Sean has been involved in cryptocurrencies since the debut of Bitcoin and has been running businesses since the age of 11. A serial entrepreneur, he has founded, operated, and advised multiple highly successful start-up companies. Prior to Biterra Capital, he was a profitable investor in many types of altcoins and managed a cryptocurrency mining operation that he co-founded. In his previous ventures, he assembled and managed talented teams and honed his leadership and business skills, including business strategy, finance, operations management, project management, marketing, sales, and public speaking. A recurrent theme in Sean's experience has been his devotion to social service. His work at nonprofits has taught him invaluable skills that have also served him well in for-profit businesses.

Before his exclusive involvement with cryptocurrencies, Sean was the statewide marketing manager for Above It All Treatment Center, where he used data analysis and marketing models to maximum ROI from the organization's marketing efforts. Previously, he did business consulting for a niche guided tour start-up called Ghosts N'at, playing a key role in the financing and planning of the first promotional event that established the business. Before Ghosts N'at, Sean was the founder and chief executive of the Pappy Steele Foundation, a social service nonprofit that provided financial assistance to artists.

Prior to Pappy Steele, he co-founded and managed the operations and promotional activities of a full- service medical spa, Sacred Image. Before and concurrent with Sacred Image, he was the founder and chief executive at Sacred Ink, which became one of the largest tattoo establishments in Pennsylvania. Previously, Sean served as Pennsylvania and West Virginia project manager for the global nonprofit Oxford House. He managed a project team and facilities across two states and developed partnerships and relationships with industry organizations and elected representatives. Prior to Oxford House, he founded and operated a successful home services business, Perfection Carpet Cleaning.

Sean is pursuing training in cryptocurrency blockchain development and a Risk Management Professional Certificate from the New York Institute of Finance. He is currently an executive producer on a pre-production feature film. He has been recognized and invited to speak by the Governor of West Virginia for his contribution to the state's social services goals. Sean's entrepreneurial path started at age 11, when his father made him the owner and operator of a bee farming business.

Matthew has always found himself spearheading projects and keeping projects moving forward from an early age. No project or business is the same and the internal framework needs to be created from the ground up. Through strategic solutions and technology implementation, Matthew brings an organizational layer configured to meet team growth, scalability and business success.

Matthew was among the first group of students to graduate from Kent State University’s Business Administration in Entrepreneurship Program . Matthew was featured in The Kent Stater school newspaper for founding Ethreadz LLC (an online consignment store build to facilitate campus living). Born with the personality of a business creator, these were the years where Matthew honed his skills and found himself working with several entrepreneurs in early stage ventures -- an experience he would never forget.

After a fruitful college experience, Matthew decided himself relocating to Los Angeles, California. A complete self-starter and bringing the hard working Midwest mentality, Matthew has been freelancing for the past five years. He has worked on an array of projects specializing in Film Production as a Producer, Business Consulting projects and Digital Media related services.

Matthew currently founded and operates a digital media and content creation company in Los Angeles called Social Growth LA . He has found a personal relationship consulting for an electric vehicle company called E3 Vehicles . The company is bridging the gap between gas and electric vehicles promoting environmental and clean energy bringing Neighborhood Electric Vehicles to California’s South Bay community. Matthew is also a co-founder and investor with CEO Sean Hughes managing a cryptocurrency mining operation.

Matthew views Blockchain technology and Cryptographic currencies as a revolutionary opportunity to bridge the gap closer to global financial stability. An opportunity to develop projects and solutions to untapped markets through a transparent structure, unlike corporations whose sole purpose is to not serve the customer but shareholders “Bottom Line.”

As the one who conceptualized the initial ideation of what is now Biterra Capital - Matthew looks to bring his innovative background, open perspective and well rounded experience to lead Biterra Capital into the forefront of a financial revolution. Leveraging financial technology, machine learning and Big Data, Matthew envisions growing Biterra Capital into more than a wealth management platform. He envisions future service offerings in insurance, healthcare, tax literacy, credit, loans, and personalized financial education to compliment a holistic system. “ Biterra Capital serves our customers while making responsible profit margins.”

Matthew strives to establish Biterra Capital and the company's success as his centerpiece on route to Forbes 30 under 30.

After getting his B.S. in Computer Science from Widener University Matthew worked for AdminServer helping develop one of the most advanced Policy Adminstration Systems available. During this time he continued going to school in the evening and earned his M.S. in Computer Science from West Chester University.

From Adminserver Matthew went to Oracle where he worked in their Global Insurance Business Unit working on client projects implementing integrated insurance solutions.

