Nominations for GG20 Community Council

[Pfed-prog]

1. Applicant Name: Pavel Fedotov

2. Social Media:

Twitter: @pfedprog

LinkedIn Profile: Pavel Fedotov - Pin Save

Primary languages spoken: English, Russian, some Spanish

3. Applicant Summary, including why interested in applying for a GG20 Community Council member position:

As a seasoned Full Stack Blockchain Developer with over 3 years of hands-on experience, I am keenly interested in contributing to the GG20 Community Council as a member. My extensive expertise in developing decentralized applications (dApps) within the Ethereum, Optimism, Filecoin and Arbitrum ecosystems, along with my active involvement in numerous grant programs and mentoring initiatives such Mina zkIgnite and Arbitrum mini grants, positions me well to fulfill the responsibilities of a council member. My proficiency in languages such as Rust, Solidity, Python, and JavaScript, and my track record of recognition and awards from prominent blockchain platforms attest to my technical competence and commitment to advancing public goods.

4. Involvement in Gitcoin Grants community or prior initiatives:

Here is my first on gitcoin governance forum dated to December 2nd 2021.

[Proposal] Implementation of a Decentralized Bounty Platform - Progressive Decentralization Workstream

Personally, I have encountered bounties which are impossible to accomplish. The goal of the issuer is to say that the final product is not completed, hence, you will not receive a payment at all. I think establishing milestones would help to some extent, especially for organizations with low-med reputation. But, yes from a position of a developer that has received bounties from Ceramic, Badger, Parsiq and Reflexer, I am for this proposal.

And my most popular post:

Lifetime Gitcoin Grants Data Analysis and Hypothesis Testing

Correlations Analysis We have further conducted correlations analysis and found relatively strong relationships between these variables: [6] Interesting Findings: There is negative low correlation between grant round and match_amount, meaning that as time passes the matching amount decreases [7] Also a similar relationship between grant_id and match_amount. Since new grants have higher number, the new grants are likely to get lower funding. For the observation with region none there is a …

5. Prior experience in either Grants or Delegate Programs, respectively:

I have been actively engaged as an elected member of the ArbitrumDAO Mini-Grants Council at Plurality Labs, contributing to “Our Biggest Minigrants Yet” for JokeRace. Furthermore, as the Founder of Pin Save, a decentralized Pinterest dApp, I am immersed in the Mina Navigators program until at least April 2024, holding the RetroPGF 3 grant and preparing to apply for the optimism RetroPGF 4. Additionally, my role as a mentor in the Mina ZkIgnite 2 cohort, which receives funding from the 500k USDC and 500k MINA tokens grant pool, reflects my active participation in driving growth within the blockchain ecosystem.

In arbitrum procurement committee elections received 13m in ARB tokens.

Through my entrepreneurial endeavors and involvement in grant initiatives, I have acquired valuable experience in evaluating and facilitating grants and delegate programs. My role as a council member and founder has provided me with insight into the dynamics of incentive programs and grant councils, aligning with the responsibilities of a GG20 Community Council member.

6. Any anticipated conflicts of interest: My project PinSave may apply to open source round.
   I would abstain from voting in any round that my project would apply in as well as @thedevanshmehta