2023-03 IMC Nomination Thread

Governance
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Alignment Statement

One of the main reasons I was drawn to Rocket Pool was due to it’s alignment with Ethereum values. These are also reflective of my own values in the crypto space, and one of the reasons I am such a strong supporter of Rocket Pool. Economically I am also aligned with the success of Rocket Pool, as RPL is my biggest holding.

Conflict Statement

I don’t have any conflicts. It is possible that I might speculate on another LSD token in the future. However, I don’t believe this would lead to a conflict and I would be happy to disclose if this was the case.

Identity Statement

I am an active Rocket Pool community member and #trading regular under the pseudonym halzen. I joined the Rocket Pool discord in early 2021.

Contribution Statement

I helped support the OP grant proposal which led to the Rocket Pool DAO receiving 600k OP tokens, and have shown an interest in liquidity incentives discussions at various stages throughout my time here.

Additional Information

I was kindly nominated following my involvement in the OP proposal, however due to IRL commitments I wasn’t sure how much time or involvement I would be able to commit to this. Accordingly, I accepted under the caveat that I might be a less active, or signer only participant in the IMC, in case we needed to make up numbers/to help out. I would therefore advocate to elect other suitable, active nominees where possible, and I am supportive of the other nominees here. I am including my statement here as requested, in case extra numbers are needed in the future.

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Alignment Statement

I’m heavily aligned by sharing the same core values with the RP protocol and the community. I’m also financially aligned by owning RPL.

I especially find it fascinating that we have so many really smart community members at RP. Many driving the protocol in a great way, not even being part of the team. Having a smart and lovely community has always been something where I steered my money to.

Conflict Statement

I am not affiliated with any other staking protocol, nor do I own any other staking protocol tokens. Besides RPL, I hold Eth. With the Ethereum community, I might find a even deeper connection than with Rocketpool. I do not own coins of any other chains.

Identity Statement

My name is Phil. My discord handle currently is philcares.rEth. I like to stay pseudoanonym.

Contribution Statement

I am an active member. I spend about 1-2h a day within the RP community. I care about governance and research. I co-founded and somewhat manage the Rocketpool Ping server. I’ve been in talks about liquidity pools for RPL/rETH.

Additional Information

No additional information.

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Alignment

I have heavy RPL, rETH, and staked ETH bags with Rocket Pool - I want the protocol to succeed. I support the Etherean values including decentralisation and openness.

I love signing (and creating!) transactions. That’s a lot of this job right? I am also a diligent reviewer of the things I sign. Not yet pwned.

Conflict

None. I hold a little SWISE but nothing serious.

Identity

I’m Ramana Kumar (ramana.eth), often found as xrchz on the internet.

Contribution

  • high engagement in the Discord, including plenty of support. and some trolling i’m afraid.
  • wrote lsd-price bot
  • wrote rocketarb (gmc supported)
  • sometime beta tester. i kept my goerli validators up.
  • there may be more in prev statements here
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Alignment Statement

I have been active in the rocketpool community since well before launch, the majority of my ETH is staked on a Rocketpool node and RPL represents my single largest holding in the Ethereum ecosystem.

I have been a long term proponent of using incentives to improve liquidity, encourage integrations and improve the usefulness of rETH in Defi. While much progress has been made, I continue to believe in the IMCs importance in contributing to the overall health of the protocol.

Conflict Statement

I have no professional conflicts or ties with other staking providers.
Of tokens with possible conflicts, I hold some AAVE and a small amount of HOP.
I may provide rETH or RPL liquidity to pools the IMC is incentivising.
I may occasionally hold other variants of staked ETH (cbETH/wstETH) for arbitrage or diversification.

Identity Statement

Pseudonymous but wish to share that I am reasonably confident that I am an actual person.

Contribution Statement

My direct contributions have been limited however I have tried to engage with and offer my input on governance and the direction of the protocol.
I attempt to answer questions in discord, explain the protocol to new users and share knowledge when I can, particularly during the slower european hours.

