// Available for remote AE & AM roles

I sell.
I build.
The AI runs on
hardware I own.

I close deals and build the infrastructure simultaneously. Advertising sales, nonprofit leadership, corporate filings, and a 24 GPU AI cluster have converged into a single focus. Most AE candidates cannot offer that.

See my work → Talk to my AI ↓
24+
GPU Nvidia inference cluster
$0
Cloud dependency
15+
Years building ventures

// What I build

Projects & ventures

I build things and I sell things. These projects show both sides of that. Technical depth paired with commercial thinking.

01 / Active

Thompson Secure

A private AI service for anyone who needs a genuinely confidential LLM. Attorneys cannot share client communications with cloud AI. Doctors cannot put patient data into ChatGPT. And plenty of everyday people simply do not want their conversations logged on someone else's server. Thompson Secure runs on dedicated hardware I own, with a signed data processing agreement and zero retention.

Ollama Open WebUI Ubuntu HIPAA ABA 1.6

02 / Running

Self-hosted infrastructure

A personal private cloud I own outright and manage remotely from anywhere in the country. Nextcloud is a self-hosted alternative to Google Drive and iCloud. Pi-hole blocks ads and trackers at the network level. WireGuard and Tailscale are custom VPN layers that make remote access secure from anywhere. All of it runs on hardware I control, with no monthly fees and no third party holding the data. Also deploying LoRaWAN IoT coverage nodes in underserved markets via the Helium network, which has carrier partnerships with T-Mobile, AT&T, and Dish Network among others worldwide.

Nextcloud WireGuard Tailscale Pi-hole Helium IoT

03 / Converging

24 GPU inference cluster

A Nvidia GPU fleet built up across multiple hardware generations is converging into a single private AI inference stack. What started as cryptocurrency mining infrastructure is now the hardware backbone of Thompson Secure. CUDA, multi-tenant model serving, and inference distributed across the full cluster.

CUDA Nvidia n8n Multi-tenant RAG

// Background

Where I come from

Account Executive

USA TODAY / Gannett

Closed over $700K in local advertising sales in the first year. Owned the largest year over year growth desk in the office, hitting quota every quarter. Converted cold prospects using spec ads produced with the design team at no cost to the client.

IT Support, Pepperdine School of Law

Pepperdine University

Named Top Ten Worker of the Year among 1,740 university staff. Managed IT infrastructure for 10 on-campus conferences hosting 40 federal judges, US Senators, the ABA, and Vice President Cheney. Performed weekly server backups and facility readiness across all classrooms.

AI and Negotiation Research

Pepperdine University, 2015

Undergraduate research on AI and human collaboration patterns completed before the current wave existed. The thesis mapped where this was heading. It got there.

Executive Director

Westland Restart Center

Revived and rebranded a dormant 501(c)(3) nonprofit from the ground up. Authored revised Articles of Incorporation and bylaws, navigated a Franchise Tax Board audit to full compliance, and managed filings across the IRS, California AG, and Secretary of State.

President

Global Interchange, Inc.

Built the brand, trademarked the logo, coded the website, filed with the SEC and USPTO, and raised over $50K from private investors. Currently advising management on marketing strategy during an active Reg A+ capital raise.

FCC Licensed, DEFCON Attendee

Thompson Blockchain

Holds an FCC Radio License. Configured and managed a GPU fleet remotely from across the country via VPN and automated controls. Applied Section 179 deductions for optimized tax treatment of hardware assets.

Target roles

Open to offers

Account Executive, Account Manager, AI Solutions Engineer, Customer Success. Anywhere the intersection of technical depth and sales creates real leverage. Fully remote, anywhere in the United States.


// AI

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// Contact

Get in touch

Open to conversations about remote AE, AM, or AI solutions roles. Response within one business day.

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