Executive Summary
Technology leader, founder, and US Air Force veteran with 30+ years building companies and transforming organizations through strategic technology adoption. From pioneering computer systems for an Air Force squadron to architecting enterprise data infrastructure to founding an AI-native venture studio — the common thread is seeing where technology creates value and making it happen.
Currently leading Silicon Bayou Ventures, an AI-native venture studio with deep roots in energy, healthcare, legal, hospitality, and enterprise technology. Client and advisory relationships span from Gulf South energy executives to Silicon Valley AI pioneers to Harvard Law School. Six consecutive years as a featured speaker at the Al Petrie Advisors Energy & Industrial Conference at the Four Seasons — bringing live AI engineers, AR/VR demonstrations, and emerging technology directly to executive audiences.
The throughline across every role: connecting the dots between emerging technology and real business value — understanding the data, the systems, the people, and the workflows, then building the infrastructure that brings it all together.
Professional Experience
Silicon Bayou Ventures
2025 – PRESENT
Founder & CEO
Covington, Louisiana
AI-native venture studio building Louisiana's intelligence infrastructure. Board-managed LLC with executed operating agreement, co-founders with equity, and an advisory board that includes Silicon Valley veterans — including a co-founder of Siri — collaborating on longitudinal living health records and next-generation AI platforms.
- Architected P3AK platform: multi-agent AI orchestration with military-grade data sovereignty and human-in-the-loop guardrails
- Built BEACON — automated digital intelligence system for enterprise client discovery, auditing, and strategic proposal generation
- Advisory relationships spanning Silicon Valley AI pioneers, Gulf South energy executives, and Louisiana private equity
- Active portfolio of 15+ AI ventures across healthcare, hospitality, investigation, automation, and voice interfaces
- Acquired the "Silicon Bayou" brand — instant recognition in Louisiana's technology ecosystem
MPRESSED
JULY 2015 – PRESENT
Founder & Business Development Executive
Covington, Louisiana · Greater New Orleans Region
Full-service digital marketing and technology agency built from zero to 103 active clients. Deep relationships across industries that matter: energy companies on the NYSE, the nation's leading disability rights nonprofit, Ivy League institutions, and a broad roster of Gulf South businesses in healthcare, hospitality, law, and real estate.
- $1.57M lifetime revenue — brand strategy, SEO, web development, e-commerce, and digital transformation across 188 managed platforms
- Client roster includes Harvard Law School, TASH (national disability rights leader), 10+ Gulf South energy companies (NYSE-listed and private), and healthcare organizations across Louisiana
- Built AI-native operations pipeline: automated scraping, auditing, competitive analysis, and enterprise proposal generation at scale
- Six consecutive years as featured speaker at the Al Petrie Advisors Energy & Industrial Conference — live AI and emerging tech demos for C-suite audiences at the Four Seasons
Friend's Coastal Restaurant
2006 – 2016
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Madisonville, Louisiana
Co-founded and operated iconic riverfront restaurant on the Tchefuncte River. Averaged $2.5M annual revenue over 10 years. Full P&L ownership, team management, vendor relationships, and technology modernization — including navigating post-Katrina rebuild and multiple hurricane seasons.
Edugration, Inc.
2003 – 2004
Co-Founder & President
Greater Houston, Texas
EdTech startup addressing K-12 market inefficiencies identified while serving as Director of Technology for a major Texas school district. Secured partnerships with some of the nation's largest districts; recognized as one of the K-12 market's fastest-growing software companies.
Fort Bend ISD
2001 – 2003
Director of Technical Services
Sugar Land, Texas
Led technology transformation for one of Texas's largest school districts. Managed $1.5M budget, team of 20, and 12,000+ endpoints. Brought structure, standards, and forward-thinking process to an organization that needed it — bridging IT and operations across every department and campus.
Telscape International
1999 – 2001
Director of Information Technology
Houston, Texas
This is where the enterprise skillset came together. Took ownership of the entire technology landscape for a Houston-based telecom — multiple data platforms, multiple locations — and built the unified infrastructure from the ground up.
- Built complete reporting infrastructure: identified all data sources, mapped the transport, designed the frequency, and delivered centralized reconciliation reporting
- Single-handedly designed and deployed a CLEC onboarding and trouble ticket system for a California call center — 60 representatives serving Latin American-focused markets — saving the company over $250,000
- Designed and implemented corporate Intranet serving six departments — the company's first unified communications platform
- Maintained all technology services company-wide
USAA Federal Savings Bank
1995 – 1999
IT Programmer Analyst Lead
San Antonio, Texas
Four years at one of America's most respected financial institutions — the foundational training ground. Learned enterprise-grade practices alongside some of the industry's most senior engineers.
- Mastered object-oriented programming and enterprise software architecture at scale — 17.8 million client accounts
- Worked directly with senior-level Oracle database engineers on high-complexity financial systems
- Became a specialist in Crystal Reports and management reporting for Consumer Loan applications
- Grounded in enterprise best practices: implementation methodology, integration standards, testing rigor, vendor management
Zillamite · DBA Richard Taubin · BVIG Financial
2001 – 2015
Founder & Senior IT Consultant
Covington, LA · Greater Houston
Independent technology consultancy spanning 14 years — web-database application development, network architecture, and strategic IT advisory for small and mid-market businesses. Built the client relationships and operational methodology that became MPRESSED.
Military Service
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United States Air Force
Mobility Training Instructor · Air Cargo Specialist
MARCH 1988 – JULY 1993 · HONORABLY DISCHARGED · DISABLED VETERAN
Served in Operation Desert Storm in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia — Airlift Clearance Authority group operating in the world's second-largest aerial port. But the defining initiative was self-directed: when computers were new and no one in the squadron knew how to use them, took it upon himself to learn, build, and teach.
- Pioneered computing for the squadron — took personal initiative to bring computers and programming to a unit that had none, building systems and training personnel entirely on his own drive
- Became proficient in building computers and writing software before it was anyone's job description
- Automated all administrative activities for the entire transportation squadron
- Operation Desert Storm veteran — cargo and personnel deployment at scale under combat conditions
Select Ventures & AI Projects
Active portfolio under Silicon Bayou Ventures — each representing a different thesis on where AI creates enterprise value:
P3AK Platform
Enterprise AI operating system with vault-native encryption and multi-agent orchestration
uCTRL
Longitudinal Living Health Record — built with a co-founder of Siri and Silicon Valley engineering leadership
BEACON
Automated digital intelligence for enterprise client discovery, auditing, and strategic proposal generation
cancer.chat
AI-powered cancer research platform — "We research. You fight."
SurelyAI
Collaborative investigation platform with 1.2M-subscriber media partnership
Voice AI Suite
Real-time voice agents with persistent memory, visual interface, and WebRTC streaming
Jobs on the Fly
Voice-first hospitality workforce AI — React Native iOS application
HausIO
AI home automation — natural language control of 80+ smart home entities
Education
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelor of Business Administration — Information Systems
1992 – 1996
President, Data Information Systems Klub (DISK) — led initiatives engaging students with the forefront of information systems during the birth of the commercial internet.