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Building at the intersection of blockchain and real estate.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Led transition from a digital creative agency to an engineering focused venture studio with an in-house product and engineering team
• Expanded operations by recruiting and managing the initial core engineering team and overseeing the opening of a new office in Mexico City. We have since grown to over 30+ engineers and 10 product resources and are.
• Plan, design and implement critical King Tide infrastructure, internal systems and access controls to ensure we can protect our company's digital property as well as be in compliance with our client's sensitive data
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to ensure our team is happy and growing and we're delivering value-based solutions for our clients and partners
• Support business development and sales by leading workshops with strategic clients, developing engagements, and brining new deals into the funnel through network relationships
• Attend industry conferences and events to network both as a speaker and as a representative of the company

• Collaborate closely with the executive team to develop the company's technical strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and ethical principles.
• Recruit and nurture a talented engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and ethical awareness.
• Architect the core infrastructure for an enterprise grade content collection, processing and storage system, focusing on scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Leverage artificial intelligence to enhance the system's capabilities for both enterprise and consumer applications, improving content understanding, accessibility and overall user experience.
• Ensure that all technological developments adhered to ethical standards, promoting open access and serving the public good.

Temecula, California, US

• Shaped company strategy and content development, advancing global blockchain education.
• Led the design and engineering efforts to build an ERC721 Token for certifications connected to passing an in-person exam at certified testing center worldwide.
• Developed and taught courses for top organizations, emphasizing practical applications of blockchain technology.
• Led proof-of-concept projects for large enterprises and governments, showcasing blockchain solutions.
• Negotiated a successful exit, delivering significant value to stakeholders.

Malibu, CA, US

· Instructor and resident blockchain expert for master's courses in blockchain business applications and analytics for the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School·Designed and delivered blockchain business workshops under the Blockchain at Pepperdine program for the Pepperdine community and industry professionals· Provided learning tools, technical support.

Los Angeles, California, US

• Designed and built the companies technology stack from conception on the whiteboard to the MVP and through our initial seed and series A financing.
• Lead recruitment, development, retention, and organization of the technology team.
• Implemented a DevOps culture and Agile development process in calculated phases through the various stages of the companies growth.
• Created requirements for an international API which will help support the companies continued growth and longer term strategic goals.
• Identified, planned and implemented all infrastructure and technology needs across all departments of the company.

Ran a small engineering studio in Los Angeles that maxed out at 6 developers. We helped define and deliver many successful projects launches for a variety of Silicon Beach based startups including: Crowdfunder.com.

As a Webmaster at PMI I managed a team of 15 volunteers to build and maintain the chapter website.

San Jose, CA, US

As an E-commerce Developer I managed a team dedicated to improving our internal development processes so that our customers were served more quickly and efficiently.

Temecula, CA, US

At Knowledge United I implemented a system to aggregate real-time course information from Knowledge United venders worldwide.

As a Webmaster at Wildform I designed and developed www.wildform.com.

Computer Science

Certificate In Project Management, Project Management