About
Understand the problem. Understand the people. Focus on outcomes.
At Tailwind IP, we help businesses and their people learn to use AI safely and effectively. We work with business owners, executives, and teams to identify practical opportunities for AI, build confidence through hands-on learning, and develop better ways of working. Our approach puts people in control of technology.
My background includes more than 15 years in oil and gas, beginning in crude oil purchasing and extending into industrial operations, coatings, and corrosion prevention. That experience shaped how I approach business: understand the problem, understand the people doing the work, and focus on outcomes that matter.
I welcome conversations with business owners, operators, and industry leaders interested in solving meaningful business problems and exploring what AI can make possible.
Identify opportunities
Find the practical places where AI can solve a real business problem.
Build confidence
Hands-on learning so teams use AI safely and effectively.
Measure the result
Better ways of working that reduce risk and show measurable improvement.
Experience
- Dec 2025 – Present
Tailwind IP
Helping business owners, executives, and teams use AI safely and effectively to solve problems, reduce risk, and make measurable improvements.
- Sep 2025 – Present
Tailwind Industrial
Industrial coatings and corrosion prevention expertise focused on asset protection, drawing on 15+ years of oil and gas and industrial operations experience.
- Aug 2024 – Present
360 Painting of West Houston
Owner - May 2017 – May 2025
Tailwind Resources, LLC
Director of Business DevelopmentCrude oil and gas distribution and freshwater sourcing. Led operations, logistics, risk management, and client negotiations.
- Mar 2014 – May 2017
Sunoco Logistics
Manager, Crude Oil Supply - Jun 2012 – Mar 2014
Phoenix Lease Service LLC
Field SupervisorCrude oil transportation.
- May 2011 – Aug 2011
Powell Industries
Intern
Skills
Field and Operations
- Oilfield operations
- Drilling rig and well site work
- Welding and fabrication
- Trucking and logistics
- Fresh water sourcing
- Industrial coatings
Commercial
- Crude oil supply and marketing
- Diesel and fuel supply
- Contract negotiation
- Industrial equipment sales
- Compressors and chillers
- Industry relationships
Building Businesses
- Capital raising
- Investor relations
- Partnerships and joint ventures
- Oil and gas asset acquisitions
- Payroll and cash management
- Rebuilding organizations
Technology and Change
- Field technology rollouts
- Change management
- Workforce onboarding and training
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) data migration
- AI-assisted estimating
- Practical AI adoption
- AI fluency
Credentials, Community & Personal
NACE CIP Level 1 Certified Coatings Inspector
NACE Coating Inspector Program (CIP), Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) #119768.
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial Distribution.
- Executive Board Member, The Council on Recovery, Houston
- Supporter of Houston-area children in Child Protective Services (CPS) care through Be a Resource (BEAR)
- Supporter of SpringSpirit
- Supporter of The Kids Lift Foundation
I like to golf, fly fish, surf, and find ways to work smarter.
Contact
Let's talk about the problem you want to solve.
Send a note with a little context about your business and what you are working on. I will follow up directly.