DRep Profile
Marketing DRep
I want to represent the interest of community stakeholders who are concerned with: - Strengthening Cardano’s brand - Attracting new users to the chain - Supporting inclusion and participation by all members of the Cardano community - Diverting part of Cardano’s treasury toward supporting smart marketing initiatives ETHICS CLAUSE (updated Aug 14, 2025) To avoid conflicts of interest, as an active Marketing-focused DRep I will refrain from participation in Project Catalyst as a proposer however, I will continue to contribute as a Community Reviewer. I will also be participating in Project Catalyst as a voting DRep as soon as that capability is implemented in the revamped version of the Project Catalyst platform.
Objectives
I want to represent the interest of community stakeholders who are concerned with: - Strengthening Cardano’s brand - Attracting new users to the chain - Supporting inclusion and participation by all members of the Cardano community - Diverting part of Cardano’s treasury toward supporting smart marketing initiatives ETHICS CLAUSE (updated Aug 14, 2025) To avoid conflicts of interest, as an active Marketing-focused DRep I will refrain from participation in Project Catalyst as a proposer however, I will continue to contribute as a Community Reviewer. I will also be participating in Project Catalyst as a voting DRep as soon as that capability is implemented in the revamped version of the Project Catalyst platform.
Motivations
After spending several months advocating for marketing initiatives in the Cardano ecosystem as a volunteer, business owner, and participant in Project Catalyst, it has become clear that there is a need for governance-level representation on this issue. Missed opportunities like having USDC integrated into the ecosystem or having Cardano adopted by a major payments processor like Stripe (which is actively incorporating Polygon and Solana), aren’t incidental, but a symptom of an imbalance of stakeholder representation. The community has been calling for better marketing for years, as a DRep I hope to provide a clear option for where support can be placed to improve Cardano’s chances of being better marketed. References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl5xsxxvH0Q https://x.com/krissbaird/status/1869061920394731688 https://x.com/Cardano_CF/status/1869078247730012179
Qualifications
I'm a marketing specialist and agency owner with over 15 years of experience helping mission-driven businesses connect with target audiences, grow their customer bases, and create a world where high-impact solutions have an opportunity to contribute to the greater good. As a contributor to the Cardano ecosystem, I have been an active participant in PoS staking since testnet, I’ve volunteered as a Community Reviewer in several rounds of Project Catalyst and I’m an active member of Intersect MBO.
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Test Abstract
High-performance Rust Ogmios Client
We propose developing a high-performance Rust client library for Ogmios, enabling fast, safe, and efficient communication with the Cardano node. While a TypeScript client currently exists, there's a growing demand for Rust-based infrastructure, especially for backend applications requiring low latency, high throughput, and robust memory safety. The library will support all four Ogmios mini-protocols (chain sync, ledger queries, transaction submission, and mempool monitoring). It will be optimized using advanced techniques such as arena allocation, Struct-of-Arrays optimizations, and SIMD parsing, where appropriate. A complete example application and comprehensive test suite (unit, end-to-end, and live network) will ensure usability and reliability. This project lowers the barrier for Rust developers building on Cardano, improves performance for critical applications (e.g., trading bots, DEXes, mempool tools), and better integrates with Cardano's existing Rust-based serialization ecosystem.
CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.3
# Three-line summary: 1. Cardano Constitution v2.3 removes non-binding expectations, the Budget Info Action mechanism, and mandatory CC conduct rules, streamlining governance. 2. It adds clear definitions, enforces immutability of proposal documents, and applies treasury audit/accountability safeguards to all withdrawals. 3. Community review of v2.0 had 86.23% DRep participation, and v2.3 incorporates feedback and improvements, addressing prior concerns to reinforce legitimacy and broad input. # Three helpful links 1. CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.3 https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafkreihjgclyeemuvvn27mil5whoexjsuhn3fuwgjefawwbonmwo6hsxsq 2. List of changes from v1.0 to v2.3.pdf https://ipfs.io/ipfs/ipfs/bafybeigshlsvztihfem32ei2n7ijucbmiqzr5ulxoyezvckvzisqiee3fa 3. List of changes from v2.0 to v2.3.pdf https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybeihjegoita5u67sr6q2cplb33zglytwdo7355u6f2wn4wayhq6uy4e
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