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 enhancing communications with key stakeholders. My shift in responsibilities enables deeper specialization in real estate acquisition and public affairs, driving the company’s growth and strengthening its market presence and reputation.Key Responsibilities and Achievements:• 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 agencies.• 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 leverage my previous experience while focusing on high-impact strategic initiatives that supports Applied Digital’s continued growth in the competitive data center market.

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 responsibilities evolved significantly as the company scaled, ultimately specializing in Public Affairs and Real Estate Acquisitions.Key Responsibilities and Achievements:• 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 scalability.• 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 necessary permits and approvals for development.• 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.• Strategic Focus Shift: As the company grew, I transitioned to focus more on land acquisition and government relations, freeing operational responsibilities to new leadership, which allowed me to specialize as EVP of Public Affairs and Real Estate Acquisitions.This role allowed me to leverage my expertise in real estate acquisition, government relations, and operational leadership, directly contributing to Applied Digital’s success in building and scaling next-generation data centers.

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 serving as Chief Technology Officer for a state-licensed lender and Vice President of Government Affairs for a non-profit. These roles are detailed below, highlighting my contributions to both technology leadership and government relations.

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, eight-figure annual sales, and seven-figure EBITDA. Through strategic leadership, process improvement, and technology innovation, I guided the company to sustainable growth and operational excellence.Key Achievements:• 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.• Managed the seamless relocation of the company’s headquarters and call center from a 7,500-square-foot facility to a 12,000-square-foot facility, enhancing security, communications, and compliance systems to support rapid growth.• Collaborated closely with the board of directors, investors, and the Chief Legal Officer on corporate governance and legal compliance, ensuring regulatory adherence and alignment with strategic goals.My leadership in operations, technology implementation, and compliance was instrumental in driving the company’s growth, securing its market position, and enabling sustained profitability.

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 Senate, culminating in Governor Brian Sandoval signing the bill into law. My role included developing strategic plans, recruiting and managing lobbyist teams, and coordinating efforts across multiple stakeholder groups to ensure legislative success.Key Achievements:• 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 enhanced my skills in government relations, stakeholder engagement, and legislative advocacy, directly contributing to my ongoing success in shaping and advancing external relations strategies.

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 primarily responsible for our initial data center deployments. My leadership focused on key external and internal initiatives related to data center acquisition, development, and operational execution.Key Achievements:• 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 growth strategy.• 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.• Developed and executed public messaging and engagement strategies, ensuring clear communication with external stakeholders throughout project milestones.This experience provided the foundation for my expertise in government relations, public affairs, and real estate acquisition, skills that continue to guide my external affairs strategy and advocacy efforts.

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.

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 company’s diverse service offerings and was responsible for optimizing operations across multiple lines of business. Additionally, this role marked my first engagement with local and federal government agencies, laying the groundwork for my expertise in navigating regulatory landscapes.Key Responsibilities and Achievements:• 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 high-speed internet.• 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.• Engaged with local and federal government agencies during regulatory discussions, ensuring compliance with communications standards and securing necessary permits for expansion.• Played a key role in strategic decision-making, focusing on optimizing operational efficiency and ensuring the company’s rapid scaling in both revenue and market presence.My leadership at LV.Net not only drove significant business growth but also initiated my early experiences in government relations, contributing to the company’s ability to expand its footprint and services in underserved areas.