Stefan Pingel is a seasoned professional in blockchain technology, currently serving as a Staff Blockchain Protocol Engineer at ConsenSys. Previously, Stefan held the position of Senior Protocol Engineer with the ConsenSys Quorum Protocol Engineering team and worked as a Blockchain Protocol Engineer at PegaSys within ConsenSys. Stefan's extensive experience includes a leadership role as Principal Engineer/Team Leader at RSA Security and prior work as a Senior Software Engineer. Early in the career, Stefan contributed as a Development Engineer/Team Lead at NXP Semiconductors. Educational credentials include a Diplomingenieur in Electrical Engineering (TU) with a specialization in Computer Science from Hamburg University of Technology, alongside foundational education at Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium in Hamburg.