2023-02 GMC Nomination Thread

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Hi all, getting a small jump start on this process, as the GMC update vote has 140% quorum and 98% “For”. Per that vote, we’ll be looking to fill 3 slots 4 slots (2 from the expanding committee size, 1 from @calurduran stepping down, and 1 from @invis stepping down). If the vote flips in the next few days, I apologize for wasting effort here.

Per RPIP-10 (RPIPs/RPIP-10.md at main · rocket-pool/RPIPs · GitHub ), this thread will be live at least 5 days.

  • Anyone can nominate anyone, including themselves
  • Anyone can remove themselves from consideration simply by saying so
  • After 5 days, there will be a “this thread is closed” comment, and the final list will then be generated

If you are nominated and don’t remove yourself from consideration, please read the “Nominee information sharing” section of RPIP-10 so you can be ready to provide your statements.

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As someone who has now served on the GMC during our start up phase, I wanted to give a bit of a sense of what skills I believe the committee needs in the three people we will be selecting. The continuing committee members include (in alphabetical order): Invis, Joe, Ken, Mentor, Object, and Waq. That is an incredible depth of knowledge about coding, smart contracts, crypto in general, and Rocket Pool. Waq might object to his inclusion in that list, but with his work on RF the last six months it is clear he is a rich font of information about RP and what people have done for the protocol.

As someone who lacks expertise in pretty much any of those areas, my role during the first two months of the committee’s existence has been to be the administrator, getting things going and keeping them going. I had lots of help from the people on the committee and I suspect I would have had even more help if I wasn’t so gung-ho about doing it. In picking the next three people to put on the committee, I don’t think we need strong technical skills or deep knowledge of RP/crypto/tech stuff (though that can’t hurt). What I’d love to see us get is three people who are comfortable doing logistics stuff and keeping things moving. Some have referred to it as grunt work which it probably is to those who don’t like doing it, but I have always found it enjoyable so the term has never entirely made sense to me.

To give some idea of what those jobs entail, it’s things like putting out the application call, being the touchpoint for applicants who have questions (and reaching out to them if there are application issues), setting up meeting times for the committee, transferring information from application to Google Sheets, gently prodding people who haven’t participated in a while, drafting community announcements, etc. As the committee transitions into grant management as well as selection, there will also be some need for logistics there, although the people on the committee have largely committed to sharing the load on being liaisons for grants.

So that’s my plea to voters - vote for people who are excited (or at least willing) to come in and do the various administrativa that help make things easier for everyone on the committee and that yield the best outcomes for our community.

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I nominate 0xFornax. Their dedication to the community through endless efforts in #support is amazing and their technical knowledge is top-notch. In addition, I’ve found them to be very level-headed and respectful. They’ve been active in the community for a long time and would represent the interests of the community well and stay true to Rocket Pool’s ideals.

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I would like to nominate three folks. Two of them I nominated previously - @enkriptix and @Dondochaka and a new one is @ShfRyn. I originally nominated Enkriptix and Dondo back during the last elections. I was impressed by how involved both of them had been in the GMC creation process. They also both expressed as part of the nomination process that they’d be happy to do some of the administrative/logistical work that the committee needs to function properly.

Dondo has relevant experience with EVMavericks and I hope he’s still interested in serving. He’s demonstrated repeatedly in our Discord server and here on the forum that he’d be a strong addition both in terms of substantive knowledge and facilitating the process.

Enkriptix has messaged me to talk about my experiences with the GMC, which I take as a positive sign of engagement and a desire to know what they are getting into. They have relevant work e Enkriptix did mention that they’re going to be a bit busy the next month or two but that they expect to be more free after that (and the spots are for another 10 months, pending RPIP-10 modifications), so I still feel very comfortable recommending them.

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Thank you for the nomination.

To Caluduran’s point: the current GMC is amazingly talented and has a wide knowledge of technical development expertise. My background in management and marketing would be a great fit for some of the logistical responsibilities this role entails.

I’m excited for the opportunity and working on my statement now.

