"Where science meets the human soul"
Discover My StoryI am a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and CEO with degrees from Penn State, Kutztown University, and MIT. I lead Quelm Inc, Quelm Health LLC, and Quelm Mexico, alongside MindScape Retreat, Cozumel Cruise Excursions, and Cozumel Cruise Tours. Each company exists because I believe technology, used with intention, can help people heal and live better.
In 2017, I went through an Ibogaine treatment that changed how I saw my life and my work. Shortly after, I lost my mother to substance abuse. Those two experiences made my direction clear. Everything I have built since has been aimed at making real healing more accessible to more people.
"My technical work and my mission are not separate things. They never have been."
My work today is rooted in two experiences: a personal encounter with Ibogaine in 2017 that I did not expect to change my life, and the loss of my mother to substance abuse shortly after.
I studied computer science, information systems, and business administration across three universities. I spent my early career solving technical problems, building software, and learning how organizations work. I was good at it. But I kept feeling like the work was missing something important.
In 2017, I went through an Ibogaine treatment. I did not go in expecting much. What happened was unlike anything I had experienced before. Old patterns, grief, and things I had pushed down for years came to the surface and cleared in a way no medication had come close to. I came out of it knowing I wanted to dedicate serious resources to making this kind of healing available to more people.
"For the first time, I understood what real healing felt like."
Not long after my own experience, my mother died from substance abuse.
She was someone I loved deeply, and she lost her life to a disease that
our healthcare system has consistently failed to treat with the seriousness
it deserves.
Her death made my direction clear. I committed to building programs,
platforms, and companies that give people access to real, effective treatment
before it is too late. That commitment has driven every decision I have made since.
I took my background in technology and business and started building. Retreat programs for people in addiction and trauma. Educational resources on plant medicine and psychedelic-assisted therapy. Technology platforms designed to connect people with effective care. Each company is a direct response to a gap I saw and knew I could help close.
Today I run six companies across health technology, clinical research, international operations, and travel. The technical training, the business experience, and the personal history all point in the same direction. There is still a lot of work to do, and I intend to do it.
Three universities, three disciplines. Computer science, information systems, and business administration gave me the foundation to build technical products and run organizations at the same time.
Penn State's rigorous CS program forged the analytical foundations — algorithms, data structures, systems design, and software engineering principles — that underpin every technical decision I make. Here, I learned that complexity is not the enemy; it is the material you learn to shape.
Kutztown bridged the gap between information architecture and business strategy — teaching me how knowledge flows through organizations, how data drives decisions, and how to build ventures that are both technically sound and commercially durable. The dual lens has informed every company I have founded.
MIT sharpened the conviction that technology is not a product — it is a force that, wielded with precision and purpose, can solve humanity's most profound challenges. Graduate study at MIT instilled the systems thinking, innovation methodology, and intellectual discipline that now drive everything I build.
I am the CEO and founder of six companies spanning health technology, clinical research, international operations, and travel. Each one was built to solve a specific problem I saw firsthand.
Technology & Health
Quelm Inc is the parent technology company behind the Quelm ecosystem.
We build AI-powered mental health and wellness software, including the
Quelm app, which helps users navigate addiction recovery, mental health
treatment, and personal development with personalized guidance and
evidence-based resources.
The work is grounded in my personal experience with psychedelic-assisted
healing and the belief that the right technology can make effective
treatment accessible to far more people.
Quelm Health LLC is the clinical and research entity within the Quelm
portfolio. We develop evidence-based, regulatory-compliant frameworks
for psychedelic-assisted therapy and integrative behavioral health,
including clinical trial protocols and FDA-pathway work.
The treatments I have seen work deserve to be held to the highest
clinical standards. Quelm Health exists to make sure they are.
Quelm Mexico is our Mexico-based operations company. We develop
healing infrastructure, retreat partnerships, and community wellness
programs throughout Mexico, a country with strong roots in plant
medicine and a growing integrative health community.
