Derek Silva
Founder at REEF
Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolDerek Silva is a community-first founder and operations leader with eight years of experience building and aligning developer, marketing, and user communities across Web3 and crypto ecosystems. Currently COO at Reef and Founder of Casa Panenka, he blends hands-on operations and community strategy to shepherd projects from roadmap to governance, while retaining signing authority and executive oversight. Derek has a track record of growing engaged channels (Telegram, Reddit, Twitter, LinkedIn) for clients like Orchid and Bloom Protocol through content, webinars, and creator-driven campaigns, and he hosts a podcast to deepen community dialogue. His background in Linux systems administration and running web hosting businesses gives him uncommon operational depth for a community executive, enabling technical problem-solving and product-focused community programs. Based in Ontario, Canada, he combines civic experience as a former municipal councillor with DAO-building ambition, signaling a rare mix of grassroots governance and crypto-native coordination.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Computer Systems Technology, Diploma, Computer Systems Technology at Fanshawe College
Spanish, Portuguese, English
Github Skills (60)
crypto10
chain10
cryptocurrency10
ethereum10
cryptography10
phishing10
infura9
lists9
gitbook9
security9
blockchain9
clarity9
ethereum-token9
smart-contracts8
ethereum-contract8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
dereksilva/liberland-docs
Sep 2023 - Mar 2025
Liberland documents in many languages and formats incl. PDF, ePub and mobi
Contributions:85 pushes in 1 year 5 months
dereksilva/collective-program
Apr 2018 - Dec 2019
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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