I am helping Lingon become the one-stop resource for compliance tracking/automated audits, source-tracing, chain-of-custody, B2B and B2C communication, direct marketing and far more via a simple, intuitive app. Lingon Certificates is a mission-focused company geared to make an enormous impact on the globe, though meaningful sustainability initiatives, accountability and the facilitation of open communication. I assist with strategy (I'm also an advisory board member), biz dev, grants, regulations, marketing and policy creation. In this capacity, and to better support regulation shaping and tracking, I sit on sever boards, including the Swedish Blockchain Alliance and Swedish Institute for Standards. This is one recent example of how I've turned an initial, limited-scope hire into a critical support role, bringing value far in excess of initial expectations. One of my testimonials, from Lingon, speaks to this.

All Ships is a home office for traditional and unique investment opportunities, with an arm dedicated to data services (which I spearheaded). I provide AI research/integration, cross-industry support, data brokerage opportunities, contract and project vetting, business and partnership development, and risk analysis. Having held leadership roles in many sectors and disciplines, I fill the knowledge gaps that exist in any small management team.

Metex Labs is an AI and data company, secured on a blockchain foundation. Our goal is to be the planet’s largest decentralized and distributed GPU powered AI network, in terms of hashing power used to process data models. Robust hashing power has proven to be one of the leading indicators of success for AI data model training breakthroughs. We are shattering the constraints imposed by centralized computing by using community resources to grow our network, and thus our hashing power. This immense, distributed GPU network will be used to build and refine our own private data models, while incentivizing GPU providers through the development of a DAO and token. Our architecture allows us to easily integrate, expand or create data models for customers and white label solutions. As we are a versatile, distributed GPU network, our target customers become anyone who needs an AI solution for background workloads and processing - which, over the next few years of increasing AI dependency, becomes everyone. Our initial focus is on fashion, media, legal protections and improving our existing data models (which fuel future efforts and products). Initial customers include anyone who needs design services (several current clients are in fashion design), as well as graphic artists, app developers, small and large investors, the AI curious and anyone who needs specific media generated immediately. Sample COO responsibilities I filled within org: -Identified linkages between global partners and industries -Development and executive editing of whitepapers, lightpapers, decks, etc. -General strategy and strategic planning -Day-to-day operations and team synchronicity - internal role definition, refinement, recruitment and cross-communication -Business development (outreach/development/maintenance) -Overall mission adherence - removing roadblocks limiting product development/delivery -Process improvement metrics/quality control -Effectively communicated R&D goals to team members/investors

Bullying Buddy provides a comprehensive solution to the bullying epidemic. Designed to address all the participants in the bullying dynamic, provide real-time monitoring, recording and reporting, incident and liability management, resources and more, this app works with parents, school administrators, students and public safety officials to create safe environments for children. This app is supplemented by a K-12 curriculum for teachers, with lesson plans and resources to promote empathy and respect. As COO, I made sure the organization moved forward, daily, in every measurable metric. I rewrote the entire curriculum, and supporting book, managed a remote development team, structured deals, spearheaded outreach and led weekly meetings.

Proof of Good DAO: Launched both the nonprofit and for-profit arms of global development and partnership efforts - innovating in the nonprofit/gamification/web 3 space to change the world; connected company to largest players/VCs in global industry. Built a cross-sector ecosystem focused on the emerging DeFi economy at the macro level, while spearheading all multi-country volunteer ground-efforts. Identified, recruited and integrated stakeholders across vastly different fields and sectors, the only common denominator being a passion for their mission and doing good in the world. Instrumental in tokenomics development, investor relations and representing org at trade shows. Leyline: Global Head of Business Development – Change the Game - Change the World As Global Head of Business Development for Leyline, I developed creative partnerships, integrate new ideas into our teams, and help ensure that our mission of transparency, equality and compassion is considered in every move we make. Within my first month on the job, I landed a lead investor who was described as "the gateway to Asia's crypto market", and leveraged that relationship to secure buy in from many industry leaders. I served as HR, on top of my business development role - often described as the heart and/or connective tissue of the team, leading 70+ employees and volunteers, running the internship program, and writing/maintaining company policy and best practices. My passion is transformation, and my goal was to support our team as we collectively transformed the world.

Insightful: As the catalyst for bringing a long-time idea to reality, I go far beyond traditional business development for this team, as we develop a low cost, easy access app for global markets to help abate anxiety and loneliness. More than developing TAMs, business plans and relationships, I translate research into reality, identify key clusters, scope new use cases for the product and help bring the team together and move forward! A Couple Connections: As CAO of this nonprofit, whose mission is to make music venues available to local artists at a low cost, I am helping to launch their first crowdfunding campaign, figure out how to develop a successful business plan, and do all the daily ins and outs that make a company succeed.

Ingenious Pursuits: Blending years of private and public sector experience, this team tackled all development needs. We have expertise in Economic Development, Grant Writing, Business Development, Workforce Development, Real Estate and Community Development. We also focused on Workplace Efficiency and Automation, as well as Partnership Development. That's a lot of development support! Granting Support: Granting Support was a nonprofit grant writing company geared toward providing low-cost expertise to local governments, nonprofits and foundations. We were based in Maine, but interested in helping organizations nationwide. Secured largest awarded IRF grant in Virginia FY17. Specialized in CDBG grants, but also wrote for tech companies, nonprofits and niche projects.

Relay Chain was a crypto bridge, and bridge aggregator, which has been designed to rely less on vulnerable smart contacts to transfer tokens between blockchains. Connecting many of the leading blockchain ecosystems in the world, Relay Chain has solved the "Holy Trinity" of web 3 bridging, by providing fast, cheap and secure Bridging as a Service. While I was hired on for biz dev, which I partook in, I also rapidly fell into a structural and polish editorial role, as all outward facing documentation needed extensive work. Samples available upon request.

Town Manager: Managed a tourist town of 10,200 (winter population), ran eight departments with 117 employees, developed a ~$10,000,000 budget (~17M under management) and linked organization to external partners. Took a proactive and open door approach to leadership that saw quick solutions to problems that had languished for over a decade before my arrival. My major focuses were restarting failed external relationships (e.g. ending a 60 year "cold war" with the water district), promoting sustainable development (e.g. proactive outreach to all business owners in the town), and consolidating roles and services to cut costs and improve outcomes (e.g. closing down internal emergency call center to migrate to joint effort, while personally finding replacement positions for all displaced staff, at higher pay). County Director of Economic and Community Development: Recruited to rebuild/expand county development division: improving process flow, outreach, team morale, policy and customer service (e.g. sped up service response times by 60%). Rewrote zoning ordinance, economic development and comprehensive plans. Expanded rail trail, created jobs (5% uptick in new jobs in one year) and ushered in a media-described “economic renaissance” (e.g. locating, funding, negotiating with government, DEQ, DOT, etc., and setting up training programs for staff at Cape Charles Brewing Company, which was constructed at city's gateway, on a longtime urban blight site). Led multi-state, 3-county, 30 years economic/business planning process (CEDS). Upon leaving this position, I was immediately hired as Interim Dean of Workforce Development for Eastern Shore Community College, on a retainer basis. While there, I worked with marginalized populations, under-served, and struggling students to place them in careers, removing them from the need for public assistance, while providing hope for a better life. I developed training programs, worked with local businesses, governments and military (including Wallops Flight Center), bringing staff into local high schools to create a direct school-to-work pipeline, in a region with very little opportunity.