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Erick Rivera

@erickrivera

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Experienced blockchain engineer and electronics specialist building secure, scalable Web3 systems.

Mexico

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering or technical leadership roles in Web3/DeFi that blend blockchain architecture, regulatory-compliant tokenomics, and cross-disciplinary engineering, with opportunities to lead teams and deliver production systems.

I am an Electronics and Telecommunications Engineer with a Master’s in Electronics who builds blockchain and Web3 systems with former experience integrating hardware, firmware, and ML capabilities. I combine deep technical knowledge across embedded systems, cloud, and AI to deliver end-to-end solutions.

I have designed and implemented smart contracts, tokenomics, and decentralized architectures for platforms using Solidity, Hardhat, OpenZeppelin, ERC standards, IPFS, and Hyperledger. I prioritize security, gas optimization, and regulatory compliance in DeFi and RWA projects.

As a hands-on architect and former CTO, I led engineering teams to productionize ML workflows, translate algorithms from Matlab to C/C++, and manage full technical roadmaps. My work spans full-stack development with Node.js, React/Next.js, and backend integrations using JWT/JWS/JWE for secure data flows.

I seek to apply multidisciplinary expertise—blockchain, cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), data science, and embedded systems—to innovative products that require robust engineering, pragmatic compliance, and measurable user value.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Technical and Business Consultant

Current

Freelance

Sep 2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Provide technical and business consulting for blockchain, DeFi protocols, smart contracts, dApps, RWA, tokenomics, AI/LLMs and metaverse projects to guide design, compliance, and go-to-market strategy.

Solidity Tokenomics Smart Contracts DeFi RWA Market Regulatory Compliance LLM

Blockchain Engineer

Applaudo Inc.

Sep 2024 - May 2025 (8 months)

Designed and planned an RWA project with tokenomics and DAO under El Salvador legal framework, implementing Hyperledger, ERC3643, decentralized identity, verifiable credentials and KYC/AML/CFT compliance.

Decentralized Credentials KYC Smart Contracts Tokenomics Verifiable Credentials Compliance

Full Stack Blockchain Architect

BMMM3 Platform

Apr 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 9 months)

Designed and implemented platform architecture for blockchain-based audio content distribution, created ERC20/721/1155 token types, integrated IPFS, and secured audio transmission using JWT/JWS/JWE.

ERC20 ERC721 ERC 1155 IPFS JWT Smart Contracts Web3

Blockchain Developer

Disruptive Studio Inc.

Jan 2022 - Jul 2022 (6 months)

Designed, implemented, deployed and audited Solidity smart contracts, optimized gas consumption, developed a stake/rewards contract, performed RCA for outages and built a trade bot with Node.js and Ethers.js.

Solidity Smart Contract Auditing Node Hardhat Testing

Blockchain Developer

Freelance

Apr 2021 - Jan 2022 (9 months)

Designed and implemented smart contracts and custom NFTs for clients, developed scripts for IPFS data upload and created interactive/evolving NFTs with React front-ends.

Solidity NFT IPFS React JavaScript Smart Contracts

Chief Technology Officer

Gesto Inc.

Aug 2018 - Apr 2021 (2 years 8 months)

Led engineering team to develop machine learning applications for ubiquitous computing, managed technology roadmap, designed data acquisition protocols and ported ML models from MATLAB to C/C++.

Machine Learning Matlab C C++Team Leadership Embedded Systems

L2 DevOps Engineer

Crossover

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 (11 months)

Provided L2 DevOps support and L1 customer support as a contractor, handling operational issues and incident response to maintain service availability.

DevOps Incident Response Customer Support Monitoring Scripting Troubleshooting

Information Technology Director

Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Coatl S.A. de C.V.

Jan 2014 - Jan 2018 (4 years)

Directed IT operations and research projects, overseeing infrastructure, development teams and technology strategy to support research and product development from 2014–2018.

IT Management R&D Infrastructure Project Management Team Leadership

Research & Development Engineer

Ironbit S.A. de C.V.

Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 (2 years)

Worked on R&D projects involving embedded systems, signal processing and electronic instrumentation, contributing to product development and prototyping between 2012 and 2014.

Embedded Systems Signal Processing Prototyping