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Alignment Statement

I’ve been part of the RocketPool community since the days of the Pyrmont Beta and have been holding RPL ever since. I have been a node operator since March of '22. Simply put, my own success with my RocketPool investment is tied directly with the success of the protocol as a whole. If node operators are the backbone of RocketPool, rETH stakers are the blood. Their success in being able to efficiently obtain rETH, hold it, engage in further opportunities as desired, and exit efficiently is at the core of what RocketPool is about. By supporting this, the IMC encourages the healthy growth of rETH which in turn encourages the launching of minipools and drives demand for RPL. And generally, that would be good for my bags.

Conflict Statement

I do not believe I have any conflicts of interest with the goals of the IMC. My crypto holdings are mainly all in RPL and Eth. I do have a small amount of SAFE tokens from the Gnosis safe airdrop that are currently not trade-able. I also have a very small amount of vCOW vesting over the next couple years from the Cowswap airdrop. I do occasionally use other yield protocols when opportunities present themselves, but only with a small portion of my holdings and I would happily stand back from personal use of any protocols should it credibly suggest a conflict. When awarded airdrops, my tendency is to not hold them for long periods of time unless it would be something I find deep alignment with which is pretty rare. I do hold some other index funds in tradfi, but I barely pay attention to those.

Identity Statement

I go by ‘NonFungibleYokem’ here and on discord. I prefer to remain pseudonymous in public, but I don’t mind sharing more specifics of my identity in private.

I live in Oregon with my kids and work as a systems/network administrator and team lead for a small B2B focused service company where I’ve been for over 10 years now.

My interest in crypto in general is based in my belief that good cryptography and game theory can produce healthier social environments for collective action by constraining trust requirements and limiting the responsibilities and scope of action of privileged actors. By using these tools, strong communities can be built that can accomplish big things. I believe Ethereum has excelled at this kind of community building, and RocketPool has done well at building on that community, and by contributing back to it.

I’m big believer in free and open source software as an important check on the tendencies of proprietary technologies to constrain freedom more then they enable new productive capabilities. And I stand by that as Linux destkop user for over 20 years now.

My broader attitudes include being skeptical of doomerism of all kinds, being on the lookout for the trickier trade-offs of what appear to be simple solutions, and that rarely does any particular property or attribute exist on a simple linear spectrum.

Contribution Statement

As said above, I have been part of the RocketPool Discord community since the Pyrmont beta in April of '21. I’ve aimed to be a modest shitposter while adding insightful commentary where I can. Other things I’ve done:

  • A couple of not too well received governance proposals (but which maybe prompted further work from others?)
  • Demonstrated a proof of concept of using a Gnosis Safe as a node wallet on Goerli/Prater.
  • Occasionally provided assistance in #support when and where I can.
  • Did some Rockets Contracts studies so I can better understand the real terms and conditions a big chunk of my net worth is under.
  • Participated in the Redstone and Atlas beta tests and provided feedback as I found it.

Additional Information

With Atlas, RocketPool and rETH are in some new territory for opportunities that are only possible with the better supply of rETH. In addition the onboarding of rETH to lending protocols and the availability of the Chainlink feed means that rETH can be used in many awesome ways that were not possible before. But these new defi opportunities could present risks to those that simply want hold rETH in a more conservative manner. The IMC needs to have some awareness in its actions with regard to balancing encouragement of availability of those opportunities along with preventing larger risks they might pose should they trigger a depegging event. The IMC has been highly successful in using the ‘bribe’ based liquidity incentive infrastructure to high efficiency and that should continue as long as that efficiency remains sustainable. But we should be aware that it may not remain so, and have some idea of alternative plans to keep our on-peg liquidity up if the efficiency were to decline.

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Alignment Statement

The main bit of alignment is that I quite like RP. I think it has the potential to be great for Ethereum health, it allows broader participation than solo staking, and I think there are many tough problems to solve along the way (I like problem solving :shrug:).

