ethereum & Layer 2 Expert

Rollup submission-interval optimization, shipped to production

Node Operation & Validation Expert

Node Executor install scripts across eight networks

DApp & DeFi Development Expert

Mapae: x402 v2 payments over ERC-7710 delegation

Smart Contract Development Advanced

Caveat enforcers on EVM, four Anchor programs on Solana

Smart Contract Auditing Intermediate

Solidity and Anchor audits, EthCon Korea 2024 CTF track

Programming Languages

Python Expert

On-chain data pipelines, Dune analytics, ML prediction models

TypeScript / JavaScript Advanced

Engram on npm, 259 tests; Mapae end to end

Rust Advanced

Nerve v1.0.0: 7 crates, 608 tests, per-OS sandboxing

Solidity Intermediate

Delegation, caveat enforcers, prediction markets, vaults

Go Intermediate

Node operator tooling and deployment automation

Experience

Blockchain Researcher & Engineer

Graylab

2025 - 2025
Seoul, Korea
  • Researched blockchain protocols and consensus mechanisms across Ethereum, Solana, and Cosmos ecosystems
  • Architected a non-custodial multi-chain wallet with secure key management and optimized asset handling
  • Audited Solidity and Anchor smart contracts, identifying and resolving critical vulnerabilities
  • Designed and implemented DeFi protocol mechanisms with a focus on secure smart contract architecture
BlockchainWalletTypescriptRust

Blockchain Researcher & Engineer

Onther

2023 - 2025
Seoul, Korea
  • Researched Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solutions and rollup optimization strategies
  • Conducted cost-optimization research for efficient L2 operations and resource allocation
  • Built Dune Analytics dashboards for on-chain token health monitoring and protocol analytics
  • Developed and maintained blockchain node infrastructure and deployment tooling
EthereumLayer 2PythonSolidity

Security Researcher & Engineer / Mobile Developer

JNH Security

2021 - 2022
Seoul, Korea
  • Developed a mobile software-defined perimeter (SDP) for secure network access
  • Built a DMZ environment for cybersecurity training and penetration testing
Cyber SecurityInformation SecurityPythonKotlin

Projects

DeFi & Prediction Markets

On-chain prediction markets, DEX clones, DeFi trading bots, and automated vault systems.

SolidityReactTypeScript

Node Infrastructure

Automated deployment scripts for 8+ blockchain validator and compute nodes.

ShellDockerGoRust

On-chain Analytics

Dune dashboards, rollup data collection, and ML-based esports prediction pipelines.

SQLPythonDune

Smart Contract Security

Audited 25+ DeFi contracts and built a static analysis tool with FastText similarity.

SolidityFoundryPython

Education

Blockchain

Korea University

Master's Degree of Science in Finance Security

2022 - 2025
Seoul, Korea

Camp Mamo

Celestia

Celestia Builder Bootcamp

2025
Online

Blockchain Security

Dreamplus & Theori

Dreamplus Academy

2023
Seoul, Korea

Blockchain Field

Korea Information Security Industry Association (KISIA)

Fusion Security Personnel Training

2022
Seoul, Korea

Information Security

Academic Credit Bank System

Bachelor of Information Security

2020 - 2021
Seoul, Korea

Digital Forensic Track

Korea Information Technology Research Institute (KITRI)

BoB (Best of the Best) - Next Generation Security Leader

2019 - 2020
Seoul, Korea

Forensic Information Security

Jeonju Kijeon College

Associate Degree of Science

2015 - 2020
Jeonju, Korea

Certifications & Awards

Certifications

NAVER Cloud Platform Certified Associate (NCA)

2021

Industrial Engineer Information Security

2020

AccessData Certification Examiner (ACE)

2016

Linux Master Level 2

2015

Awards

Forensic Information Security Academic Excellence Award

2020

Special Prize for Hacking Defence at the Korea Air Force Information and Communications Competition

2017