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Chattanooga, TN, US

Dallas, Texas, US

• Building upon my prior role as Executive Vice President of Hosting Operations & Public Affairs, this position allows me to focus more strategically on expanding Applied Digital’s footprint across multiple markets and.
• Market Expansion: Focused on entering new markets by securing key real estate acquisitions and navigating the regulatory landscape to support the company's rapid growth in data center deployments.
• Government Relations: Continue to lead interactions with local, state, and federal government officials, advocating for favorable legislation and regulatory decisions to align with the company's goals.
• Stakeholder Communications: Enhance internal and external communications, ensuring clear and consistent messaging to government entities, business partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Public Affairs Strategy: Lead the development and execution of a cohesive public affairs strategy, improving the company’s public presence and fostering strong relationships with industry leaders and governmental.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with marketing and communications teams to refine the company's messaging, ensuring it resonates with external audiences, including the public.This role allows me to.

Dallas, Texas, US

• As the 5th employee at Applied Digital, I played a critical role in the company’s foundational growth, responsible for a wide range of tasks essential to launching and expanding our hosting operations. My.
• Site Selection & Acquisition: Led the identification, negotiation, and acquisition of land for our first three data center sites, ensuring strategic alignment with the company’s growth objectives.
• Vendor Selection & Facility Design: Managed the selection and oversight of our first construction vendors, and contributed to the early-stage drafting of facility designs, ensuring operational efficiency and future.
• Government Relations: As the primary liaison with local, state, and federal government officials, I developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders, advocating for the company’s interests and securing.
• Training & Operations Development: Developed all operational training materials during the company’s early stages, ensuring a cohesive and scalable operational framework as the business expanded.
• Customer Communications & Technology Systems: Oversaw customer communications, ensuring transparency and satisfaction during project deployment. Led the development of our first critical technology systems.

At Right Start Data, I offered comprehensive consulting services to small and medium-sized companies, focusing on modernizing operations and helping them navigate complex technological and regulatory challenges. My tenure with Right Start Data spanned from November 2013 to June 2021, during which I took on key roles with individual clients, including.

• As a key member of a four-person executive team, I played a central role in transforming the company from a struggling enterprise with a multi-million-dollar loss into a profitable business with over 100 employees.
• Led business process re-engineering, agile development, and strategic planning initiatives that resulted in the company’s turnaround and profitability, growing the team from 20 to over 100 employees.
• Designed and implemented an automated lead management system reducing customer acquisition costs by 77.5%, from $400 to $90, while increasing lead volume from 20 to 600 per day and improving conversion rates.
• Developed an integrated credit risk model to automate underwriting decisions, optimizing credit risk management and reducing default rates.
• Enhanced fraud detection and risk mitigation by leveraging automation and emerging technologies, improving lead quality and ensuring sustainable growth.
• Migrated on-premise systems to AWS cloud infrastructure, including EC2, RDS (Aurora and MySQL), S3, Glacier, EBS, and WorkSpaces, significantly improving system reliability, security, and scalability.

• During the 2015 session of the Nevada State Legislature, I successfully led a comprehensive legislative advocacy campaign that resulted in the unanimous passing of SB224 through both the Nevada State Assembly and.
• Developed and executed a multi-faceted government affairs strategy, securing support from major trade unions, local businesses, trade organizations, State Legislators, and the Governor’s office.
• Spearheaded stakeholder engagement efforts, aligning resources and effectively communicating the bill’s value to key decision-makers, which contributed to gaining unanimous support across the legislative process.
• Led targeted lobbying and educational outreach efforts to key legislators and government officials, ensuring the bill’s successful passage through both chambers.
• Built and maintained strong relationships with state and industry leaders as well as traditionally adversarial organizations, fostering long-term partnerships for future legislative collaborations.This experience.

Austin, Texas, US

• As one of the first team members to join Core Scientific, a leader in blockchain, artificial intelligence applications, and hosting services, I played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s early strategy and was.
• Conducted market analysis and feasibility studies to evaluate numerous potential data center sites across the U.S., resulting in strategic site selection and rapid deployment.
• Led the acquisition, development, and management of two data center locations, overseeing site selection, zoning, permitting, and contractor/vendor negotiation to ensure seamless development aligned with corporate.
• Brought 23 MW of power online within an accelerated 3-month timeframe on a campus that eventually reached 85 MW.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with C-level leadership and key stakeholders, providing insights on legislative and regulatory impacts that shaped business operations and development.
• Engaged with local governments, utilities, and contractors, negotiating public-private partnerships and fostering positive relationships to facilitate smooth project execution and compliance with regional regulations.

Las Vegas, NV, US

Purchased assets from a distressed print shop and hired its 25 employees. Brought on new sales staff, built software to automate quoting and project management processes. Built the revenue of the company from $25K a month to a peak of over $200K per month.

Las Vegas, NV, US

• As one of the early-stage leaders at LV.Net, I played a critical role in scaling the company’s operations and driving significant revenue growth, achieving a 3.5x increase during my tenure. In this role, I oversaw the.
• Led the development and expansion of LV.Net’s Co-Location services across two data center locations, ensuring robust infrastructure and reliable services for our clients.
• Instrumental in the growth of LV.Net’s wireless ISP operations, offering point-to-point dedicated connections to underserved and unserved areas, a critical solution for businesses and communities with limited access to.
• Led the acquisition and seamless integration of a competitor into our business.
• Directed custom software development projects, including delivering specialized services for a Fortune 50 company, further diversifying the company’s revenue streams.
• Oversaw website design and development services, providing clients with tailored digital solutions that complemented LV.Net’s core offerings.

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration

Executive Education, Business Analytics

Global Economics