We are a technology company developing digital identity and decentralized web services for mission-oriented companies and organizations. Our first major client was MIT Open Learning, who brought us on in May of 2021 to support the Digital Credentials Consortium, a coalition of leading universities that was convened for the purpose of "designing an infrastructure for digital credentials of academic achievement." In this role, we developed the Verifiable Credentials infrastructure for the project and tools for setting up and testing pilots with partner academic institutions. Since then, we have developed digital identity solutions for clients across the matrix of market and size.

• Developed insurance products for small businesses

• Developed an API for consumption by carriers and strategic partners

• Built tool to expedite integration of new insurance products on the platform

• Built tool to expedite broker onboarding process

• Organized first ever companywide hackathon

I volunteered to mentor a Code2040 Fellow in their summer 2020 program. During our time together, I supported my mentee in the following capacities:

• Reviewed his goals for the summer

• Helped him revamp his resume

• Conducted mock technical interviews in which we explored common problems, reviewed solutions, and discussed strategies for success

• Connected him to advanced professionals in his field of interest

• Provided general advice about how to succeed in his academics and career

Sela leverages the best of blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, remote sensing, and citizen science to deliver a widely accessible platform that transparently tracks and verifies the development of impact projects in adverse conditions.

In my role as Director of R&D, I will be building upon my 1.5 years of involvement with Sela by leading our numerous research initiatives and supporting product development where necessary. Here is a glimpse of some of the research initiatives ahead:

• Distributed reputation management

• Remote sensing and computer vision for project development insight gathering

• Accessible voice interface for local dialects in the emerging world

I am devoted to Sela's work because it gives me the opportunity to combine my experience in technology with my passion for equitable social impact in developing communities that matter to me.