Experience

Exploring, Inc.

• United States
• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Exploring Inc is the parent company of several unique Atlanta-based companies offering custom design, fabrication, and installation capabilities and services in the exhibit and event industries. Our companies also serve the hospitality, commercial, retail, architectural, automotive, and museum industries with their unique scenic needs. Whether our customer’s ideas are fully developed or just getting started, we partner with them to imagine, design, build, and deliver meaningful visual impact to the experiences, environments and entertainment projects they are creating.Our company and its highly talented, skilled and creative associates work on scenic projects locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Our capabilities and services include artistic and CAD design, custom scenic and prop construction, installation services, metal fabrication, water jet cutting, flooring solutions for trade and event shows, custom carpet solutions, digital printing, tension fabric, fabric signage, vinyl banners, wall coverings, printed flooring, and more.Exploring Inc's group of companies, includes:- Atlantis Waterjet- Brumark Flooring Solutions- Chisel 3D- Exploring Graphics- ID3 Group- Shelmarc Carpets Show less

• Board Member

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Holding company for a group of manufacturing and experiential-based companies serving multiple industries.



Exploring Digital

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Content development for various industries through Virtual and Augmented Reality, allowing users to move around and experience environments without traditional tethering. Content development for various industries through Virtual and Augmented Reality, allowing users to move around and experience environments without traditional tethering.


MNI Holdings & Subsidiaries (an installed building products company)
• Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Sep 2022


Nixon Family Office

• Principal and Operating Partner

  • Sep 2020 - Sep 2022

  Providing executive leadership to family-office investments in the construction materials and services industries. Providing executive leadership to family-office investments in the construction materials and services industries.


A5 Volleyball Club
• United States
• Sports Teams and Clubs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Owner, Board Member, and Chief Financial Officer

  • Jan 2019 - Sep 2021


Residential Design Services

• Australia
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Vice President & General Manager Eastern Division (TX, GA, NC, VA, MD)

  • May 2019 - Sep 2020

  RDS is an industry leader, partnering with builders to offer their homebuyers a brilliant interior design experience, while delivering outstanding quality, products, installations and service. RDS is an industry leader, partnering with builders to offer their homebuyers a brilliant interior design experience, while delivering outstanding quality, products, installations and service.



Elite Flooring, Inc.

• United States
• Construction
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Sep 2014 - Mar 2019

  Elite Flooring, Inc. is a leading business to business flooring contractor headquartered in Atlanta, GA, with proven industry leadership and success since 1996. The Company installs the most sought after flooring products to its national, regional and local customers, who include new home builders, general and commercial contractors, multi-family constructors and rehabilitators, existing apartment communities and property managers, and military bases and installations. The Company services its customers throughout the southeast region of the U.S. through its eight offices located in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Show less



Spaulding Group Inc

• United States
• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Board Member

  • Sep 2013 - Dec 2016

  Vice President - September, 2013 thru February, 2016 (2 years, 6 months) Advisory Board Member - September, 2013 thru December, 2017 (4 years, 4 months) Spaulding Group provides investment banking and consulting services to owners of small and mid-sized businesses by helping them to buy, sell and grow their businesses through mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, securing growth capital and improve their companies by providing value-added consulting services; such as transition management, succession planning, cost structure improvements, operating efficiencies, and transactional readiness services. www.spauldinggroupinc.com Show less



Blue Lion Consulting Inc

• Business Consulting and Services

• President

  • May 2009 - Dec 2016

  Blue Lion Consulting provides operational and financial leadership to family and privately owned middle-market companies on an interim and project basis. Service offerings include: operational analysis, profit and cost structure improvements, strategic planning, transactional readiness services, and succession and transition planning for family-owned businesses. Blue Lion Consulting provides operational and financial leadership to family and privately owned middle-market companies on an interim and project basis. Service offerings include: operational analysis, profit and cost structure improvements, strategic planning, transactional readiness services, and succession and transition planning for family-owned businesses.



Tatum LLC

• United States
• Real Estate

• Partner, Appointed Member of Firm's Internal Advisory Board

  • Jun 2005 - May 2009

  Tatum is the largest Executive Services firm in the U.S., with 37 offices nationwide that offer executive, consulting and search services, focusing on optimizing the Office of the CFO. (Tampa, FL) Tatum is the largest Executive Services firm in the U.S., with 37 offices nationwide that offer executive, consulting and search services, focusing on optimizing the Office of the CFO. (Tampa, FL)



Aneco Electrical Construction

• Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

  • Jan 2003 - Mar 2005

  $160 Million private equity backed electrical contractor serving the entertainment, hospitatily, industrial, medical, residential and government markets in the southeastern United States with 1,100 employees. $160 Million private equity backed electrical contractor serving the entertainment, hospitatily, industrial, medical, residential and government markets in the southeastern United States with 1,100 employees.



Listman Home Technologies

• United States
• Software Development

• Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

  • Nov 2001 - Nov 2002

  $6 million series "A" software and hardware design firm, focused on developing applications and hardware devices for use in the emerging smart home and home automation markets. $6 million series "A" software and hardware design firm, focused on developing applications and hardware devices for use in the emerging smart home and home automation markets.



Ameralum

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials

• Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

  • Jul 1996 - Aug 2001

  $125 Million family owned multi-state installed construction products company, which was sold to and became a wholly owned subsidiary of BSI Holdings, a $750 million private equity backed roll-up, formed to create the first national building services company. $125 Million family owned multi-state installed construction products company, which was sold to and became a wholly owned subsidiary of BSI Holdings, a $750 million private equity backed roll-up, formed to create the first national building services company.



National and Local Professional Services Firms

• CPA

  • Jan 1990 - Jun 1996

  KERN AND COMPANY, PC, CPAs, July 1993 - June 1996 - Manager and Director of Marketing and Client Services Provided management advisory, tax and accounting services to manufacturing, construction, distribution, retail, service, and technology companies. Primarily responsible for the firm's strategic planning, marketing and business development initiatives. (Camp Hill, PA) ERNST & YOUNG, LLP, January 1990 - June 1993 - Senior Tax Consultant Provided sales, use, corporate, partnership and individual tax planning and consulting services to the firm's International, National, State and Local clients; with particular focus on manufacturing, construction, health care, retail, consumer goods and professional service companies. (Harrisburg, PA) Show less