Hi, I am Chris Smith, a security researcher, protocol engineer and advisor in the blockchain industry. In the past I have been a technical lead and senior software engineer working in start-ups. If you’d like to find out more about my current work, visit lefthandcypher.com.

My background includes experience as a small business owner, and as a government and business technology manager.

I enjoy tackling tough technical challenges as well as teaching and explaining those solutions. In the past, I have been speaking and mentoring at Ethereum conferences:

SPEAKING

• “Invariant Fuzzing: What is it and how it can help secure your smart contracts” EthDenver 2024
• “Smart Contract Testing Strategies” TruffleCon
• “Solidity 101” WyoHackathon
• “Using Truffle for Smart Contract Development and Testing” EthDenver

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• ConsenSys Academy Developer Course 2018 Technical Mentor
• EthDenver 2018 Hackathon Mentor
• Blockchain for Social Impact Incubator 2018 Mentor
• WyoHackathon 2018 Hackathon Mentor
• AngelHacks DC 2018 Hackathon Mentor
• ConsenSys Hackathon Dubai 2017 Member of Winning Team
• EthWaterloo Hackathon 2017 Participant
• Ethereum Denver 2017 Hackathon Participant
• Posner Center International Nonprofit 2015 Hackathon, Member of Winning Team

Contact me

Find me on My Company / LinkedIn / Github / Twitter.

Photography

While I have always enjoyed photography, in recent years I have been getting more serious about it. You can check out my photography portfolio here, feel free to reach out if you’d like to talk photos or have any questions.