Curtis Chiera
Security Researcher at Oak Security
Kenya
Summary
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Top SchoolCurtis Chiera is a security researcher and blockchain technologist with 10 years of experience building and auditing Ethereum and Hyperledger/Quorum systems across Africa and globally. As Co-Founder and CTO of Blockchain Africa and current roles at Spearbit Labs and Oak Security, he blends hands-on smart contract development with deep red-team and security auditing expertise. His background ranges from VSAT and network engineering to leading MITRE ATT&CK-based penetration tests, giving him uncommon end-to-end visibility from infrastructure to decentralized apps. Curtis has repeatedly moved between product delivery and security consulting, shipping smart contract work for firms like Euler XYZ and ViewFin while leading audit teams and executive briefings. Based in Kenya, he’s passionate about cryptocurrency and AI and known for translating complex threat findings into practical remediation for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Education(KCSE), Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Education(KCSE) at Lenana SchoolBachelor of Science(Telecommunications), Physics, Bachelor of Science(Telecommunications), Physics at Kenyatta University
English, Kiswahili
Github Skills (18)
scanning8
scanner7
port-scanning7
tcp7
tcp-port7
syn7
internet7
security5
idris3
credit3
credit-card2
machine-learning1
solidity1
anomaly-detection1
smart-contracts1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
lastshodan/mixDAO
Mar 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:8 commits, 4 pushes in 1 year 1 month
lastshodan/katocoin
Jun 2018 - Jan 2021
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 7 months
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