Paul Dowman

Paul Dowman is a Senior Engineering Manager at OP Labs, where Paul is focused on scaling Ethereum by building the Optimism protocol.

Paul brings over two decades of experience, including 10+ years in leadership roles and 10+ years as a deeply technical individual contributor, specializing in engineering leadership, applied cryptography, Web3, and AI.

Previously, Paul contributed to trustworthy AI tools at EQTY Lab, leveraging verifiable computing and decentralized identity standards. Paul also held Senior Engineering Manager positions at Polygon Labs, where Paul led engineering for user-facing products, and at Shopify, where Paul notably led the newly-formed Blockchain area from its inception.

As the Founder and CTO of OK GROW!, Paul built a boutique consulting agency, and earlier, Paul was instrumental in designing and launching the first online version of TurboTax in Canada at Intuit Canada Limited. Paul is also a passionate community builder, having organized conferences such as Assert(js) and GraphQL Day Toronto.

Paul's expertise spans Agile methodologies, system architecture, cloud computing, and smart contract development, with a consistent focus on high-velocity team performance and effective delivery.

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