Liat Hoffman

I managed the project to create a new brand for Spacemesh and developed an updated website hosted on Ghost CMS. The project team consisted of the brand, design, and development vendors. We coordinated the project timeline and status using Asana and aligned the designs using Figma.

The current version of the app is available for download here: https://spacemesh.io/start - the open-source code is located here:
• https://github.com/spacemeshos/smapp/
You can download the app, join the live testnet, start Smeshing coins, and experience it for yourself.

I worked with the Spacemesh research team, content writers, core developers, UX designers, and front-end developers to articulate the architecture of the Spacemesh platform and define the core interactions and key concepts to demystify the underlying protocols.

Spacemesh is a decentralized platform based on a novel block mesh rather than a blockchain structure. Under the hood, Spacemesh uses a novel proof of space (PoS) protocol, structured by a mesh (layered directed acyclic graph).

This deliverable was the first public proof of concept (POC) from Spacemesh. It enables any interested party to simulate a P2P network on their local machine.

This was a key interim deliverable to developing the Spacemesh App front end because we used it as the back end to mock data until the node binary was actually included in the app build, before our initial public testnet launch.

I recommend watching the video in the repository for a demonstration.

I worked with the chief product officer, content writers, and copy editors as well as the development, research, and marketing teams to create this documentation for the Spacemesh open testnet. I also worked with the development vendor to implement the design for the Docsify theme used to style the GitHub page. This implementation allows for easy-to-manage documentation. The content is updated via edits to simple Markdown files and the docs are generated dynamically straight out of a GitHub repository.

I tracked the research team's efforts to deliver an updated paper outlining the core cryptographic theorems and motivations for Spacemesh. I had the opportunity to collaborate with some of the greatest mathematical minds of our time.

I worked with the DevOps team and AWS partner vendor to produce Terraform scripts, and necessary bootstrapping protocols to instantiate configurable testnets across up to five AWS regions, with between 200-1,500 Spacemesh Smeshers (nodes), and POET service. (For more information about these components, please check out the Spacemesh protocol overview.)

Also, I set up the necessary telemetry to debug the go-Spacemesh client using the ELK stack, enabling the core development team to stabilize and debug the network. This deliverable comprises the infrastructure needed to enable friends and family and open public testnets (Tweedledee 0.1 launched in early 2020, now on version 0.2)

Much non-value-added time was spent on project management tool migrations and manually moving information between different systems used by different teams to facilitate cross-organization collaboration. For example, the research team was using Asana, the development team was on ZenHub, and some developers wanted to use Trello as they preferred the interface and useful shortcuts available on that platform.

In order to reduce the effort spent on non-value-added activities, as well as create a unified shared understanding of the project to drive delivery, I used Unito.io to create a unified single-board view of the project.

All teams were able to continue to use the tool of their choice (Asana, GitHub Project, Trello, or ZenHub)—and the project moved forward at a much more rapid pace after this initiative was implemented. The true value is allowing people to focus on the outcomes they deliver, and no one is subjected to a project management tool that they find oppressive. This led directly to increased morale, greater autonomy, mastery, and purpose, and directly increased collaboration because everyone was able to be on the same page, rowing together in the same direction.

I used the agile process (scrumban) to manage a team of developers to deliver a WordPress-powered marketing site for 21MCapital. I worked with the developers to define estimations based on the provided designs for technical implementation, then managed those estimates, ensuring we remained within the scope and schedule, thus controlling project costs.

I used the agile process to deliver the Lawgeex site—coordinating a team of four developers using a scrumban process and ensuring the highest quality UX across browsers and devices. I also integrated the site with the Marketo CRM and ensured all the code was modular and reusable.

I worked with one developer, the QA team, and the customer's in-house designer to build the site and implement animations. I used Kanban to track project status in Asana. We completed this project within a very limited timeframe due to the small team size and precise requirements.

I worked with the responsible sourcing team at Microsoft to produce this deliverable. It is a best practices guide for rating suppliers regarding sustainable and responsible sourcing. I mainly worked on the design side and contributed some minor copy edits.