About me
I build things and fix what's stalled. I'm a California general contractor and an operator. I get brought in where there's no playbook: a project is over budget, behind, or has never been done. I scope it, buy it, negotiate it, staff it, and own it to done.
I write and negotiate the agreements that make projects run: subcontractor, construction, equipment rental, vendor, utility and real estate. I make sure the right equipment and specifications are on site on fixed dates. I treat safety and compliance as part of the job, not an add-on.
I learn new platforms fast and run my work through AI daily.
I started in construction in high school, doing demolition after school, and worked my way up. My first job was on a Lido Island, Newport Beach home with a private dock.
Based in Bakersfield, CA. Open to relocating and to extensive travel, including international: comfortable with up to 50% travel, domestic and international. I've traveled to 20+ countries and worked extended out-of-town assignments, including over a year away coming home on weekends.
Highlights
California license
General Contractor, Class B
California General Contractor, Class B (General Building). Verify status on the CSLB license lookup. Experience includes residential flips and rehabs, remediation, and whole-house repipes with water-main replacement; hands-on planning, heavy-equipment operation, pipe laying.
Field engineering
Value engineering in the field
When others said it couldn't be done, I designed workarounds to fit existing constraints and got engineers to sign off. I have designed, fabricated, and welded new structural parts, and tested new building products (ICF, micro-rebar) beyond their advertised uses.
Project
Newport Beach custom home
Newport Beach harbor-front custom home: worked the 1998 build (a shack rebuilt as a custom home) and its 2021 rehab. Scope included 2+ miles of low-voltage wiring (Cat 6, coax, speaker), a whole-house copper-fabric Faraday shield, an improved double seawall, automatic storm shutters, and materials chosen for corrosion resistance in salt air and seawater.
President · 2007
TempServ: safety and cost control
President, TempServ (parent: Park Staffing Services, LLC), 2007. Placed trained crews with oilfield and construction clients. Owned OSHA compliance, worker certifications, safety, and accident reporting. When there was an accident, day or night, I met the crew at the hospital and worked the incident: investigation, insurance recovery, return-to-work. That follow-through kept workers' comp costs down. Revenue grew about 50% in year one.
A&E · 2021
America's Top Dog
Production Manager on the COVID team, Seasons 2 and 3 (aired 2021), 500+ cast and crew.
Executive in Charge
Film and TV productions
Hired and led full crews and department heads; made sure all equipment and specifications were on hand for specialized crews on fixed dates; managed vendor and guild/union compliance; owned schedule and budget.
Director / Producer
No More Goodbyes
Among the first features to wrap under the DGA/SAG-AFTRA “Safe Way Forward” COVID safety guidelines.
Founder / Program Director · 2007–2026
See Me Learn
Founded See Me Learn and delivered STEAM enrichment programs to Bakersfield City School District schools under annual consultant agreements, 2013 to January 2026. Ran contract programs at 50+ school sites: vendors, materials, scheduling, staffing. Cut lower-margin expansion sites to protect the core.
HP · 2004
Worldwide database team
12 months of milestones in about 30 days during post-merger integration, avoiding an estimated $33–36M. I inherited a small, critical team with no safeguards or policies and no authority to hire or fire; 100% buy-in within four weeks.
Director / Producer
Rekindling Christmas
2021 Daytime Emmy® nomination. On Amazon Prime with a 3-year PBS deal.
Volunteer · biweekly since 2026
Bishops' Storehouse
Volunteer, Bishops' Storehouse (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welfare system), biweekly since 2026: unload an inbound semi at 6:30 AM, set up a full pop-up store by product, fill 60 to 80 families' pre-approved orders, and finish the full breakdown by about 10 AM.
Education
Executive MBA & USC
Executive MBA, Quantic School of Business and Technology (in progress, expected Feb 2027). B.A., Cinema-Television, University of Southern California (School of Cinema), 1993 to 1996, Dean's List.
Contracts, sourcing & systems
- Drafted and negotiated subcontractor, construction, rental, vendor, utility and real estate agreements.
- Ran M&A due diligence and supported investor relations for a publicly traded group; evaluated acquisition targets and recommended against buying one that did not pencil on margin and growth.
- Repaired broken payroll and liabilities-projection calculations for a state government client (State of Idaho); normalized a federal land agency database (Bureau of Land Management).
- Taught 175 technology classes; learned each new software in 24 to 72 hours; 92%+ approval.
Equipment & supply readiness
- As Executive in Charge I owned equipment and specification readiness for specialized crews (camera, lighting, grip) so department heads could execute on fixed dates.
- Sourced every material and fixture on a coastal custom home to resist salt air, seawater, and storms.
Real Estate & Deal Experience
CA DRE Lic. Agent
I find deals, test them against the numbers, and walk away when they don't work.
- Hands-on real estate. I have flipped and rehabbed single-family homes, running the planning, the crews and the build myself.
- A coastal custom home. I worked the 1998 build (a shack rebuilt as a custom home) and its 2021 rehab, from structure to systems.
- Acquisition diligence. I ran M&A due diligence for a publicly traded group and evaluated acquisition targets. On one target I concluded it was not worth acquiring: the margins and long-term growth did not justify the time it would take.
- Pre-acquisition audit. I ran a forensic pre-acquisition audit for the board of a publicly traded group.
- Investor relations support. I supported investor relations for the same group.
- Contracts. I have drafted and negotiated real estate agreements, along with subcontractor, construction, rental, vendor and utility agreements.
- Deal analysis. I test a deal on its margins, its growth, and the time it takes from the rest of the business, and I will say no when it does not pencil.
Earlier in my career:
- Branch Manager, residential mortgage lending, mid-2000s: NovaStar Mortgage, Ultimate Funding and Benchmark Mortgage, putting systems, training and efficiency in place.
- Branch Manager and Securities Trade Desk, U.S. Bank / Piper Jaffray, 1997 to 1999. Helped build U.S. Bank's first California presence.
- Previously held Series 7 and Series 63 securities registrations and a California insurance license. Not currently registered.
This section describes my professional experience. It is not an offer of brokerage, investment, tax or legal services or advice.
Selected credits
- Space CommandProducer
- Class ActExecutive Producer
- Gear HeadsExecutive Producer
- The DepthsCinematographer · Producer, 2017 narrative VR series for Disney and Warner Bros. Pioneering narrative VR before the industry had figured it out.
- IHRA Nitro JamExecutive Producer
- Land of the FreeDirector · Producer
- Farscape 20th AnniversarySet up the partnership with The Jim Henson Company for the Farscape 20th Anniversary at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, including licensing Farscape; made the documentary and moderated the panel.
Speaking & community
TEDx Speaker: “Managing your time is the secret to balance and life success” · TEDxFlowerMound
- Comic Con: Created, moderated and spoke on panels at San Diego Comic-Con, Long Beach Comic Con, Salt Lake Comic Con and other fan and industry events. Example: San Diego Comic-Con 2026, “Sci-Fi, Space and the Universe: Exploring the Science Behind the Stories We Love,” Thursday, July 23, 2026, Room 6A.
- Taught filmmaking at FyreCon, Weber State.
- Producers Guild of America: Former member, Education and Events Committees.
- Television Academy: Producers peer group; Emmy judge.
- USC Alumni board member; Director of Engagement, Trojans Entertainment Network.
- Eagle Scout.
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