Casa de los cocos I run a small surf lodge called Casa de los cocos. nestled in a the sleepy Nicaraguan village called El Transito. Nestled under a field of palm trees, this beautiful house is a great place to cool off and relax with friends after a big day of surfing.

World Transfers Inc. I was the CTO for California startup World Transfers Inc., which specialized in money remittance services to Latin America. I was instrumental in integrating our internal systems with the banks Bancomer, Santander, and Banamex, thus allowing for real-time money transfers between them including implementing AML and KYC policies and practices.

Promotory Communications I got hired at the small startup Promotory Communications, located in Fremont, California right when they were getting started. I was employ number five and landed a job as their systems admin. This turned out to be a truly fascinating job. I learned so much working with such brilliant people.

Menache’s Bar & Grill My good friend Scott Keith and I knew each other from college and from living at the co-op at UC Berkeley. We decided to buy a little cheese steak shop with a liquor license off campus and open up a bar.