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Casper, Wyoming, United States

CEOTrad.fiPrivate Company; 1-15 employees; RWAs & Blockchain Technology2020 – 2024 (4 years)As CEO of Trad.fi I lead a cutting-edge private credit platform focused on risk-adjusted, fully secured real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. Trad.fi facilitates the direct lending of private, institutional capital to pre-screened borrowers in the equipment finance sector. My team works directly with two of the top six American credit bureaus to assess the credit risk of each applicant and tokenizes user debt for utilization in both on-and-off-chain secondary markets. After several months of stealth development, Trad.fi is coming to market with nine figures of liquidity and borrow-side demand, a fully automated underwriting tech stack, and executive support from the Plume Foundation. Closed beta deployment Q4 2024.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Co-FounderRome Blockchain Labs Private Company; 15-50 employees; Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Technology2020 – 2024 (4 years)I was a founding member of the private, global research laboratory Rome Blockchain Labs. This lab was founded to incept, develop, and launch cutting-edge blockchain technology specializing in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. Thus far, Rome Blockchain Labs has successfully launched the Sceptre Liquid Staking platform, the BENQI Decentralized Liquidity Market and SAVAX Liquid Staking service, Moonwell Decentralized Liquidity Markets, and various other crypto-infrastructure projects.My primary responsibilities concerned discovering and exploring unmet technical needs within the existing blockchain finance landscape. Through comprehensive market analysis, the Rome Blockchain Labs team and I designed novel blockchain-focused solutions for use by new and experienced traders. In conjunction with our expert-level software architects and developers, we designed solutions that encapsulate the security, reliability, and scalability inherent within emerging blockchain technology.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Technical Sales RepresentativeHareza Technical SalesPrivate Company; 5-10 employees; Material Processing Equipment & Sensor Industry2019 – 2021 (2 years)I was accountable for developing and managing a multi-state territory of industrial and engineering contacts for this manufacturers representative firm. The position required in-depth knowledge of hundreds of pieces of equipment across two dozen principals covering twenty diverse industries. I joined Hareza Technical Sales to help develop contacts across much of central Pennsylvania and Northern Ohio. The role allowed me to work shoulder to shoulder with everyone from maintenance crews and engineers to production planners and C-level executives. Upon the completion of my time with the firm I doubled the number of existing contacts and opened over 100 new industrial accounts.Successes included sales into the top energy and steel producers in the nation, instituting a high-efficiency account and contact management system for the territory, and directly facilitating the design and layout of six-figure material processing networks.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Sales ManagerMira Fair TradePrivate Company; 1-5 employees; Home Décor Industry2017 – 2019 (2 years)My responsibilities at Mira Fair Trade centered around the development of a countrywide network of retail accounts. In addition to managing the companies sales process I assisted in product design and shipment during periods of high sales volume. My purpose in joining Mira Fair Trade was to define a structured sales role for future hires. This position was my first experience in direct B2B sales and gave me the confidence necessary for all future sales and marketing endeavors. After completing my time with Mira Fair Trade, the company experienced an expanded sales volume of fair trade home décor by over 20% YOY. They were also able to establish their first Fortune 500 corporate account and rarify the companies business ethos.

Oakland, Pa

Developed paper-based detection systems for colorectal cancers and estrogen contaminated water.