Samuel Dominguez
El Paso,TX
Summary
Dynamic technology professional with extensive experience in optimizing systems and aligning technical solutions with strategic business goals. Proven track record of leading projects from inception to completion, driving organizational growth and success through innovative approaches. Expertise in client acquisition and fostering long-term relationships, ensuring satisfaction and continuity throughout the contractual period. Committed to leveraging technical skills to deliver impactful results that enhance operational efficiency and support business objectives.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Security Blockchain Researcher
Cyfrin
El Paso, Texas
08.2025 - Current
- Managed client acquisition processes, including project pricing negotiations and deal closures with prominent protocols, ensuring alignment with venture capital interests for large-scale audit engagements.
- Landed and secured, on behalf of the organization, over 8 different audit projects with major protocols with VC backing. Averaging a total of $50,000 per contractual agreement for completion of service.
- Prepared detailed reports on research findings, enabling informed decision-making for stakeholders.
- Presented findings in team meetings, fostering discussions on project directions.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams to design experiments and analyze data, enhancing project outcomes.
- In charge of leading audit team and teaching them how to use targeted AI in our security assessment process
- Trained team members to effectively utilize various AI systems to improve performance
- Managed client relations throughout audit process, ensuring alignment and satisfaction with security assessments.
- Lead financial expert of the team, ensuring the complex financial mechanisms, accounting, assumptions, and instruments of the protocol were accurate.
Digital Finance Security Researcher
Independent Contrator
El Paso, Texas
01.2024 - Current
- Represented myself in contractual negotatiations with major financial and RWA protocols to be their security provider, competing against established and well backed security firms, closing over 12 audit contracts, averaging $35,000 per audit.
- Managed audit staffing processes and facilitated accurate compensation for staff.
- Analyzed threat intelligence to inform cybersecurity strategies and defenses.
- In charge of identifying economic and financial inefficiencies within the financial protocol, and providing the accurate fixes
- Trained staff on information security principles and compliance to ensure regulatory adherence.
- Utilized advanced AI systems to find potential clients, determine their needs and inefficiencies, to be able to produce a well received and highly effective offer of my services
- Facilitated team communication to improve collaboration in addressing cybersecurity challenges.
- Utilized AI systems to streamline processes and improve operational efficiency.
- Manage and structure my workflow for effective performance without guidance, self reliance and organization
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
The University of Texas At El Paso
El Paso, TX05-2021
Skills
- Financial cybersecurity policy writing
- Attention to detail
- AI systems integration
- Data interpretation
- Experiment design
- Strong mathematical aptitude
- Strategic planning
- Workflow management
- Problem solving
- Client relationship management
- Team collaboration
- Staff training
- Effective communication
- Field plan implementation
- Client acquisition
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Senior Security Blockchain Researcher
Cyfrin
08.2025 - Current
Digital Finance Security Researcher
Independent Contrator
01.2024 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Finance
The University of Texas At El Paso
Education and Training
other