Before Biterra Matthew was a part owner and also the Lead UI Developer/Lead iOS Developer at Graphite GTC where he helped design a No Code/Low Code software generation tool.

Sebastian has over 20 years of success in investment analysis, management, and growth. He brings to the Biterra Capital Team the ability to Leverage real-world business management experience show strong fiduciary responsibility, investment best practices, and unparalleled ethical standards to make sound, real estate, start-up ventures and, hedge fund investment decisions that deliver substantial ROI.

Sebastian is able to Excel in transforming acquisitions into profitable businesses or real estate ventures, creating effective trading strategies, and performing quantitative and financial analysis for both company and capital markets.

He is also equally strong in training, mentoring, and empowering employees, fostering collaborations, and sharing industry knowledge. As well as fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

Specialties: Quantitative, Statistical & Financial Analysis  Real Estate Development (planning, entitlement, development and construction)  Company Valuation  Trading Strategy Development  M&A Due Diligence  Risk Management  Investment Portfolio Management  Fiscal/P&L Management  Financial Instruments & Modeling  Project Management  Business/Investment Modeling  Team Leadership

Kyle Schultz is the Chief Investment Officer at Biterra Capital. He has over 9 years of investment management experience. Mr. Schultz has led hedge fund research at Jackson National Asset Management, an insurance company with over $150 billion in assets. He researched and allocated capital to hedge funds across investment strategies, in addition to utilizing quantitative analysis to develop asset allocation funds on Jackson's platform and implement their equity attribution system. Mr. Schultz started his career as a research analyst at Ellwood Associates, an investment consulting firm in Chicago.

Mr. Schultz holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He received his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management where he was awarded the Fink Center Investment Management Fellowship and Edward L. Shapiro Fellowship. Mr. Schultz earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Iowa.

Matt is a passionate security practitioner with one aim: to make what matters most to an organization more secure. Matt has over 15 years of experience working in a variety of industries and verticals. From the US Government, Oil & Gas, and Financial Services, to the freelance and start-up world, Matt brings a breadth of security experience to Biterra.

Leadership has been instilled in me from a very young age and largely from my experience in the Marine Corps. I have been one to lean into the hard problems and help others realize their potential when it comes to security and technology. My philosophy has always been: how can we make our operations more efficient and more secure, while enabling the business to thrive?

Matt holds a Master of Science in Information Security Engineering from the SANS Technology Institute, and maintains several GIAC Certifications, to include the GSE.

From an early age, John has been involved in cutting edge research and the development of of ideas that would later prove significant in Biomedical Research, Music, and Crypotcurrency. Currently John is a serial entrepreneur with a presence in the music industry, and has been on the ground floor working to assemble the idea behind Biterra for over 3 years, and Biterra itself for almost 2. John's previous life as a biomedical researcher left an impact, with his work featured in 3 major scientific journals, and still being used as supporting evidence in many cardiovascular disease -related biomolecular investigations. John continues to push the envelope to develop and implement practical uses and technologies that encompass the advancement of human understanding, discovery, and development. 

While a PhD candidate in 2012, John was introduced to Bitcoin and its utility from another graduate student and became fascinated by the technology behind the concept of the cryptocurrency, the blockchain. Curious about the extent of its application, John spent a lot of time attempting to integrate block chain technology into his biomedical research. The idea was exciting, however the possibilities of blockchain integration were limited to the boundaries of a basic early understanding. Ultimately leaving the project behind to pursue other interests, the understanding and knowledge gained proved successful, as it lead to an early understanding of its unique global importance. This knowledge and awareness helped create the ideas for the framework that into currently blossoming into Biterra Capital, a tool that will prove to bring value and radically improve people's lives on a global scale by providing solutions for existing complications in the banking and finance, healthcare, Insurance, and wealth management industries.

Duane Pressley is Senior Vice President and CIO of Abbey Technology. Duane leads Abbey’s innovative vision and is responsible for the implementation of cutting edge tools and techniques to deliver transformational solutions with industry leading levels of speed and efficiency. Under Duane’s leadership, the Abbey development teams understand the How you build software is just as important as What software you build.

Prior to joining Abbey, Duane served as the founding CTO of Graphite GTC. In this role Mr. Pressley was responsible for the design and delivery of a No Code/Low Code platform designed to reduce the time and knowledge required to deliver Enterprise-class software. The platform was a manifestation of Duane’s belief that the future of software development will be characterized using tools/techniques designed to foster collaboration between Subject Matter Experts and Developers by removing or abstracting away technical details.

