I am a creative problem solver (aka entrepreneur, producer, professor) who first made a name for myself as a whitewater rafting guide on the Chattooga River.  Then, with my parents, we pioneered the aftermarket inkjet cartridge business.  After developing key intellectual property involving a novel refilling process, we expanded the family business until it was acquired in 2007 by the world’s largest aftermarket inkjet and toner company.  I went on to broker the rescue and sale of a $14 million PayPal competitor before eventually becoming the Provost at John Paul the Great Catholic University in San Diego. In addition to my role at the university I am the founder of Yellow Line Studio and co-founder of Creative Rhetoric.  I also serve as an Entrepreneur In Residence at San Diego’s CONNECT, helping young entrepreneurs build their companies.  My wife and I are currently raising our family in San Diego.