Secondarily, I have significant-to-me exposure to RP both via RPL and minipools.

Conflict Statement

I don’t do the “tribe” thing too much. I have provided feedback to Lido, and sought feedback from Lido contributors. I have provided feedback to Stader and Stakewise.

I have held SWISE off and on (thought in very small amounts compared to RPL). Further afield I also hold BTC, several Cosmos tokens (ATOM, SCRT, JUNO, OSMO, AKT), SOL, AVAX.

I have worked with a variety of web3 partners (both through IMC and not) and have definite preferences about working with some for not-purely-protocol-finances reasons. I think it’s appropriate to consider smooth working relationships.

I don’t see any of the above as conflicts, but it’s as close as I come.

Identity Statement

I’m a mid-30s senior engineer. I currently work in IoT and have previously worked in semiconductors.

I don’t plan on fully doxxing, but am happy to coarsely answer most questions about myself that come up.

Contribution Statement

  • Governance
    • I think this is my most important contribution to date, cuz not many folks are working here
    • I’m an author on RPIPs 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18
    • I drafted the vote text for something like 15 snapshots (of 16)
    • I bug/remind people to be active in #governance on discord, in this forum and in votes
  • IMC
    • I have been the IMC treasurer since inception (end of August)
    • I have mostly done my job of posting budgets and reports, though I haven’t been perfectly timely
    • I’ve taken the lead on making transactions and getting folks to check/sign; this is not explicitly the treasurer’s job, but we have operated with the treasurer as a de facto leader
    • I’ve had a large role in working with partners
  • Nerding
    • Ideating protocol improvements
    • A few PRs, mostly as a concrete example, but one got into Atlas :slight_smile:
    • Little bits of research
    • Feedback on other people’s ideas; I’m a hole-poker by nature
  • I help people in #general (usually intro stuff) and #trading (usually math)
  • Random odds/ends like working with 1inch on their oracle, helping Allnodes with RP details, or working with the RP dev team on rETH reward tracking
  • I shitpost a great deal
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Alignment Statement
Aligned with RP in our attempts to create an improved decentralized and collaborative staking protocol within the Eth ecosystem. We have an amazing product, brand, team, and community. As we continue to grow, our involvement will dictate how well we succeed in obtaining market share from centralized LSD providers and securing the protocol.

Conflict Statement
Majority of my crypto portfolio is in RPL. Less than .1% in SWISE with no governance involvement. 100% of my governance time is in RP and not aware of any conflict of interests.

Identity Statement
Work at a bank, managing private equity funds. As a CPA, I set my personal bar high in operating ethically in all undertakings. Also a node operator; started days after our launch. I constantly attempt to maintain >150% RPL collateral because I strongly believe in its success.

Contribution Statement
One of the original and current IMC member. Provided opinions on usage timing of our allocated budget. Actively debate and vote with community members on RPL proposals. Often deeply involved in key protocol changes such as Max/Min Collateral and oDao debates. I try to provide perspectives that would benefit RP’s long-term growth along with fairness to our community. Provide entertainment and comradery through shit-posting.

Additional Information
Enjoyed being on the IMC and plan to be more involved. I believe we can succeed if we properly allocate and effectively use our inflation proceeds within the pDao, IMC, and GMC. Liquidity depth correlates to increases in rEth demand which is critical for RP’s success. As we enter the period of post-withdrawals and LEB8s, there will be shortages in rEth which makes the execution of incentives extremely important these next 12 months.

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Alignment Statement

I’ve been a member of the Rocket Pool community since December 2021. I started some minipools via Allnodes then, and recently switched to using my own hardware. I was drawn to Rocket Pool due its alignment with the Ethereum ethos. I’ve stayed interested in the community due to the interesting problems that need to be solved across the hardware, software, data, analysis, economic, and social layers to make this thing work. I also am significantly invested in the protocol.