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Hi guys, even though I haven’t been present on the forum, I’d like to dive in headfirst.
I’d love to contribute to the amazing efforts of the GMC and have a backround in Marketing as well. I also (since I’ve seen there will be a focus on translation bounties) speak 4 languages, which might be usefull. Thank you for your consideration!

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Thanks for the nomination! I accept.

Here are my answers to the original questions for candidates. Along the lines of making administrative/“grunt work” contributions, I do think it’s an area I can help out with, but I must be candid by disclaiming that I cannot presently act as a high-availability lynchpin–setting up processes and asynchronously checking in, staying engaged, absolutely–facilitating frequent live meetings and regularly publishing announcements on a set schedule, more difficult. Of course, my interest in contributing via the GMC extends beyond administrative tasks, I would be looking to make meaningful contributions to the discussions and decisions as well. I love how the GMC is leveling up Rocket Pool community building and this would be an exciting time to be a part of that!

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Thanks for the nomination dEE! I’d be glad to run for the GMC.

As you mentioned I’m very active helping users at #support and developing new features or bug fixes at the smartnode and would consider it an honor to join the committee and be able to help in new ways.

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Nominate myself for a GMC/IMC role，If I get the GMC/IMC role, I will perform my duties seriously and put the interests of the project first. And I am a fan of Maobuyi, if I get this role. Can help rocketpool bring an unprecedented experience. My twitter is @bitcoinmaobuyi, welcome to follow my pinned twitter.Maobuyi sings “imagine”

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Thanks for the nomination, I also accept.

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I’d also like to nominate 3 people.
@Kevster.eth because they came closest to getting a seat in the last election.
@epineph because they closely followed and participated in the first grants round here in the forum.
anisoptera.eth (she doesn’t have an account on the forum yet) who is a new, but very active member of the discord, so I think she has the potential to become a GMC member.

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=== Closing nominations here ===
The nominees: @fornax @enkriptix @Dondochaka @ShfRyn @rplmaxi.eth @underwood @Kevster.eth @epineph anisoptera (no forum account yet)

As a reminder, we’re looking to fill 3 slots.

Nominees: In the next 3 days, please provide the info requested in RPIP-10 in this thread (see screenshot below). Good format examples can be found in the last round. I’ll compile a supplementary spreadsheet with a few hard stats on it.

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Alignment Statement

RPL is my largest investment among my crypto holdings.

I spoke to Calurduran about the expectations of the role. Given my current experience managing projects and teams of developers - I know I would be the perfect fit for that part of the GMC’s tasks. I can track the progress of bounty award winners in a friendly, efficient way.

Also, it appears the current makeup of the committee is heavily developer-oriented. With my addition I can bring diversity to the committee’s skillsets with my marketing and project management background.

Conflict Statement

I hold no other crypto assets besides RPL and ETH. This is my third cycle in crypto and I have given up on picking the altcoin winner or gambling on price speculation.

At this time I have no intention of requesting any bounties or retroactive bounties.

Identity Statement

I am a 32 year old living in the Greater Philadelphia area. I have a background in graphic design, web development, and marketing. I am self-employed.

Being self-employed, I have flexibility in my daily schedule to invest a considerable amount of time into the Rocket Pool protocol and community.

I am certified as a Professional Scrum Master which I exercise regularly at my day job. Scrum is an agile framework for project management where the Scrum Master acts as a servant leader, putting the needs of the team first and facilitating the Scrum process. I hold daily meetings going over project progress and milestones, keeping the project managers and development team on track.

Contribution Statement

Most of you probably know me for my POAP contributions to the community. My sole goal of distributing these is to build community engagement.

  • ‘2000 Node Operator POAP’ raised $500 for the GMC wallet
  • Designed the template for RPIP voting poaps
  • Built ‘You have met’ template poap for ETHDenver attendees
  • Many more random free POAPs designed and distributed

A few weeks ago I posted web design mockups that highlighted what a community-driven website could look like with a different color balance. This was to remind the team that there are assets within the community that can build an open-sourced website alternative. Link: Community Led Website

I am quick at building graphic design materials and I’m sure I can leverage that to the benefit of the community especially if I have a deeper integrated role within the protocol.

