Hired as first employee to launch company during CEO search. Created product designs for initial product set of stablecoin, metal asset-backed token, and industrial supply chain contract token. Led analysis and legal approval process for multiple state MTLs, BitLicense, NYLPT. Led crypto-focused compliance process and implemented KYC, KYB and AML processes. Received producer commitment for $50M of metal to back for asset-backed token. Tested Hyperledger architecture.

Created initial pitch deck and formed consortium of nine major companies. Authored core product vision documents. Team successfully launched the world's first production energy industry blockchain platform in 2018, built on Ethereum Quorum. Attained greater than 50% market penetration within three months. Led 1st and 2nd round fundraising, a total of $57MM. Led product teams. Invited to speak at over a dozen conferences, including twice at OPEC tech conference.

Originally hired by Glencore to act as Chief Risk Officer for Chemoil, a renewables, bunkering, and fuel trading company with revenues of $7 billion. Oversaw market and credit risk with 2013-2015 profits of nearly $100M/yr. Managed global Chemoil risk teams in Singapore, Rotterdam and Americas. Within Glencore, assigned to a role overseeing Americas risk data management, Americas compliance, Americas data innovation, and multiple subsidiaries and JVs. Marketed concept for VAKT.

Hired by the Fed to improve their understanding of physical commodities risk in the wake of the financial crisis. Contributing author in the development of Fed policy for the oversight of physical commodities. Improved Fed risk management techniques for physical commodities.
Led internal analytical groups for metals, physical oil, natural gas and liquids, and coal. Identified risk management failures at several institutions. Managed Fed monitoring team on-site at Morgan Stanley.

Managed natural gas options book. Increased customer flow for options book 300% by defining relative value trade ideas and circulating with customer base. Desk was eventually trimmed due to regulatory capital costs and pressure of European funding crisis.

Managed proprietary portfolio of crude & natural gas derivatives. Acted as major liquidity provider during financial crisis with annual book profits of $12M. Developed and coded front-office options trading and portfolio management models.

Sole manager of proprietary and flow natural gas options portfolio with annual profits of $5-10M. Managed volatility surface. Personally designed and coded all front-office risk management models including real-time Greeks and pricing models.

Designed adtech product and drove marketing and sales

Led ETRM implementations, including custom coding and creation of data structures. Opened London office and managed UK clients.