Ken Smith is a Rocket Scientist and member of the Grants and Management Committee at Rocket Pool, a permissionless decentralized Liquid Staking Protocol. Since its mainnet launch in 2021, Ken has served as a Node Operator with Rocket Pool. He is also the founder of NextBlock Solutions LLC, an Ethereum blockchain consulting company that offers training and educational services to web3 organizations. Currently, Ken serves as an advisor to NodeSet, a staking-as-a-service (SaaS) company that is building on top of the Rocket Pool protocol. In 2014, Ken began his journey in crypto mining altcoins using homebuilt rigs.