Conflict Statement

None. My crypto holdings consist of ETH, rETH, RPL. I’m not involved in any other crypto projects.

Identity Statement

I have a PhD in physics, and work as a staff machine learning engineer in the autonomous vehicle industry. I’m in my mid-30s and live in California.

Contribution Statement

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Alignment Statement

I am a strong believer of decentralization and view Ethereum and Rocket Pool as important systems to expand that. I have ran a RP minipool since launch and have added another since then. About 2/3 of my crypto holdings is in RPL.

Conflict Statement

I hold no other LSD-related tokens. Besides RPL, other holdings (> $1k value) include ETH/rETH, LUSD, LQTY, MATIC, and HOP. I have no other conflicts.

Identity Statement

I go by the pseudonym DaserDog. I am a late-20s PhD candidate in electrical engineering. I prefer to remain anonymous beyond that.

Contribution Statement

I joined the Rocket Pool discord in May 2021 and was active member in the community until about September 2022. Beyond community and general governance engagement, I have served on the IMC since inception and have been a consistent signer.

Additional Info

I’d like to note that while I am committed to the success of Rocket Pool and can continue to serve the role of a trustworthy and consistent signer for IMC duties, my time is currently limited and as such I will not be able to contribute much to IMC planning.

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Alignment Statement

I am fully committed to the Rocket Pool community in terms of my professional, economic, philosophical, and ethical values. Since discovering Rocket Pool in 2017, I have been excited by its potential as a protocol and I am consistently impressed by its dedicated and passionate community.

Conflict Statement

Just to be transparent, I should mention that I’m the General Manager of the Rocket Pool core team. This means I may have a bias, but I wouldn’t call it a conflict of interest. I own ETH, rETH, and RPL.

Identity Statement

I am Darren Langley from Brisbane, Australia. My professional role is as the General Manager of the core Rocket Pool team. With a solid technical foundation, I bring a diverse range of skills to the table, including experience in management, strategic planning, product design, and software delivery.

Contribution Statement

In my role as GM, I connect and engage with many DeFi protocols. Working on the Rocket Pool protocol has given me a unique background when understanding how DeFi protocols work and how Rocket Pool can best benefit.

I have contributed to the Incentive Management Committee since its inception: providing outreach to other protocols and performing my signing duties in a timely and conscientious way.

Additional Information

i would love to continue my role on the IMC, particularly as we enter into a post-Atlas world. How and where we deploy incentives will have a large impact on the future growth and stability of the protocol.

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Alignment Statement

I believe that a decentralized validator set is crucial for Ethereum’s success and that Rocket Pool can play an important role in getting us there. I have been urging for liquidity incentives since 2021 and still believe that they are essential for the success of the protocol.

Conflict Statement

I don’t have any professional conflicts. I don’t hold any significant crypto assets besides ETH and RPL at the moment.

Identity Statement

I prefer to remain pseudonymous.

Contribution Statement

I joined the Rocket Pool discord in May 2021. I have consistently participated in discussions about liquidity incentives for a long time and helped with technical details of the Curve pool for rETH/wstETH. Other contributions to Rocket Pool include:

  • designed Removal of rETH lock and contributed to Smoothing Pool design included in Redstone
  • identified multiple bugs in the smart contracts and smartnode
  • currently working on GMC-funded oDAO research

Additional Information

Post Atlas, incentive efficiency will be crucial. I would like to help the IMC explore optimization potential using different bribing markets and how to best deploy the existing IMC funds.

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Closing the Nominee statement portion of the process.
The next step in the process is the Membership Selection thread.

@community - please feel free to ask the eligible nominees anything you wish here.

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Nominees part1: @Valdorff @langers @Uisce @DaserDog @Denum.eth @jasperthegovghost

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Nominees part2: @knoshua @NonFungibleYokem @halzen627 @ramana @DrWorm @phils.eth