Quelm Mexico connects local healing traditions with the clinical and
technological resources of the broader Quelm organization.
MindScape Retreat offers structured healing programs for addiction
recovery, trauma, and mental health. We provide medically supervised
environments where people can access psychedelic-assisted therapies,
somatic healing, and individualized therapeutic support.
This is the kind of place I wish had been available to my mother.
Every program we offer is built with that in mind.
Travel & Hospitality
Cozumel Cruise Excursions is a shore excursion company based in
Cozumel, Mexico. We connect cruise passengers with the natural beauty
and culture of the Yucatan Peninsula, from coral reef diving to
local culinary tours.
Good experiences in the world matter. This company is a straightforward
expression of that.
Cozumel Cruise Tours is a cruise tour and destination programming
company covering Cozumel and the Mexican Caribbean. We design
itineraries that give passengers a genuine experience of the region,
not just a standard tourist route.
We have been operating in Cozumel long enough to know what actually
makes a trip worth remembering.
My degrees in Computer Science, Information Science, and Business Administration were not separate tracks. Each one trained a different part of how I think and build. Computer science taught me to model systems. Information science taught me how knowledge moves and shapes decisions. Business administration taught me how to build organizations that last. I use all three every day.
Recognized as a credible, informed voice on Ibogaine-assisted treatment for addiction and PTSD. Committed to responsible, evidence-based frameworks that protect patients and advance clinical access.
Building platforms that dismantle the geographic, financial, and informational barriers that keep those most in need from receiving effective, dignified care.
Every major business decision I make gets tested against a simple question: does this help or harm the people it touches? I believe companies built on ethical foundations last longer. Profitability and purpose can coexist. I build as if they must.
I follow the science on psychedelic-assisted therapy, neuroplasticity, and integrative medicine closely. What was fringe research a decade ago is now entering clinical trials. I intend to contribute to that shift, not just watch it happen.
Beyond individual healing — working toward policy reform, harm reduction networks, and community-based support ecosystems for those navigating addiction and mental health crises nationwide.
Addiction treatment is changing. The science is improving and the stigma is slowly lifting. I am working to accelerate both.
This is not a statistic to me. My mother was part of it. 107,000 people a year is not an abstraction when you have sat with the grief of losing someone to a disease with treatable options. Technology and real clinical care can move that number. That is what I am working on.
The gap between suffering and treatment is a systems problem. Access, cost, stigma, and misinformation keep people from care that exists and works. Every platform and program I build is designed to close that gap somewhere.
Peer-reviewed research on Ibogaine continues to show outcomes that mainstream pharmacotherapy cannot match. Advocating for responsible access, rigorous research, and sound clinical frameworks is not radical — it is the next logical step in evidence-based medicine.
AI and digital therapeutics are beginning to reshape what personalized care can look like. I am building tools in this space because the combination of good technology and skilled clinicians can reach people that neither could reach alone.
My thinking on ibogaine-assisted treatment, digital health technology, and what it takes to close the access gap in addiction care.
In 2017, I went through an Ibogaine treatment in a clinical setting. I was not expecting it to change my direction in life. This is what actually happened — and why the peer-reviewed research showing 60–80% opioid abstinence rates does not surprise me at all.
The science of psychedelic-assisted therapy is advancing faster than the systems built to deliver it. AI, digital therapeutics, and connected health platforms are the infrastructure layer this field is missing. That is the problem Quelm is built to solve.
80% of people with addiction never receive treatment. The barriers are systemic: cost, stigma, geography, and a lack of trusted information. My mother was one of those 80%. Every product I build is aimed at moving that number.
"I lost my mother to a disease that could have been treated. I was shown a path to healing that most people never find. Those two facts gave me one responsibility: build the bridges others couldn't, so no one has to face what she faced — or what I faced — without a way through."
If you are working in digital health, psychedelic-assisted therapy, wellness, or travel, I am open to connecting. I am also glad to hear from anyone navigating addiction or looking for guidance on treatment options.