Jared Wells

Bᴜɪʟᴅᴇʀ, Iɴᴠᴇꜱᴛᴏʀ, Dʀᴇᴀᴍᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ Aᴅᴠᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇ ғᴏʀ Pᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ Fʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ, Pʀɪᴠᴀᴄʏ Rɪɢʜᴛꜱ, Dɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ/Oɴʟɪɴᴇ Sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ Bʟᴏᴄᴋᴄʜᴀɪɴ

Greater Houston

About

I ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛꜱ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛɪᴏɴ; ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ꜱᴜɪᴛᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛꜱ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ʀᴇϙᴜɪʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ. I ꜱᴛʀɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴇᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍʏ 4 ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀɪɴᴄʟᴇʏ ꜱᴏɴ, ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍꜱ, ɪɴᴠᴇꜱᴛ ɪɴ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴛ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ I ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛ. I ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴀᴛ I ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ I ʜᴏᴘᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ᴛᴏᴏ.

Experience

  • Member at FBI Houston Citizens Academy Alumni Association
    2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Co-Founder / COO at NodeVPN
    Feb 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

    NodeVPN is the revolutionary new app that secures your data and devices whilst making your whole internet more sustainable. With 200% carbon offsetting of the average internet user’s emissions, users can feel fantastic about helping to reduce the 3.7% of global carbon emissions currently caused by the internet.  Our VPN protocol is faster, more reliable and stealthier than your average VPN. By masking your traffic as standard SSL encryption, it’s harder to block or filter the connection by evading even being detected as VPN protected traffic.

  • Co-Founder / Executive Producer at Sequoia Media
    Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

    Pre-Production and project selection Review submitted projects to determine whether the content and budget meet the needs of networks. Thoroughly research promising projects for copyright infringements and create initial budget parameters based on lead roles, cast size, locations, equipment, rentals, genre, period, post production, and distribution. Use these findings to determine marketability and work with industry professionals to fine tune as needed to maximize value. Project Execution Assemble an experienced production team based on the specific needs of each project. Chair project meetings to select and contact networks, production team members, support personnel, casting agencies, location supervisors and local officials that will need to be involved with the project. Delegate leadership roles and responsibilities to the involved team members and discuss goals and expectations. Monitor all projected and actual spending associated with individual projects to ensure it is completed within the budget and allotted time frame. Regularly visit locations and compare all progress with estimated completion dates and goals. Collect feedback from all parties and help to resolve any misunderstandings, incidents, claims, and deficiencies. Select the most suitable network distributor for each film based on budget, genre, audience, and expected return. Perform pre/post meetings with investors to give and receive feedback on the project throughout all phases. Clerical Prepare and maintain a budget, contracts, project notes, personnel information, licenses, copyright data, and regulatory compliance documentation as required for each project. Comply with all Federal, State, and local tax laws.

  • Member at InfraGard Houston Members Alliance
    2011 - Present · 15 yrs 5 mos

  • Chief of Operations - Sales, Coordination, Execution at TPI CONSTRUCTION & PAINTING, INC.
    Aug 2003 - Apr 2023 · 19 yrs 9 mos

    Sales and Relationship Building Meet with potential clients to create a project scope that meets their needs and budget. Perform site inspections, initiate any required drawings and/or site testing, price materials, research applicable building codes, coordinate with subcontractors, and estimate length of project so a written proposal can be prepared based on the findings. Present written proposals to clients and fine tune as needed to maximize value and meet the clients goals. Communicate openly and encourage questions throughout the duration of each project. Project Execution Chair project meetings and create contact sheets for all owners, management, supervisors, subcontractors, engineers, architects, designers, and inspectors involved in the project. Work directly with onsite management and the project superintendent to identify staging areas, safety concerns, scheduling, trade overlap, and to field verify drawings. Delegate leadership roles and responsibilities to the involved team members and discuss goals and expectations. Attend progress meetings and perform site visits, while comparing all progress with estimated completion dates and goals. Collect feedback from all parties and help to resolve any misunderstandings, incidents, claims, and deficiencies. Initiate periodic and final inspections and walk punch lists with responsible parties. Perform pre/post construction meetings with subcontractors and site management to give and receive feedback. Deliver an excellent product to a happy client. Clerical Use meeting minutes, project notes, and timelines to create weekly updates. Approve invoices and subcontractor payments. Prepare and maintain contracts, project notes, material warranty information, and subcontractor information for inclusion to permanent job files. Research, obtain, and maintain the compliance documentation, licensing requirements, and regulatory compliance documentation required for each project.