83%
ARR Growth
Reduced cash burn while driving 83% annualized ARR growth at a cybersecurity SaaS company.
Greenville, SC · Founder-Led & PE-Backed Companies
You've Built Something Real.
Growth Is the Problem Now.
Revenue is growing, but complexity is growing faster. Every important decision lands back on your desk, and accountability is blurring. I build the operating infrastructure that allows your business to scale without the founder carrying the day-to-day weight.
Track Record
Selected Results
Different industries. Same operating problems. Same pattern.
$250K+
Cash Visibility Restored
Surfaced $250K in collectible receivables and identified $37K/month in expense reductions.
$300K+
Overpayments Surfaced
Surfaced $300K+ in vendor overpayments and $30K+/month in undocumented vendor billing at a $21M contractor.
$250K+
Capital Raise Supported
Originated the investor relationship that led to a successful funding transaction.
$20K/mo
Division Turned Around
Diagnosed and reversed a division losing $20K/month. Reached breakeven within two months of the decision.
7-Figure
Family Office Exit
Founded SC's first craft distillery and sold it to a family office in a seven-figure transaction. Then ran the combined $10M P&L for eight years.
The Work
What I Do
I'm the operator founders bring in when they've built something real but can't scale it — because the foundation isn't there yet.
01
Restore Visibility
Most founders are flying blind. I surface what's actually limiting performance — cash, capacity, accountability gaps — before anything else moves.
02
Build the Leadership Layer
Financial controls, ownership structures, operating cadence, execution discipline — built from scratch so the business runs without the founder in every decision.
03
Reduce Founder Dependence
The CEO gets their time back. Teams own outcomes. Growth compounds instead of creating new problems. The founder can finally work on the business.
Why Founders Bring Me In
The Pattern Is Always The Same
They've Outgrown Their Infrastructure
Growth is creating complexity faster than systems can handle. What worked at $5M is breaking at $15M.
The CEO Is Still The Operating System
Every decision flows through one person. The founder is the bottleneck and everyone knows it but nobody says it.
Nobody Can See What's Actually Limiting Growth
Symptoms are everywhere — missed targets, team friction, cash surprises — but the structural cause stays hidden.
The Operator Perspective
I built and exited my own company. Since then, I've served as COO and Operating Partner inside founder-led and investor-backed businesses facing the same challenge: growth outpacing infrastructure.
Different industries. Same pattern.
Growth outpaces systems. Visibility disappears. Founders become bottlenecks.
I build the operating infrastructure that allows the business to scale without breaking.
The Shift
What Changes
Founders don't hire operators because they want better KPIs. They hire operators because they're exhausted — and they know something has to give.
Before
- CEO is the operating system
- Decisions bottleneck at the top
- Accountability is unclear or absent
- Growth creates more chaos, not more momentum
- Nobody owns anything end-to-end
After
- Leaders own outcomes — not just tasks
- Decisions move faster and farther down
- Metrics create visibility across the org
- Growth compounds instead of breaking things
- CEO gets time back to focus on what only they can do
Background
Experience
Aug 2025 – Jun 2026
Brightline Painting
Chief Operating Officer & Integrator
Brought in as COO for a $21M multi-division contractor pursuing aggressive growth. Built the operating foundation from scratch, surfaced $300K+ in vendor overpayments, turned around a division losing $20K/month, and implemented leadership systems supporting scale across four Southeast markets.
2024 – 2025
TechCXO — Fractional COO Practice
Fractional COO & Operating Partner
Concurrent Fractional COO engagements across five founder-led businesses spanning roofing, marketing, hospitality, technology, and manufacturing. Focused on identifying growth constraints, building operating infrastructure, and improving execution capacity.
2023
Hook Security
Chief Operating Officer & Integrator
Led operational and financial transformation at a high-growth cybersecurity SaaS company. 83% ARR growth. 50% reduction in cash burn. 30 core processes implemented in four months.
2014 – 2022
Brass Ring Spirits Brands
Founding Partner & President — Family Office Ownership
Ran the combined business under family office ownership. $10M P&L, 40 employees, two production facilities. 200% profit growth and 50%+ sales growth in peak years.
2010 – 2014
Dark Corner Distillery
Founder & President
Founded South Carolina's first craft distillery. Designed, built, and commissioned it from nothing, then sold it to a family office in a seven-figure transaction four years later.
2007 – 2020
Engineering Leadership
Electrical Engineer & Consultant
Engineering roles across Jacobs, Shaw Group, Duke Energy, and others. Power, industrial, and manufacturing sectors. Clemson University, BS Electrical Engineering. Licensed PE.
If the business has outgrown what got it here,
let's talk about what's actually constraining it.
15 minutes — no pitch, just a direct read on what you're seeing.
Schedule a ConversationLet's Talk About the Constraint
Open to select COO, Operating Partner, and executive leadership opportunities — full-time, fractional, and interim.
Greenville, SC · Southeast US · Remote Considered