Brichis

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.

  • Remote · GMT-6
Illustrated portrait of Bricia Guzmán
~270Grant applications reviewed against eligibility rules
110+Grants tracked through milestone review
130+Proposals voted with a written rationale (99% participation)

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  1. 2014 – 2020

    Completed

    Bachelor's Degree in Public Accounting

    Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

    Cédula profesional: 12808390

  2. Exam Oct 2026

    Official Compliance Officer Certification

    CNBV · Mexico

  3. Issued 18 Aug 2026

    Certified

    Transaction Monitoring

    Sumsub

    Document identity: 5ff90ac5-93be-4379-aefa-b10d0916d6af

    Verify credential
  4. Issued 21 Jul 2026

    Certified

    AML Fundamentals

    Sumsub

    Document identity: 7eff9911-9bfe-43bf-8152-99639cbf1de0

    Verify credential
  5. In progress

    Fraud Prevention

    Sumsub

  6. Issued 5 Sep 2025

    Certified

    Data Analytics Bootcamp

    Universidad del Valle de México

    Certificate: 160125392

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Skills

What I work with

Compliance

  • KYC / KYBCoursework
    LEARNING
  • AML fundamentalsSumsub 2026
    WORKING
  • Transaction monitoringSumsub course + project in progress
    LEARNING
  • Risk-based assessmentCNBV exam prep
    LEARNING
  • Documentation & evidence review270+ applications at Optimism
    WORKING

Data & on-chain

  • SQLDune dashboards
    WORKING
  • Python / pandas
    WORKING
  • Dune, Etherscan, DeBank, Herd
    WORKING
  • OSINT
    WORKING

Infrastructure & tools

  • Safe multisig
  • Claude
  • Notion
  • Trello
  • Google Workspace

Projects

Selected work

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 game

AML/CFT timeline

How the prevention regime was built: what the world decided and how Mexico adopted it, from 1974 to today.

View the timeline

AML/CFT regulatory map

An interactive map of the AML/CFT rulebook: click a card to see the rules that share its thresholds.

Explore the map

AML/CFT thresholds

Place each threshold and deadline from the official tables into its slot, for non-financial activities and financial sectors.

Play the game

Contact

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.