Projects
A honest record of the ventures I've worked on — wins, failures, and everything in between. Spanning eCommerce, AI, blockchain experiments, real estate, and agriculture. Each one taught me something.
Head of AI. Building AI solutions and apps.
OngoingAn AI agent creation platform. Spent 6 months as Head of Product building custom AI agents for businesses.
FailedAI training program for Grant Writers. Spawned from Beda. Offered through learngrantwriting.org.
OngoingAI powered grant writing. Business model was a success. Operated for 1.5 years; shut down due to partner disagreements.
FailedSoftware + services to help businesses prepare for M&A and provide outsourced fractional CFO services. Pivoted after ChatGPT dropped.
FailedAttempted acquisition of an electrical manufacturer (generators, power plants, electrical boxes). Transaction did not go through.
FailedProject for Pela Case. Blockchain-based carbon credit tokenization for the Lomi device. Economically unviable; shut down after 3 months.
FailedBlockchain-based customer loyalty rewards platform across many businesses. Shut down after 3 months.
FailedBlockchain micro-loan platform letting businesses pay invoices with crypto. No customer interest; shut down after 3 months.
Failed6 months studying real-estate in Kelowna. Attempted to structure a GP/LP vehicle for rentals and multi-family. Never executed.
FailedAttempted to build a Vertical Farm (Closed Environment Agriculture). 1.5 years of work with no commercial result.
FailedMushroom coffee company. Built the ecommerce store and go-to-market strategy.
FailedBuilt and sold Canada's largest eCommerce agency over 7 years. 200+ sites for brands including Domino's, Staples, Sleep Country, and Davidʼs Tea.
SuccessMulti-billion dollar mine, road, and port construction on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
SuccessHatch feasibility study for a winter road, mine, and mill for Cliffs Chromite in Northern Ontario. $3B+ estimated cost.
SuccessHatch provided outsourced central engineering services to Vale across hundreds of micro-projects. $50M+.
SuccessHatch led construction of a new state-of-the-art mine in Sudbury, Ontario. $1B project. Zero lost-time injuries.
SuccessPromoted to youngest Associate in firm history. Worked on some of Canada's largest mining and infrastructure projects.
SuccessRetrofit and construction of a new Hot Gas Offtake system in an existing cement plant. $10M+ project.
SuccessConstruction of an Oriented Strand Board (OSB) mill in Slave Lake, Alberta. $100M+ project.
Success| Name | Description | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammortal | Head of AI. Building AI solutions and apps. | 2025 - 2026 | Ongoing |
| PromptForm | An AI agent creation platform. Spent 6 months as Head of Product building custom AI agents for businesses. | 2025 | Failed |
| AI Besties | AI training program for Grant Writers. Spawned from Beda. Offered through learngrantwriting.org. | 2025 | Ongoing |
| Beda.Ai | AI powered grant writing. Business model was a success. Operated for 1.5 years; shut down due to partner disagreements. | 2023 - 2024 | Failed |
| getOutput | Software + services to help businesses prepare for M&A and provide outsourced fractional CFO services. Pivoted after ChatGPT dropped. | 2022 - 2023 | Failed |
| Valid Manufacturing | Attempted acquisition of an electrical manufacturer (generators, power plants, electrical boxes). Transaction did not go through. | 2022 | Failed |
| Waste Economy | Project for Pela Case. Blockchain-based carbon credit tokenization for the Lomi device. Economically unviable; shut down after 3 months. | 2022 | Failed |
| Quola | Blockchain-based customer loyalty rewards platform across many businesses. Shut down after 3 months. | 2022 | Failed |
| Paymnt Network | Blockchain micro-loan platform letting businesses pay invoices with crypto. No customer interest; shut down after 3 months. | 2022 | Failed |
| Real Estate | 6 months studying real-estate in Kelowna. Attempted to structure a GP/LP vehicle for rentals and multi-family. Never executed. | 2021 | Failed |
| ExSeed Farms | Attempted to build a Vertical Farm (Closed Environment Agriculture). 1.5 years of work with no commercial result. | 2020 - 2021 | Failed |
| PowerPlant | Mushroom coffee company. Built the ecommerce store and go-to-market strategy. | 2020 | Failed |
| Demac Media | Built and sold Canada's largest eCommerce agency over 7 years. 200+ sites for brands including Domino's, Staples, Sleep Country, and Davidʼs Tea. | 2014 - 2019 | Success |
| Mary River Mine | Multi-billion dollar mine, road, and port construction on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. | 2013 - 2014 | Success |
| Ring of Fire | Hatch feasibility study for a winter road, mine, and mill for Cliffs Chromite in Northern Ontario. $3B+ estimated cost. | 2012 - 2013 | Success |
| Vale - Field Engineering Services | Hatch provided outsourced central engineering services to Vale across hundreds of micro-projects. $50M+. | 2011 - 2012 | Success |
| Nickel Rim South | Hatch led construction of a new state-of-the-art mine in Sudbury, Ontario. $1B project. Zero lost-time injuries. | 2009 - 2011 | Success |
| Hatch | Promoted to youngest Associate in firm history. Worked on some of Canada's largest mining and infrastructure projects. | 2009 - 2014 | Success |
| St. Lawrence Cement - Hot Gas System | Retrofit and construction of a new Hot Gas Offtake system in an existing cement plant. $10M+ project. | 2008 | Success |
| Tolko Athabasca OSB Mill | Construction of an Oriented Strand Board (OSB) mill in Slave Lake, Alberta. $100M+ project. | 2007 | Success |