About Me
6th generation Texan. Son of both the American and Texas Revolutions. Descendant of the Heye family, known for saddle craftsmanship. 200+ years of entrepreneurial spirit in South Texas — and I'm just getting started.
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I grew up in Port Aransas, Texas — the oldest of four to a single mother. I was always building things: LEGOs, Erector sets, radios. Then I found computers and was hooked.
I was admitted to the Duke TIP Program after high-scoring SATs at age 10. Throughout school I was placed in advanced classes where I was given the freedom to explore and learn — taught to think outside the box from the start.
I studied electrical engineering at UTSA, and while in college worked in the warehouse at Hill Country Electric Supply — learning the electrical distribution business from the ground up. That combination of engineering theory and hands-on supply chain knowledge became the launchpad for everything.
I read voraciously — science, space, history, religion, business, engineering. No topic is outside my interests. The best ideas come from cross-pollinating knowledge across domains, and I never stop feeding that curiosity.
Descendant of both the American and Texas Revolutions. The Heye family is known for saddle craftsmanship, and our family has continued the entrepreneurial spirit — working and building in the South Texas economy for over 200 years.
Grew up in Port Aransas, Texas — the oldest of four to a single mother. Always building things: LEGOs, Erector sets, radios. Then found computers and was hooked. That curiosity never stopped.
Admitted to the Duke Talent Identification Program after high-scoring SATs at age 10. Many times entered into advanced classes where I was given the opportunity to explore and learn. Taught to think outside the box from the start.
Studied electrical engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio. While in school, worked in the warehouse at Hill Country Electric Supply — learning distribution from the bottom up. That ground-floor experience in how electrical products actually move through the supply chain became foundational.
Dove straight into controls work after college. Co-invented the first non-derivative cruise control system for car shredders, recognized as an expert by the US and Canadian governments, and built the engineering foundation for everything that followed.
Legrand approached me for the Austin territory. Hit the 7-year buyout target in 2. Grew from $2M to $50M+ by going directly to the engineers instead of doing donut runs. 90%+ market share, 40%+ of US data center deployments.
Joined as a partner, drove the company from $5M to $200M+, then led the negotiation of a 9-figure acquisition — while keeping exclusive distribution rights.
Born on the Tesla Gigafactory. Spun off from 2M to consult on high-current power systems for the biggest names in data centers and manufacturing.
An incubator for the next generation of projects — distributed AI, crypto mining, industry software, consumer apps, and whatever comes next.
More to come — this story is still being written.