Bricia Guzmán · Compliance & Verification
I verify what's claimed against the evidence.
Public accounting degree, five years in crypto. I've served on two Optimism Collective councils: reviewing ~270 grant applications, then reviewing milestones and approving disbursements as a 5/7 multisig signer. Sitting the CNBV compliance officer certification exam in October 2026.

About me
A habit of checking the evidence
Hello, I'm Bricia, but feel free to call me Brichis.
Compliance · On-chain Data · Governance
I started in hospitality, handling permits, health certifications and government filings for a group of three venues. In late 2021 I moved into crypto and, from 2023, into governance at the Optimism Collective, where I served on two councils. The thread across all of it is the same: check what was promised against what the evidence shows, and leave a paper trail someone else can audit.
As the ecosystem matured I moved toward compliance because I want this technology to work within the rules, not around them. I hold a public accounting degree, have completed Sumsub's AML Fundamentals and Transaction Monitoring courses, and am preparing the CNBV compliance officer certification (exam October 2026). I use SQL, Python and Dune to test claims against on-chain data.
Résumé
Experience & study
Experience
Apr 2023 – Present
Optimism Collective · Remote
Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
Milestones & Metrics Reviewer
- 5/7 multisig signer for one year: approved disbursements after reviewing milestone evidence against each grant's conditions.
- Tracked milestone and audit completion for 110+ approved grants; released the second tranche (60% of each grant) only once deliverables were verified.
- Kept review-ready documentation: check-ins, evidence collection and disbursement recommendations.
Jun 2024 – Jun 2025
Grants Council Reviewer
- Reviewed ~270 applications against eligibility criteria and program rules; flagged violations and requested missing information before final review.
- Applied a standardized rubric consistently across council decisions.
- Built a Dune dashboard on my own initiative to verify on-chain fund distribution independently of reported claims.
Apr 2023 – Present
Delegate · Anticapture Commission Lead
- 99% participation across 130+ proposals, with a written rationale for every vote.
- As Anticapture Commission Lead (Jan–May 2024), wrote the commission's first Internal Operating Procedures and managed voting from a wallet with 10M OP delegated.
Jun 2022 – Dec 2024
Co-Founder · Finance Co-Lead
Ethereum México · Remote
- Co-founded the organization and led financial operations across 10+ funding sources (~$110,000+ raised plus token grants). Co-wrote transparency reports on our event and operations.
2019 – 2021
Head of HR · Legal Representative
Chokran S de RL de CV · On-site
- Acted as legal representative for a hospitality group with 3 venues and 100+ employees, managing permit renewals, health certifications and infrastructure compliance for government filings.
- Managed employee contracts and document collection, ensuring complete and accurate records for every new hire.
Education & Credentials
2014 – 2020
CompletedBachelor's Degree in Public Accounting
Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Cédula profesional: 12808390
- Exam Oct 2026
Official Compliance Officer Certification
CNBV · Mexico
Issued 18 Aug 2026
CertifiedTransaction Monitoring
Sumsub
Document identity: 5ff90ac5-93be-4379-aefa-b10d0916d6af
Verify credentialIssued 21 Jul 2026
CertifiedAML Fundamentals
Sumsub
Document identity: 7eff9911-9bfe-43bf-8152-99639cbf1de0
Verify credential- In progress
Fraud Prevention
Sumsub
Issued 5 Sep 2025
CertifiedData Analytics Bootcamp
Universidad del Valle de México
Certificate: 160125392
Verify certificate
Skills
What I work with
Compliance
- KYC / KYBCourseworkLEARNING
- AML fundamentalsSumsub 2026WORKING
- Transaction monitoringSumsub course + project in progressLEARNING
- Risk-based assessmentCNBV exam prepLEARNING
- Documentation & evidence review270+ applications at OptimismWORKING
Data & on-chain
- SQLDune dashboardsWORKING
- Python / pandasWORKING
- Dune, Etherscan, DeBank, HerdWORKING
- OSINTWORKING
Infrastructure & tools
- Safe multisig
- Claude
- Notion
- Trello
- Google Workspace
Projects
Selected work
Case study · Self-initiated
ReportOptimism Season 8 growth grants
Nine growth programs measured contract by contract: what they reached, what they gave back, and what the next program should do differently. Same analysis as Season 7, with a wider toolset.
Tools: Dune SQL · DefiLlama · Python (pandas) · Blockscout
Read the report
Dashboard
Optimism Season 7 growth grants
Independently tracks liquidity growth across Optimism Season 7 grantees to check impact beyond reported claims.
Tools: Dune · SQL
gov.optimism.io
Learning in public
Memorama GAFI
Match each GAFI Recommendation number to its title, then read its summary and interpretative note, across three difficulty levels.
Play the gameAML/CFT timeline
How the prevention regime was built: what the world decided and how Mexico adopted it, from 1974 to today.
View the timelineAML/CFT regulatory map
An interactive map of the AML/CFT rulebook: click a card to see the rules that share its thresholds.
Explore the mapAML/CFT thresholds
Place each threshold and deadline from the official tables into its slot, for non-financial activities and financial sectors.
Play the gameContact
Hiring, or need a second pair of eyes?
I'm looking for compliance, KYC/AML and audit-oriented roles in digital finance, and I'm open to small projects reviewing controls, documentation and processes. Send me a note.