Founded Double D Oyster Nursery in 2013 after completion of the Off Bottom Oyster training class at Auburn University Shellfish Lab at Dauphin Island, Alabama. In June 2024 built and operated Double D Oyster Hatchery and successfully spawned triploid and diploid oysters. Designed and built high flow upweller systems to raises triploid and diploid seed from 600 micron to 25 mm size. Delivered millions of seeds to off bottom oyster farmers in Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Texas and Louisiana. Designed and constructed one of the first commercial Oyster Hatchery facility for Triploid and Diploid in Florida. Established the OysterGro System dealership in 2014 to service Alabama, Florida GOM, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Provide installation and technical support for setting up the oyster farms along the Gulf Coast.
Experienced senior executive manager, project management, engineering design, procurement and construction in onshore petrochemical, specialty chemical and subsea field development projects. Responsible for overall management from concept selection, evaluations, engineering design through construction and commissioning. Developed construction management plan, and subcontracting strategy for domestic and international projects. All my major achievements in business have been team efforts. Strong people and leadership focus throughout the organization. Proven track record in building successful project teams for technology driven projects and products.