Managing Director & Group Chairman

• Nov 2016 - Present

Since June 2017, Smart City Clearing Company Ltd.(Sc3) has quickly risen to become a leading Merchant Bank and Corporate Finance Advisory practice focused exclusively on the development of Guyana as it becomes a top 20 Oil Producing Nation. Sc3 is a boutique Frontier Market Merchant Bank with a leadership team consisting of local Guyanese investment bankers and industry-leading international investment bankers. With it focus on Guyana, the company is able to deliver the services of a full-service Investment Bank with the experience, knowledge, and ability to successfully navigate through the challenges of operating in a rapidly changing frontier market. The company is proud to work with local, regional, and global institutional investors and high net worth individuals as well as Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies looking to work and invest in the future of Guyana. Show less

Commercial Real Estate Developer

• Jun 2017 - Present

Acarai Properties is Guayana's first full service western style commericial real estate practice. At this phase of the Country's growth we are focused on building out our development practice and have over 2 Million square feet of new construction in pre-development in Guyana South America. Acarai Properties is Guayana's first full service western style commericial real estate practice. At this phase of the Country's growth we are focused on building out our development practice and have over 2 Million square feet of new construction in pre-development in Guyana South America.

Chief Solutions Architect

• Jan 2017 - Present

Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Systems Integration Firm with a focus on Smart Cities and major infrastructure projects around the world specifically in Frontier and Emerging Markets. GIS is the contract vehicle all of our custom infrastructure solutions are designed and brought to market through. It is also where we partner with various Fortune level Technology companies to help produce unique infrastructure solutions for our growing client base of partners and resellers. Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Systems Integration Firm with a focus on Smart Cities and major infrastructure projects around the world specifically in Frontier and Emerging Markets. GIS is the contract vehicle all of our custom infrastructure solutions are designed and brought to market through. It is also where we partner with various Fortune level Technology companies to help produce unique infrastructure solutions for our growing client base of partners and resellers.

Co-Founder and Partner

• Nov 2005 - Present

The Flashpoint Agency is an Agency that specializes in Management Consulting, Merchant Banking, and Portfolio Management for small and medium businesses, as well as super high net worth families. FLASHPOINT — THE SPARK THAT IGNITES CHANGE. You want an exciting and evolving relationship with your clients, your business partners and your people. These dynamic relationships exhibit many properties and go through multiple phases. A company’s original potential must absorb change, anticipate and react, and gel into the substance that meets present and future needs…..and from time to time organizations need a catalyst or stimulus to spark this transformation. In short, it’s all about chemistry and finding the flashpoint necessary to produce revolutionary discoveries and results. At flashpoint, we combine the strength of your existing elements (your product, your people, your vision, your goals) add the catalyst of our expertise (experiential marketing, brand unificiation, finance, management consulting, operations, message delivery, & production capability, etc.) And behold the powerful reaction (cultural transformation, a unified message, amplified brand awareness, sustained impressions, consumer loyalty). The possibilities are infinite! Show less

Mentor

• Jun 2015 - Dec 2019

Member of the inaugural Mentor Program for Techstars Driven by Detroit. Worked with all companies and focused one to do weekly office hours. Helped advise companies on everything from growth strategies and establishing product and market fit to helping with messaging and doing outside business development. Also helped advise on fundraising activities. Member of the inaugural Mentor Program for Techstars Driven by Detroit. Worked with all companies and focused one to do weekly office hours. Helped advise companies on everything from growth strategies and establishing product and market fit to helping with messaging and doing outside business development. Also helped advise on fundraising activities.

CEO

• Mar 2014 - Oct 2019

Family office for an Oil and Gas family based in Louisiana. Help oversee and lead day to day operations for Pinell Enterprises. Responsibilities including portfolio management, investment due dilligence, compliance and audit, as well as tax and accounting. Family office for an Oil and Gas family based in Louisiana. Help oversee and lead day to day operations for Pinell Enterprises. Responsibilities including portfolio management, investment due dilligence, compliance and audit, as well as tax and accounting.

