Patrick Collins is a Smart Contract Engineer and Security Researcher currently focused on scaling web3 technology as an Auditor, Engineer, Developer Advocate, and Co-Founder at Cyfrin since 2023. They previously co-founded Chain Accel in 2023 and served as a Developer Advocate at Chainlink Labs from 2020 to 2021. Patrick has also held roles as a Software Support Engineer and Investment Analyst at Man Numeric and a Recruiter for IT professionals at The Execu|Search Group. They earned a degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2016.