Experience

SimpleTire

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Digital Officer (CDO) & Co-Founder

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Manage SimpleTire's DTC business, our innovation incubator group, and our core company-wide digital teams including analytics, product, marketing, and technology.

• CTO & Co-Founder

  • Dec 2015 - Jan 2023

  Oversight for the technology, product, commerce, and customer care teams of our direct to consumer business. Strategic investment from Dealer Tire in 2018.

• Co-Founder

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2015

  Building the foundation of our technology group & infrastructure.



FluidTheory

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Founder

  • Dec 2015 - Present

  Cottonwood Heights, UT Early stage venture investing as an angel, co-investor, and LP. Providing technical oriented strategy and management to a variety of businesses for which we have a vested interest in.



ARI Network Services, Inc.

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President of Development Tire and Wheel

  • Oct 2014 - Nov 2015

  Greater Salt Lake City Area I provide technical, strategic direction, and development for our suite of products geared towards the tire and wheel industry.



TCS Technologies

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Technology

  • May 2009 - Nov 2015

  Created a vertically integrated suite of technology products for tire dealers. Partner in the business, acquired by ARI 2014.



Integrated Lending Technologies

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Technology

  • Jun 2008 - Mar 2013

  Critical role in designing and developing database systems for the web applications DILLS™ and PILS® with subsequent consulting for Allegro. Partner in the business, acquired by CUNA in 2022.



ThirstyPixel

• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Co-Founder

  • Jun 2004 - May 2009

  Responsible for the planning and implementation of our overall business direction through various channels. Development specialties of back office systems. Responsible for building and maintaining hosting network. Merged with TCS in 2009.



KJP Studios

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Owner / Founder

  • Jun 1997 - Jun 2004

  Providing web development services to the local market; where it all began from my bedroom while in high school. Subsequently became ThirstyPixel.