I've always been
a builder.
Builder. Problem solver. Lifelong tinkerer.
As a kid, my world revolved around Legos, Transformers, taking things apart, and figuring out how they worked and fit together. That curiosity about systems, problem solving, and how things could be improved shaped a lot of who I became — and it never really went away.
That curiosity turned into a career spanning more than 25 years across engineering, sales, and operations. Building technology companies, designing infrastructure, leading teams, and solving hard problems — that's been the through-line the whole way.
I'm originally from Tennessee and later moved to Georgia, where I earned a Business Management degree from Georgia State University. Early in my career I worked with organizations including McAfee, and in 2008 I joined a relatively unknown startup called Zscaler — long before most people had heard the name. Watching it grow into one of the most recognized names in cloud security gave me a front-row perspective on how innovative ideas can literally reshape industries.
As my family grew, I co-founded Teknas, a technology services company based in Atlanta, and later co-founded IoT Secure, where I serve as CTO and designed and built the company's Exposure Management platform. One of the things I'm most proud of is the team we've built there — as they've taken on more day-to-day responsibility, it's freed me to focus on what's next.
At my core, I love solving problems. I love systems thinking, simplifying complexity, and turning ideas into something useful. Whether the challenge involves software, workflows, business strategy, or something completely unrelated to technology — I genuinely enjoy figuring things out and finding better ways to do things.
That's a big part of why AI and automation excite me so much right now. Not because of hype, but because I believe these tools can help people reduce friction, eliminate repetitive work, unlock creativity, and create entirely new opportunities. My goal is to help executives and teams use them in practical, meaningful ways — not to replace people, but to help them think bigger, move faster, and do more of what matters.
My wife and I live in the Atlanta area and have two daughters who keep us incredibly busy. I've spent years involved in Walton High School's Science Olympiad program — back-to-back Georgia state championships — and around my daughters' lacrosse teams, coaching when they were younger and later running the scoreboard. I learned two things: there's always a way to contribute to a team, and high school girls absolutely do not want to listen to 80s music during pregame warmups.
Outside of technology, I love building and tinkering. During COVID I picked up woodworking, which somehow turned into building an entirely new kitchen from scratch. I also love gardening — especially peppers. At one point I was growing 19 different varieties. And if you have questions about keeping chipmunks away from your tomatoes, I can probably help with that too.
At the end of the day, I still see myself the same way I always have:
A builder who loves
solving problems.