JAY JORGENSEN
CO-FOUNDER & CEO
Jay has an extensive background in global project management with multiple Fortune 100 companies. With experience in the cyber security market, he has a vast understanding of Zero Trust Architecture and End Point Management.
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Jay was an early adopter of Cryptocurrency. He understood the market trends and their behaviors. This passion led Jay to start a Bitcoin Operation. While researching, he discovered what was another case of 'the Rich getting Richer.' The cost of entry to start mining Bitcoin was far to high for any regular person to competitively enter.
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If a middle-class guy, like Jay, wanted to start mining, there had to be an edge different from everyone else. 'The Solutions are often found in the Problem.' Jay wanted to change the narrative of Bitcoin Mining in being a massive consumer of energy resources and still maintain profitability. This is where GeoBitmine was born.
"Einstein E=mc2. The secret the equation revealed—that mass and energy are different forms of the same thing—had eluded scientists for centuries."
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With this famous equation in mind, Jay discovered that the existing model of mining Bitcoin was upside down. While aiming to flip the model, Jay was Invited to Dubai as a leader in innovation to speak in front of some of the world's brightest leaders in A.I., Tech, Philanthropy, and Royalty. With hopes that the world could see his vision and help to serve people first, he was awestruck and humbled to be received so well.
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With a goal of preservation while maintaining profitability, GeoBitmine launches mining sites Globally and hope to soon be the world's leader in energy stabilization and Bitcoin Mining.
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Energy cannot be created or eliminated, it's simply transferred from one form to another.
This law is where Geobitmine set out to be the energy stabilizing model that exists today. Things are just getting started. The prefix "Geo" thermal is in the name GeoBitmine with conscious effort and GeoBitmine will be revolutionary with our patent pending model for mining!
"Where Innovation And Disruption Meets Profitability"
Jay Jorgensen
DAN KIRK
CO-FOUNDER & COO
Experienced Founder, Investor, and Advisor for almost 20 years with experience in bringing novel and emerging tech to market. In 2007, Dan led an engineering team in developing a patentable process for deriving fuel from algae, a process now identified as a Tier 3 energy solution by the DoE.
After exiting that project, Dan worked with a boutique management consulting firm focused on a project in Texas' newly deregulated energy market. In 2017, as an early crypto-adopter, Dan led engineering efforts to develop patentable crypto-mining machines with embedded algorithms to maximize efficiency and profits.
Dan is passionate about the creative process and the power of technology to solve humanity's foundational challenges (e.g., in education, energy, telecommunications, transportation, finance, healthcare, agriculture, and real estate), believing that tech-enabled, "Smart Cities" can ensure the planet peacefully sustains its growing populations.
Currently serving as a Strategic Initiative Advisor at Propellant Labs, Dan plays a significant role in advising over 400 member companies in investments, international expansion, and business development. He has helped hundreds of startups improve focus, fundraising, and growth through his commitment to this role. Outside of the office, Dan enjoys outdoor activities, investing, and film.
Krysta Aten-Schell
PARTNER - CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
Krysta was born and raised in Idaho Falls where she grew up with (and occasionally tutored) GeoBitmine CEO, Jay Jorgensen. Krysta graduated summa cum laude from the University of Idaho, in 2008, with her bachelor’s degree in Architecture. She has spent the last 14 years building her career in upstate New York and just recently moved back to Idaho in June 2021 with her husband Cory and their daughter, Kaylin, to be closer to family.
Krysta is passionate about responsible, sustainable, and healthy design projects. She is a member of the US Green Building Council and is accredited to design LEED projects (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) and also WELL Buildings which focus on ten key aspects of human health in the built environment.
As Chief Creative Officer, Krysta brings years of design expertise and project management experience to the GeoBitmine team. From project conception to property acquisition and through construction, she knows what it takes to get things done. Krysta dove into the world of crypto when an article about bitcoin and NFT's (non-fungible tokens) designed by fellow architects piqued her interest in the potential of virtual currency and the value of virtual environments.
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In her personal life, Krysta enjoys getting outdoors with her husband and daughter and exploring the Idaho backcountry on their side-by-side. Krysta is an avid reader and digital artist, she is passionate about gardening, canning, and preserving her own food. She also plays the violin.
ADVISORS
KENNY WILKINS
Advisor
Kenny Wilkins entered the energy industry while still serving in the United States Marine Corps almost 36 years ago. His career and responsibilities grew rapidly as his acumen for the industry grew. He has held multiple leadership positions throughout his career while helping to transform the energy sector.
From leading multiple regions to heading up the Military District of Washington, Kenny Wilkins has shown an insight of the industry while displaying a foresight for the next innovation on the horizon.
In one assignment he was tasked with representing, not only the energy sector but the whole private sector to the federal government during disasters, this included updating the President of the United States of America.
Kenny has demonstrated his ability to communicate at all levels from C-suite to blue collar effectively. Kenny received his Master of Business Administration Degree in Organizational Psychology and Development and his Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management from American Intercontinental University. Kenny resides in Alexandria Virginia and Daytona Beach Florida
MARK OLIVER
Advisor
Mark Oliver is the founder and CEO of Presage Security, Inc., a venture-backed startup based in Reston, VA. Presage specializes in cutting-edge video analytics and efficient video processing to solve unique problems in the security, intelligence, and health markets.
Mark left the Central Intelligence Agency in June 2020 as a GS-15 Operations Officer and worked on the Intelligence Working Group for the Biden Presidential Campaign. Mark is originally from Idaho Falls, ID, and graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA, in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics; from Virginia Tech in 2011 with a Master of Arts in Political Science with a focus in Quantitative Political Analysis; and he is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Applied and Computational Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University.
Mark is married to Kimberly Oliver, and they live in Sterling, VA with their four children: Owen (10), Keira (8), Jack (6), and Wyatt (3). Mark speaks Romanian.
BRYAN BACHMAN
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Bryan is the man behind the screen at GeoBitmine. Blogger, social media, researcher of industry happenings, and any other things in the sight of the public, Bryan is the one moving about.
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Although born in Huntington Beach, California, Bryan grew up experiencing all of the United States' diverse climates. Having moved from coast to coast and everywhere in-between, it was not a stretch that Bryan would continue this pattern and join the United States Army upon completion of High School.
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Bryan served eight years in the US Army, serving in the 82nd Airborne Division's 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, as a Staff Sergeant in the Airborne Infantry. He served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. After hanging up his jump boots, Bryan pursued a degree in writing for entertainment, from FullSail University, and utilizes his gift of gab with GeoBitmine.
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When not writing for the GeoBitmine blog, Bryan works as a professional actor for Film and Television. Seriously. You can look him up on IMDb. You will find his work on HBOMAX, HULU, LIFETIME, ID, OWN, & even off-broadway! Bryan currently lives in Orlando, FL with his wife Tesha, and their two children, Claire and Jacob.