Cruz Molina
Blockchain Development

Cruz Molina

Senior blockchain engineer at The Walt Disney Company.
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About

Cruz Molina is a blockchain developer with proficiency in Ethereum, Polygon, Tezos, Foundry, Hardhat, Smart Contracts, Public Key Cryptography, Ethers.js, Web3.js, Solidity, JavaScript (ES5+), TypeScript, Python, Go, HTML, CSS, and Rust. He is Disney's first blockchain engineer responsible for designing, developing, and testing Next-Generation Storytelling experiences. He also worked at Consensys and other blockchain software companies like Blockchains, Dystopia Labs, Truffle, and Opyn.

Employment

6 roles
Jul 2022 - Present 3 years 10 months
Senior Blockchain Engineer
The Walt Disney Company July 2022 – Present
  • Designed, developed, and tested Next-Generation Storytelling experiences as Disney’s first blockchain engineer.
  • Technologies: Solidity, JavaScript/TypeScript, Foundry/Ethers.js, and AWS.
Sep 2021 - Jul 2022 10 months
Blockchain Engineer
Dystopia Labs
  • Designed, architected, and led execution of a Web3 event ticketing protocol and platform as CTO.
  • Technologies: Solidity, TypeScript, Hardhat/Ethers.js, and Supabase.
May 2021 - Sep 2021 4 months
Senior Full-stack Engineer
Opyn
  • Architected and built secure partial collateralization and liquidation mechanisms for complex decentralized financial markets.
  • Technologies: Solidity, TypeScript, Hardhat/Ethers.js, and GCP.
Aug 2020 - May 2021 9 months
Lead Blockchain Engineer
Blockchains
  • Designed, lead, and implemented custodial and non-custodial management of digital assets and self-sovereign identities using React/React Native, TypeScript, and Web3.js.
  • Led and mentored junior developers throughout the software development lifecycle. 
Jan 2018 - Aug 2020 2 years 7 months
Blockchain Integration Engineer
Truffle Suite
  • Developed and designed a world-class Node.js JavaScript development environment, testing framework, and asset pipeline for blockchains. 
  • Conceptualized and built infrastructure for decentralized application developers. 
  • Developed and tested a full stack blockchain CI/CD platform for smart contract management and development using TypeScript, React, TypeORM with PostgreSQL, and Apollo/GraphQL.
  • Gathered requirements and implemented support for the blockchains/DLTs such as Quorum (JPMorgan Chase), Hyperledger Fabric (IBM/Linux Foundation), Ethereum (Ethereum Foundation), and Tezos (Tezos Foundation).
Mar 2018 - Sep 2018 6 months
Full-stack Blockchain Developer
Crowdbotics
  • Conceptualized, designed, and developed various Ethereum smart contract interfaces for a variety of use cases.
  • Provided consultation, guidance in best practices, code auditing, and security testing.

Education

Sep 2015 - Jun 2018 2 years 9 months
Master of Science, Computer Information Systems
Bellevue University
Jun 2010 - Jun 2013 3 years
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology
University of California, Santa Cruz