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@anisoptera welcome to the forum

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Dear fellow NO’s and RPL-enthusiasts, please find my application below:

Alignment Statement

Since being exposed to the Rocket Pool project on Reddit and finally biting the bullet, buying my NUC-parts and flashing Ubuntu Server, I’ve learnt a great deal of new, usefull skills and an insane appreciation for all the hard work that the thriving Rocket Pool community is doing to advance this project that I’ve come to hold dear to my heart. Since unfortunately, I do not have any programming skills but I’d still like to give something back for all the joy and exitment this community has provided to me, I’d like to take an active role in the GMC commitee, where I could reward all of the amazing work that people are doing in this space.

Conflict Statement

Other than ETH and RPL, I only hold the dust of past rookie mistakes I’ve commited during the last 2 cycles as a token of rememberance.

I do not have any intention of requesting a (retroactive or new) bounty at the present time.

Identity Statement

I am a 33 year old father of one from Central Europe. I work in Marketing for the financial sector, having a backround in Communication/Marketing/Advertisment and Event Management. I do work a 9-5 but have sufficient downtime to assume my potential GMC duties. I do have to communicate, coordinate and write copies in a lot of different languages for my 9-5. As stated in my nomination, I speak, read and write 4-5 languages (depending if you count my mothers tongue as a relevant language) so I think I could be a potential asset for the communication with non-english natives and for controlling the quality of submitted translation bounties, as well as the coordination between the GMC members and grant/bounty-applicants.

Contribution Statement

Unfortunately, I do not have anything meaningful to show for yet. That’s exactly why I want to take on this task, as I feel like it is the most effective way for me to contribute and give back.

For what it’s worth, I do try to be active in #trading, help the odd newbie out in #general or #support and contribute actively to the Rocket Fuel Contributions thread.

Thank you for your consideration.

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I really really appreciate the nod, but I’m going to withdraw myself from consideration. There are at least 4 active candidates that I’d vote for instead of myself, and who the committee would be lucky to have. If it were a weaker field I’d definitely run, but for now I’ll stick to throwing bombs from the sidelines.

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I’m posting a modified version of my previous nominee statement.

Elevator Pitch

I am a long-time Rocket Pool community member active in governance and the Rocket Pool commons. I believe that social-dynamic factors of protocol economics are commonly underestimated and that the GMC has a critical role to play in Rocket Pool’s future successes. I am an active, elected member of a committee similar to the GMC for the EVMavericks DAO, the EVM Financial Stewards. I have been asked if I would be able to support with administrative aspects of the GMC, and my answer is yes.

I would hope to bring a unique perspective to the GMC focused on nuances in the long-term ROI of the GMC disbursements (for example, identifying hidden costs, compounding benefits, etc. that reach beyond the surface-level of deliverable(s) documented by grant applications).

Alignment statement

  • RPL represents ~25% of my net worth.
  • I operate multiple Rocket Pool minipools.
  • I have a strong social interest in the Rocket Pool community as my “home base” in the crypto economy, from education and networking standpoints.

Conflict statement

  • I have no tokens associated with other LSD providers.
  • I have no professional conflicts.
  • I am a Steward for the EVMavericks DAO (ManeNet DAO).
  • I have not applied for any grants or have any applications planned.

Identity statement

I am pseudo-doxxed, so I will share some information about myself while avoiding specifics.

I am a professional software engineer in my thirties, living in Texas, US. I grew up in a military family living in half a dozen US states and Germany. I have bachelors degrees in computer science, engineering, and mathematics. I have led many software engineering teams with professional values centered around empowering individuals’ passions and making decisions with data. I currently work for an early startup backed by Paradigm building experimental AI and crypto applications.

I am one of five Financial Stewards for the EVMavericks DAO, a committee that oversees DAO funds including allocations to grants and bounties (more info here). The GMC and the EVM Stewards are very similar, and I would love to cross-pollinate the best lessons from both communities.