Duane has held senior leadership positions with both Oracle and AdminServer. As Chief Technology Officer of AdminServer, Duane led teams responsible for the development and delivery of an industry leading Insurance Policy Administration System. The system was recognized by Gartner as the most advanced and flexible Policy Administration System in the industry. At Oracle, Duane served as the Senior Director Software Development for Oracle’s Global Insurance Business Unit where he led efforts to integrate divergent systems into the Oracle global platform.

Duane had also held positions with Microsoft, the Wharton Business School, Rohm and Haas and AstraZeneca. Duane received his formal computer education at Drexel University where he majored in Computer Science.

Tucker currently contributes to Sandia National Laboratories as a Software Engineer and has a Top-Secret Q-Clearance with the DoE. His involvement with Blockchain began in 2012 with his first exposure to Bitcoin, and then Ethereum when it was priced at only eight dollars. Upon the emergence of Ethereum and its "Turing complete" language, Solidity, Tucker immediately began transitioning his programming knowledge towards Smart Contracts and dApps with an intention to fully pivot into the Blockchain sector. With a complimentary background in marketing and branding, Tucker leverages his programmatic logic, alongside his empathy for the user, to build modern, scale-able, Blockchain solutions.

After securing a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Texas and a master's in statistics from Columbia University, Tim Hesselsweet performed quantitative research and trading for hedge funds including Niederhoffer Investments and Opus Trading Fund. In 2017, Hesselsweet began to utilize statistical and machine learning to analyze cryptocurrency markets as a freelance professional. Hesselsweet strives to bring data-driven and technology-enabled solutions to market.

I have sixteen years of experience in engineering, data science/statistics, scientific, and research for many companies as a consultant, employee, and independent business owner. My consulting and work experience include mathematical modeling, scientific and engineering research studies, process engineering, statistics, data science and technical/scientific/grant writing.

Some of the companies that I have worked with include Bausch & Lomb, Catalent Pharma Solutions, Draper Laboratory, BCC Research, McGraw-Hill, Elsevier Science, Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies as well as many others. I also had a company for five years called Clean Fuel Cell Energy, LLC, which was a profitable renewable energy business that served scientists, engineers, and professors from all over the world. The website featured more than 250 pages, and attracted more than 10,000 visitors per month.

I have authored many titles including ‘Designing and Building Fuel Cells’ (McGraw-Hill, 2007), ‘PEM Fuel Cell Modeling and Simulation Using MATLAB’ (Elsevier Science, 2008), ‘Opportunities for Coal-Based Products’ (BCC Research, 2006) and Global Electronics: High Growth Products and New Markets (BCC Research, 2007), Commercial Amino Acids (BCC Research, 2008), and Renewable Energy Science Education Book (Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, 2009).

I have a PhD in Electrical Engineering, and a MS and BS in Chemical Engineering. My dissertation involved the mathematical modeling of fuel cells using MATLAB. My Master's thesis involved the Mathematical Modeling of particle aggregation in liquid using MATLAB.

Outside of work, I enjoy weight training/Crossfit and spending time with my family.

Jordan Wells is a freelance writer with over 10 years experience who is excited to join the Biterra team. He has applied his skill set helping various start up companies deliver their message to the public in an efficient and captivating manner. His experience and understanding of social media outreach and marketing he has helped him create opportunities for rapid growth of small businesses that would have otherwise not had the necessary means.  

What started as a passion for delivering exciting new material to family and friends was quickly applied to his skill set in the workforce allowing him to rise up and prove a beneficial asset throughout his entire employment history.  Jordan enjoys helping others struggling with addiction and mental health illness as demonstrated in the past few years to the present. 

In October 2016, Jordan moved to Los Angeles CA, from Washington state to pursue his passion working in the recovery industry. Since his relocation he has helped multiple companies in the recovery industry get their message out and grow. Though he is very active working with those suffering from addiction and mental health issues he has not strayed from his original joy of writing and still applies his knowledge in everything he does today. 

Jordan is currently working for the company Well In Mind, a non-profit organization that provides transitional housing arrangements to newly clean/sober addicts and alcoholics.  One of his duties as Transitional Housing Coordinator and Alumni Coordinator is outreach through various social media platforms and sponsored events to help the company find partnerships as well as bring in new clients. 

Prior to accepting the position at Well In Mind he was working at a residential treatment facility where he was able to apply his writing and social skills to help develop new policies and procedures as well as maintain functionality while the company expanded. He was given various promotions over a period of 14 months that ultimately led to his new position at Well In Mind. 

