The Fields LLC. A Luxury fly-in resort and residential community. Building a development that becomes a world-class resort that blends aviation with outdoor adventure with a focus on aviation building the amenities and attracting residents who have a desire to live with their airplanes.

As one of 6 original founding associates and CCO. I made key contributions to all aspects of FreightWaves through the scaling of its original vision, culture, operations, overall company strategy, regarding critical business development opportunities across SaaS, futures, & event verticals. From the company’s founding, I worked to create a positive, outcome-oriented atmosphere that facilitated both recruitment and team building within a start-up environment.

AboutThe Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) has been established to create a forum for promotion, education, and the encouragement to develop and adopt blockchain applications in the transportation and logistics industry. Founded in August 2017, BiTA’s goal is for members to participate, discuss, create, and adopt industry standard uses of blockchain applications. BiTA’s mission is to provide clarity and direction for the development of blockchain technology in the trucking industry in a manner that will create efficiency, transparency, and foster trust. PurposeBiTA standards are intended to create a common framework in order to assist members and industry participants with their organization’s decision to develop and adopt blockchain technology. Our members will create a forum and develop a dialogue from a thought leadership panel of influential entities around blockchain in trucking. Early adoption blockchain applications for the industry will be focused on, but not limited to, the following use cases:PaymentsDigital AssetsSmart ContractsMembershipBiTA membership is limited to companies that are in the trucking supply chain ecosystem and have an interest in blockchain applications. BiTA has no direct commercial interests. Our requirements for membership are to complete and submit an application which will be reviewed by our membership committee. The application can be found at https://bita.studio/ ; or by sending a request to membership@bita.studio. Members are only asked to participate on a voluntary basis.Why BiTAWe are engaging the brightest minds from the most influential leaders in transportation, finance, and technology. BiTA will build the first set of transportation industry-specific blockchain standards and promote the most transformative technology since the internet.

Leading commercial efforts in TransFX’s go-to-market strategy to offer Freight Futures Contracts that allow participants to hedge against rate volatility in the physical market.

XGS is a nationwide logistics provider of time-definite surface transportation, with a primary focus on the floor-covering industry. As President, I was responsible for all aspects of the company. I built a talented team that focused on core competency resulting in a $22 million turnaround and a greatly improved operational efficiency and enhanced customer and employee relations in our first year. We then focused our efforts on diversification in warehousing, local distribution, related value-added services, TL and LTL expedited brokerage, and specialized LTL transportation resulting in 9 years of consecutive profitability.

Reported directly to CEO/COO of US Xpress Enterprise, accountable for all aspects of Xpress Global’s operations, financial performance, and strategic initiatives.

P&L accountability for all 20 Service Centers located in Texas and throughout the western United States. P&L accountability for our Air Cargo Division and for our Carpet P&D Operations. Led all operations including annual planning, staffing, daily direction, and implemented process improvements for cost reduction and revenue growth.