Discord: Dondo#0244
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/u/dondochaka
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/dondo_eth
“Public” wallet: dondo.eth

Contribution statement

My past contributions to Rocket Pool include:

  • Educating the broader Ethereum community members about and promoting Rocket Pool regularly (example)
  • Initiating the Bankless advertising proposal
  • Promoting Rocket Pool within the RP-aligned EVMavericks community, including driving interest in SaaS (NOA) and helping raise $20k from EthStaker donations and matching toward building an Rocket Pool Node Operator onboarding content (under construction)
  • Creating (and collecting) Rocket Pool POAPs!
  • Operating multiple minipools with self-hosted hardware and minority clients to promote a decentralized future
  • Supporting Rocket Fuel from day one as a big proponent of activating the community flywheel
  • Regular contributions to governance discussions
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Okay, I’ll do my homework…

Alignment Statement

I’m here because I want Ethereum to be run in no small part by skilled individuals - in a word, “hobbyists”. I’ve been shitposting in the discord quite heavily since coming to the community, a project evaluation method which I’m pretty sure I could get a hedge fund to pay me big bucks for. If I could be bothered to write it out.

Anyway, I clearly liked what I found. Rocket Pool’s community is a rarity in crypto and it’s pretty strange to me that it took so long to actually find it. I currently believe that Rocket Pool is one of the most important projects in crypto.

Conflict Statement

I’m a bit of an ETH maxi, but I keep almost all of my ETH staked. RPL is my largest non-ETH holding by far.

Apart from those, I hold a moderate stack of some Gnosis Chain ecosystem tokens, specifically GNO and AGVE. I run a mid-size Gnosis Chain validator on behalf of 1Hive (and run my own GNO along for the ride).

I also have a couple small degenerate bets on things that are probably scams in the end.

At this time I have no intention of requesting any bounties or retroactive bounties.

Identity Statement

I am in my late 30s and live in the Pacific Northwest of the US. I have a strong background in software engineering, networking, and lately some management experience as well. I have a full-time job doing the software engineering and managing thing. I’ve literally been writing code my entire life. Oh, and I have a 3-digit validator index.

Contribution Statement

Well, I shitpost on the discord. That’s why I got this nom, right?

…

More seriously, I do occasionally help people out with questions about their node setups…

While I can’t commit a large amount of time to meetings and the like in a GMC role, I know what I’m looking at when I determine whether code fulfills a bounty, and I have the odd hour or two here and there where I can review documents as well.

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Here is a modified version of my original statment

Alignment Statement

I have been a Rocket Pool node operator since launch, minipool operator as soon as I could. Before that I have taken part in various testnets, and still do. The Rocket Pool Discord server feels like my second home and I know a lot of the community members and am usually on top of things happening within the community.

This connection with the community makes me feel qualified to be part of the GMC.

Conflict statement

I don’t hold any significant amount of other LSD tokens or their governance tokens. There’s also no confict of interest in my professional life.

Identity statement

I am 26 years old, live in Belgium and recently graduated from university with a degree in Product Development. My name is Kevin but I prefer Kevster as my online identity.
In my professional life I am self employed doing various projects. Current main time comitment is running a makerspace.

During Devconnect I met a lot of fellow Rocket Pool community members, too many to tag here.

Contribution statement

I haven’t made a lot of contributions for the protocol itself besides some educational videos closely after launch (that are probably irrelevant by now). I did however help create/distribute a lot of the community POAPs, which I think is worth mentioning at least :sweat_smile:
Last year in December I represented Rocket Pool together with @MountainBas in the POAPathon holiday marathon stream. Where we hosted a one hour community introduction and quiz.

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Per https://dao2.rocketpool.net/t/should-invis-remain-on-the-gmc-personal-thoughts-and-a-poll/1531/29, @Invis has stepped down from the GMC and we will be filling 4 slots.

@fornax @enkriptix @underwood - please get your statements in.