Sly Gryphon
Managing Consultant at Versent
Queensland, Australia
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Top SchoolSly Gryphon is a seasoned Managing Consultant and hands-on software architect with 15+ years' experience founding and leading engineering teams, early adopter of Microsoft .NET and former CTO-level technologist. He has managed development, testing and systems administration for mobile and web applications used by millions and consults across finance, health, government and mining on ALM, identity/security and blockchain. Beyond Microsoft stacks he contributes to open-source projects spanning Ethereum clients (Nethermind), ESP32 networking, SharePoint tooling and Bitcoin libraries, demonstrating strong backend, embedded and protocol work. Notably, he diagnosed and fixed flaky Linux builds in aspnet/Configuration tests and led Ethereum 2.0 client development involving SSZ, BLS and libp2p, showing a knack for stabilizing complex distributed systems. Based in Queensland, Australia, he blends deep legacy platform expertise with continued curiosity about emerging tech and practical cross-platform delivery.
15 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Computing, BA, Computing at Macquarie University
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databases10
bitcoin10
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Github contributions (5)
NethermindEth/nethermind
Dec 2019 - Jun 2020
A robust execution client for Ethereum node operators.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:175 commits, 40 PRs, 174 pushes in 6 months
Contributions summary:Sly primarily focused on developing and integrating features for the Nethermind Ethereum execution client. Their contributions included the implementation of core functionalities such as API endpoints, block production, validator duties, and sync status, demonstrating a deep understanding of the Ethereum blockchain architecture. They worked on codebase refactoring, optimization, and adding unit tests. The user also updated the code to support the latest specifications for Ethereum.
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pnp/PnP
Aug 2014 - Apr 2015
SharePoint / Office 365 Developer Patterns and Practices - Archived older solutions. Please see https://aka.ms/m365pnp for updated guidance
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:74 commits, 1 PR in 8 months
Contributions summary:Sly's commits focus on enhancing the functionality of the SharePoint/Office 365 Developer Patterns and Practices repository, primarily involving adding features and refactoring existing code. They implemented methods for installing solution packages, managing taxonomy and content types and created functions for creating and managing web. The contributions demonstrate a focus on extending SharePoint's capabilities through custom solutions. There's also work on logging and handling exceptions.
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