I am a rocket scientist turned entrepreneur, and a Christian. I've worked at Sandia National Laboratories at their Solar Power Tower Facility, worked at NASA on the International Space Station, as well as, the Hubble Space Telescope and helped design the Atlas V launch system. I have left the aerospace field to pursue disruptive business models in the area of health care. Disappointed by the lack of creativity and progress being made within health care, I currently connect innovators who are looking to flip the current health care paradigm.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy people, especially rebels. I also have a contract with a start-up in Austin which brings me into town once a month. I have found engaging with a variety of people is both interesting and insightful, and often exposes me to ways of thinking and perspectives I haven't considered.

Interests

• exercise
• entrepreneurship
• food
• health

Music, Movies, and Books

Hillsongs, Sidewalk Prophets
Braveheart, Titanic
It's a Shareable Life, Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hmmm...I recently drove 4500 miles to meet several CEOs, cold, to share ideas relating to disruptive approaches to health and health care.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - guitar, tennis, cooking
Learn - just about anything
Share - cooking, life lessons, experiences

What I Can Share with Hosts

A fun, creative attitude. Love good conversation, listening to people's stories. If I have a heads up I am always up for a game of tennis, racquetball.

I also like to cook, both for my family and friends, but also to like to cook with new friends and learn about new foods.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland