He has served as an innovator in the field of Organizational Psychology as a Leadership Consultant, Corporate Trainer, Executive Coach, and Keynote Speaker for the past 20 years, working with both local and international groups.  His primary goal is to create long-lasting, positive behavioral change in leaders, teams, and people to increase engagement with work and life.  

He is the CEO and founder of Akamai Training & Consulting, a Honolulu-based company specializing in the design and development of custom-programming to enhance organization’s leadership and customer service skills.  He works with organizations and their top leaders to improve their leadership style, communication skills, team dynamics, personal branding, company culture, and their ability to motivate others and drive the organization.  He is a certified facilitator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment, Gallup’s CliftonStrengths, and Tracom’s Social Styles.

Previous roles include Complex Director of Training for Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Waikiki, where he led the leadership development and service strategy and implementation for 2000+ employees within Starwood’s four premier destination resorts (Sheraton Waikiki, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Westin Moana Surfrider, and Sheraton Princess Kaiulani).  He served as a Regional Manager and Corporate Trainer for Starwood’s North America Learning & Development division, conducting General Manager training, leadership workshops, property trainer certifications, and Emotional Intelligence workshops across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.  

He graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology from Virginia Tech.  He is a graduate of the Pacific Century Fellows Program (2018), and is active in the community, serving on boards such as After-School All-Stars, the Make-A-Wish Young Leader’s Executive Board, the Waikiki Community Center, the Hawaii Food & Wine Epicurean Board, and donating his training to non-profit groups.  He is an avid fitness enthusiast and is a Certified Crossfit instructor.