Corporate Development

• Jan 2017 - Aug 2018

Zeteky (Formerly CloseWatch) provides leaders with real-time intelligence to make critical decisions in today’s fast-paced world. Be informed in ways that were never before possible, with a direct line to every employee, citizen, student or soldier under your watch. Our vision is to empower and unite both employees and citizens to make their lives safer and more fulfilling, both at work and at home. We genuinely believe that the vast majority of people make the world a better place. So we work hard to provide the opportunity and tools that make it easy to do the right thing. Zeteky has spent 6 years in research and development resulting in the creation of the best tools and solutions for incident reporting in the market today. These tools and solutions are deployed in over a dozen pilot programs across 10 states within corporations, schools, law enforcement entities, municipalities, and the military securing accurate field data in real world scenarios. Show less

Corporate Development

• Oct 2013 - May 2016

Work with the company to help develop sales opportunities, strategic partnerships, and joint ventures that leverage their state of the art traffic analytic technologies. Corporate Partners included: ESRI, OSI Soft, Cisco, AT&T, Nvidia, INRIX, TomTom, HERE, and Intel.

Board Advisor

• 2013 - May 2016

Managing Director

• Apr 2012 - Apr 2014

Corporate Finance Associates (CFA) provides clients with financial advisory services and access to capital resources to help companies successfully sell, buy or finance a business. CFA is one of the oldest and most prominent investment banking firms serving middle-market companies, recording thousands of successful transactions in 50 years of service. Services include: Fundraising M&A Advisory Board Advising Crisis and Change Management Turn Around Consulting Presentation Building Financial Modeling Term Sheet Negotiations Strategic Positioning Strategic Ventures Show less

Vice President

• May 2010 - Apr 2012

Street Capital is a boutique broker dealer working with both Entrepreneurs and Middle Market companies helping them navigate the fundraising process. Street Capital is a boutique broker dealer working with both Entrepreneurs and Middle Market companies helping them navigate the fundraising process.

Founder

• Jan 2001 - Oct 2005

Built a successful event production company while attending Emory University. Amassed over 150k in assets. Negotiated and purchased distressed assets from a failed company in Miami. Developed key accounts including 3 out of the top 5 radio stations and 2 out of the 3 major Universities in Metro Atlanta. Successfully sold company to start Flashpoint. Built a successful event production company while attending Emory University. Amassed over 150k in assets. Negotiated and purchased distressed assets from a failed company in Miami. Developed key accounts including 3 out of the top 5 radio stations and 2 out of the 3 major Universities in Metro Atlanta. Successfully sold company to start Flashpoint.

Investor Relations Analyst

• May 2003 - Aug 2003

Reported directly to VP of Investor Relations. Worked on reelection campaign for Board of Directors contacting major shareholders to encourage them to vote in the upcoming election. Reported directly to VP of Investor Relations. Worked on reelection campaign for Board of Directors contacting major shareholders to encourage them to vote in the upcoming election.

Senior Systems Administrator

• Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

Reported directly to CTO and helped oversee transition from in-house employees to government contracted employees (work force change in excess of 80% at the senior management level). Senior Systems Administrator for one of the states' largest WAN's - 115 sites across entire county. Worked with Lucent Technologies and associated support vendors to develop the State's first academic large-scale wireless network (2,000+ AP's across entire county). Administered Novell Network with over 25,000 UIDs and 15,000+ nodes. Oversaw all budgets for assigned projects and developed reports for senior management. Show less

Lead Quality Assurance Analyst

• Jun 1997 - May 1999

• Lead a team of 3 to beta test proprietary actuarial database and end user insurance underwriting application • Lead tester for alternative underwriting platforms including Unix and Novell • Built documentation for 7000+ frontline agents to utilize proprietary underwriting platform • Worked with the in house help desk to troubleshoot and diagnose internal software issues • Assisted in movement of entire IT infrastructure for 600+ person workforce from one major office building to another • Responsible for budget and data reporting for QA Division Show less