Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Operations and Human Resources Executive with more than twenty years of experience leading organizational execution, workforce scale, and performance across manufacturing, technology, education, and regulated financial services. I currently lead Ironclad Solutions, where I provide executive-level operations and workforce leadership to organizations navigating growth, transition, and operational maturity. My career reflects repeated trust with scale, revenue, and organizational risk. I have scaled national organizations across twelve states, expanded workforces from approximately two hundred to more than one thousand employees in four months, supported revenue growth from approximately three hundred thousand dollars to thirty-eight million dollars, contributed to a two-point-five-million-dollar seed funding round, and led enterprise human resources during a thirty-month hostile merger and two-hundred-eighty-five-million-dollar acquisition. Within one year of that merger, the organization was recognized as a Top 10 Best Place to Work based on independent employee surveys. At Ironclad Solutions, I work directly with founders, CEOs, and executive teams to build operating systems that work in the real world. This includes operating rhythms, performance metrics, accountability frameworks, compensation alignment, and workforce execution. My focus is on ensuring strategy translates into delivery and that leaders are accountable for results. Earlier in my career, I served in executive leadership roles within the United States Navy Submarine Force, where I held responsibility for the health, well-being, and operational readiness of six submarines and approximately one thousand personnel. I led teams executing two missions vital to national security and earned two Presidential Unit Citations. That experience continues to shape my leadership approach around accountability, trust, and execution under pressure.
As President of Luge, I lead the vision, strategy, and execution behind a company redefining safety, performance, and medical transport. I drive product innovation, strategic partnerships, and market expansion to position Luge for scalable growth and industry leadership. Focused on results and impact, I build high-performing teams and bring transformative solutions to market with precision, accountability, and purpose.
Proud to serve as a Founding Board Member of CaliDental Institute, providing strategic direction, governance, and executive-level leadership as the organization continues to grow. In this role, I am responsible for shaping the institute’s operational strategy, strengthening the foundational business model, guiding brand and market positioning, and supporting recruiting and organizational development. Through focused execution and disciplined leadership, we are building a fully operational, revenue-generating education platform with strong client engagement and profitability from inception. I am honored to help lead a mission-driven institute designed for long-term impact and scalable growth in dental education.
- Founded and leads an executive operations and workforce advisory business supporting organizations during growth, transition, and operational scale. - Provide hands-on executive leadership across operations, organizational design, workforce execution, performance management, and governance readiness. - Serve as executive partner and board-level advisor to CaliDental Institute, supporting organizational formation, workforce strategy, compliance readiness, compensation structure, and operating model design during early-stage growth. - Led the stand-up of compliant people and operating systems for CaliDental Institute, including employee classification, compensation frameworks, onboarding, and performance management aligned to execution and revenue objectives. - Design operating rhythms, accountability frameworks, and execution dashboards used by founders, CEOs, and boards to manage delivery, leadership performance, and organizational scale. - Advise leadership teams on operational execution, organizational scale, leadership accountability, risk management, and capital readiness, applying principles developed in publicly traded financial services, manufacturing, and venture-backed environments.
- Led product development execution within a global manufacturing organization, generating approximately $23 million in incremental annual revenue. - Directly led a team of six engineers, establishing priorities, execution cadence, and accountability across concurrent product initiatives. - Oversaw the development and release of six new products, including four patented innovations, strengthening BendPak’s intellectual property portfolio. - Led development and launch of an electric vehicle battery lift, selected as Best New International Product from approximately 3,000 entries at the SEMA show. - Executed cross-functional product development and go-to-market coordination across engineering, manufacturing, and leadership teams. - Strengthened product quality, durability, and manufacturability through disciplined development processes and engineering standards. - Supported leadership decision-making related to product portfolio strategy, execution sequencing, and long-term innovation priorities.
- Led operational execution and workforce scale for a fast-growing artificial intelligence and robotics company. - Developed and implemented a cost-effective U.S. manufacturing process for the SR Assist System, aligned to a 48-month production forecast. - Built hiring, onboarding, and performance management systems supporting rapid organizational growth while maintaining operational control. - Designed and implemented accountability frameworks, operational KPIs, and performance-based compensation models aligned to execution milestones. - Prepared the organization for investor diligence by formalizing governance, leadership structure, and operational readiness. - Contributed directly to securing $2.5 million in seed funding by aligning operations, execution discipline, and delivery credibility with investor expectations. - Supported cross-functional coordination across product, engineering, sales, and leadership teams to enable scalable growth and market readiness.