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Tim DeHerrera (nrdxp).

Engineer at [IOG](https://iog.io) developing interoperable blockchain infrastructure for the Cardano ecosystem.

Co-founder of the [Ekala Project](https://github.com/ekala-project) - next-gen tooling for reproducible builds and declarative systems.

Specializing in distributed systems, build infrastructure, and network optimization. I am a polyglot systems programmer with a decade of experience, crafting tools that emphasize reproducibility and determinism. My engineering approach favors expressive type systems and functional programming paradigms, with current emphasis on Rust and Nix ecosystems.

gpg: [5471 8D2B 78DC AA9C 7702  96F1 8985 725D B5B0 C122](https://github.com/nrdxp.gpg)