Teach blockchain, entrepreneurship, and data science methods to graduate & undergraduate students through an examination of the methodological approaches. Technical topics include project management, app development, Python for data science, and machine learning.

The mission of the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute is to promote and foster entrepreneurial practices through education, outreach, and research. We seek to inspire, innovate, integrate, and implement new ways of thinking, to positively impact students, the regional economy, the state of Louisiana, and the nation.

The Hyperledger Foundation is an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies. It is a global collaboration, hosted by The Linux Foundation, including leaders in finance, banking, IoT, supply chain, healthcare, manufacturing and technology.

Lead faculty member for Young Entrepreneurs Academy of Baton Rouge (YEA BR). Our program transforms area high school students into confident entrepreneurs.

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of a telemedicine company. Utilized WebRTC, Twilio, Aptible, Python, and Ionic in the development of an enterprise leading video platform.

Health Engagements was a startup software development firm specializing in healthcare applications. I provided oversight with the project management and technology decisions. Provided vision and technical expertise in the development of an enterprise health application. Developed extensively in Ionic, Angular, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and Apex.Highlights:• Developed mobile application for engaging patients with chronic diseases in the management of their illnesses.• Architect of an Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) system empowering pet rescue organizations, households, and animal service providers to communicate and improve the health of animals.

Provided technical advice before, during, and after Workstra acquired Peoplenetz's intellectual property. Assisted with developing build documentation, recovery procedures, and the integration of technologies.

Assessed corporate strategy in the evaluation of existing systems and developed strategic solutions and blueprints to solve business challenges. Managed multiple projects focused on service oriented architecture style to lead enterprise wide design, research, testing and evaluation of new technologies that improved and enhanced organizational IT reliability, availability and serviceability.Highlights:• Planned, managed, and executed the migration of a critical in-house system to a cloud based solution.• Architect of multiple system upgrades during a turbulent corporate merger. Kept top management informed of upgrade progress while evangelizing to stakeholders.

Armor / Cavalry officer with combat tours to Afghanistan & Iraq. Held various command and staff positions. Last tour was commanding a logistics task force for retrograding equipment out of Afghanistan. Taught critical analysis and decision making skills to senior military officers at the Command & General Staff College. Specialized in mechanized infantry operations.

Partner of a startup software development firm specializing in Knowledge / Human Capital Management systems. Executive responsible for the IT platform selection, implementation, performance and maintenance. Provided vision and technical expertise in the development of two enterprise applications written in Ruby on Rails.Highlights:• Architect of Human Capital Management (HCM) software application utilizing social networking theories.• Led company through a successful SAS-70 Type II audit by implementing COBIT standards to measure ITIL.• Migrated server architecture from in-house to an external datacenter and eventually to a cloud based solution reducing IT expenditures by 75%.

The Startup Bus program is a coveted experience in the US and Europe. I participated on the Miami bus with 20 strangers as we conceived a business, built a prototype and marketing materials over 48 hours to present at SXSW Interactive 2011 in Austin, TX

Taught the strategic management of information assets to MBA students by examining the issues and challenges that users face within the Information Technology (IT) management arena as part of a firm’s business and IT strategy.

Designed, managed, and led multiple technology based research projects. Collected quantitative & qualitative data, conducted data mining, interpreted results, and then presented findings at top‐tier conferences and publications.

Designed and developed thin client Medicare eligibility, compliance and managed care applications to include developing the scope of the applications, scheduling phase builds, coordinating testing, and final implementation. Assessed current technology for building the application layers (ASP, Cold Fusion, PL/SQL) and data storage layers (SQL Server 2000, Oracle 8i).

Enhanced existing software from client user’s requests. Performed programming updates on physician and home health software. Developed system to identify and correct year 2000 deficiencies.

Developed and administered a budget of $3.6 million. Formulated budget management controls, saving $500k. Responsible for forecasting and coordinating the logistical support for a 608-person organization with a fleet of over 200 vehicles. Supervised the performance and training of up to 100 personnel. Increased equipment qualification average 15% by building teams with varying levels of experience.