Dustups is an agro-rewilding project located near Sierra Blanca, TX. The goal is to take a degraded grassland and turn it into a desert forest. I have multiple objectives: improve food and water availability for local wildlife, earn income from agricultural production and to share the lessons that I learn along the way.The YouTube channel (@dustupstexas) achieved 2 million views within its first 3 months (launch date: January 2023). The TikTok channel, @dustups, performed similarly, earning 60k subscribers and 15 million views in its first 30 days.

Accruvia is a software development company specializing in API integrations and middleware. The company has specific industry expertise in cryptocurrency, capital markets, payments and natural resources.My highest profile project to date was leading the triage efforts for Chivo, a quasi-governmental rollout of Bitcoin across the nation of El Salvador. After a very bumpy launch, Accruvia was brought in on day 3 to stabilize the project and restore critical functionality. Chivo went from 0 users to 3.5 MILLION users in six weeks. That's among the fastest growing applications in the history of the internet.

Custom research and strategy designSell programming services for retail forex tradersManaged 4 full time US based programmersProgramming emphasis on MetaTrader, NinjaTrader, TradeStation and MetaStock. Work also includes broker specific APIs such as FXCM and Interactive Brokers, Currenex and Excel.Trade personal accounts in forex and equities

Led the sales efforts for the Sentiment Fund, an algorithmic strategy based on contrarian sentiment from FXCM's net client positions. The sales team that I led raised $40 million dollars in assets under management within 6 months

Translated English and Arabic, developed curriculum for EMS personnel to improve intercultural communication

Taught adult learners English through complete immersion from beginner to intermediate level