Leadership

Built his first boat — an 8-foot pram — in 7th grade. By high school graduation he'd completed six vessels, including his first electric boat.

Spent years at Boeing building wind-tunnel test models for aerodynamic testing and working on the first 68 747 planes delivered.

Started as a floor sweeper at a Lake Union boatyard. Promoted to planking lead in six months. Then 23 years at Delta Marine in Seattle, where he was promoted to supervisor over all systems departments at age 22.

Founded Northern Marine in 1995 in Anacortes, delivering 32 custom yachts in 10 years. Voted one of the top 5 yacht builders in the world by the International Superyacht Society.

Brings several pre-order sales for large yachts and his exceptional reputation to the revitalized yard.

World professional real estate developer with completed acquisitions and entitlements across California, Washington, Idaho, and Mexico since 1978 — including five golf course communities and multiple hotel properties.

Successful bidder of Iridium Corporation in Federal Bankruptcy Court (Year 2000, $250M) with plans to leverage 24 satellites for commercial aviation data systems.

Purchased Semiahmoo Resort (198-room hotel, two golf courses, new marina, 400 condominium hotel rooms) in Blaine, WA. Formed in-house hotel management with Lagunda Hospitality.

Owned three engineering companies (Civil Environmental, Structural) and retained two full-time in-house attorneys. Joint venture partner with Hale Irwin professional golf design team.

Ambassador to Rock Against Trafficking (RAT). Icelandic General Consulate Commercial Attaché. Extensive global trade and commodity export operations.

Accomplished finance executive with 35+ years diverse experience. Big-4 CPA with Deloitte & Touche. Litigation, valuation, and expert witness consulting with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Recent CFO roles at Top Drawer Merch (merchandise solutions for major artists/athletes) and S2A Modular (net positive energy sustainable housing).

Client experience ranging from technology startups to Microsoft, T-Mobile, Nordstrom, PIMCO Investments, SilverCreek Capital, Fisher Communications, and Paul Allen's Vulcan.

At Universal Music Group, contributed to due diligence and finance integration of major acquisitions including MP3.com, Napster, eMusic, and GetMusic.

Founded Washington Brokers in 2009, quickly becoming one of WA's largest business brokers. Currently pursuing AI/Advanced Intelligence certification (June 2026).

Brings Tlingit heritage and deep technological expertise to the GOH platform. Leads basalt composite R&D, hybrid-electric propulsion integration, and the iLamp smart infrastructure initiative.

Steward of 90 acres of ancestral land on the mouth of the Situk River in Yakutat, Alaska — the world's #1 steelhead salmon fishing river.

Bridges indigenous ecological knowledge with cutting-edge marine technology. Champions regenerative development practices informed by generations of land stewardship.

Oversees exploratory energy R&D including catalyzed fusion concepts in partnership with Peace Engineers (pre-commercial, ring-fenced initiative).