Soon after he moved to Los Angeles he began working for a new sober living company that had only one house and a handful of clients. He helped them reach out to the community and expand over several months going from one house to six with over 75 steady clients and multiple partnerships. The company is still strong today and is one of the most respected sober living companies in the Greater Los Angeles area. Jordan is consistently looking for new business ventures and ways to reach out and provide help for those in need.

Marté K. King is the President & CEO of Marté King, LLC, founder and of Recidivism Prevention through Entrepreneurial Training (REPENT), PH Balance, and author of two books (Fruition & One Mann Team)

While serving a 26 year sentence, Mr. King gained post-secondary education through correspondence at Ohio University where he studied Business Administration & Communications. Realizing that legal and illegal entrepreneurial ventures had many of the same fundamental tenements, he was able to develop a program that translates these likenesses and nurtures innate risk-taking propensities. The program is called Recidivism Prevention thru Entrepreneurial Training (REPENT) and for serval years it was taught exclusively in prison.

Mr. King also authored two books while incarcerated as the first stage of his own professional pursuits. His book, Fruition, is a memoir of his accounts as a hospice-care provider for men who were dying in prison. It’s inspirational, thought-provoking and humorous and gives a fresh perspective of the incarceration experience.

After serving 10 years, King was released from custody and has given numerous speaking engagements, created a publishing company, and began teaching the principles of REPENT. A graduate student studying for a Master of Human Services (MHS) he is also the founder of Stop the Violence Break the Silence where youth and community members are encouraged to express themselves artistically (rap, dance, or skit) and has had several events in Atlantic City and Trenton.

Mr. King managed to secure a totally unprecedented partnership, particularly for an ex-offender, with the Trenton Housing Authority. His example is one that is being examined to help create otherwise unthinkable opportunities for other ex-offenders to secure gainful employment helping youth not make some of the same mistakes they have. For his work at the Trenton Housing Authority, King has facilitated several Stop the Violence Break the Silence events in Trenton and helped form a group known as Mothers of Prospect Village. This group consists of mothers who have children or family who have been victims of violence. He has also directed a group of at-risk youth in the Donnelly Homes area towards completion of the REPENT program, and in successfully forming their own LLC, the Green Klean Team. Green Klean successfully won a contract to service the light trash removal needs of Trenton Housing Authority. In 2014 the REPENT program expanded to incorporate several other sustainable Section 3 businesses in the Trenton area.

Late 2014, as the Super Storm of Unemployment swept through the beaches of Atlantic County, Mr. King recognized that the plight of the ex-offender has become even more beak in a region where 10,000 individuals (most of whom have no criminal background) are competing for the same jobs. The only viable option is entrepreneurship. Mr. King partnered with a local vocational school and successfully wrote an entrepreneurial training class based on the philosophy of REPENT. It was approved by both the Department of Education and Department of Labor as an approved curriculum. TEAM REPENT also organized a food give away for victims of job loss and gave away over 100 turkeys and bags of food in Pleasantville and fed over 400 and gave out clothes, appliances, and food bags in Atlantic City.

Atlantic County Reentry Services (Under the direction of REPENT) was instituted at 1333 Atlantic Ave. in Atlantic City where our team were conduits between services and the service providers as to remove some of the barriers to successful reintegration into society. We have also revived the Atlantic County Reentry Taskforce. In 2015 Mr. King was awarded both a Hometown Heroes Award and an award by the 101 Women Plus for his community service.

In 2016, Mr. King began a quest to save himself from Diabetes and discovered the dire condition of the poor as it relates to health and preventable diseases. Through the utilization science and technology we have found a chemical free, drug free, means of healing and giving our children, our families, and ourselves a chance to compete. Ionized alkaline micro-clustered hexagonal water is part of our solution and we created a company under the umbrella of REPENT called PH Balance and we are the first and only African American own water ionizer company. #ChangeItWithYourHands 

Elizabeth has been involved in the cryptocurrency space since early 2013. She serves on the board of Code to Inspire, the first Girls’ Coding School in Afghanistan, and consults for several blockchain based companies. As an early Bitcoin advocate, she served as the first elected member of the Board of Directors for the Bitcoin Foundation, she has handled business development for bridge21 and Coinsecure and nonprofit and political outreach for BitPay. She previously ran Bitcoin Magazine, the first print publication on cryptocurrency. Prior to getting involved in Bitcoin, she worked for a US Member of Congress. She is passionate about the role of cryptocurrency as a catalyst for financial inclusion and freedom.