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<h4 id="secretary-of-states-office-state-of-wyoming">Secretary of State’s Office, State of Wyoming</h4>
<p><strong>Director of the Business Division</strong> | <strong>Wyoming</strong> | <strong>April 2023 - Present</strong></p>
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<li>Manage Business Filing Division, covering LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships, Trusts, &c.</li>
<li>Address complex filing issues arising during the operation of the Office.</li>
<li>Provide advice and background on statutory and rule changes affecting the Business Division.</li>
<li>Supervise Business Division staff.</li>
<li>Provide testimony to the Wyoming Legislature on the operation of the Business Division, and coordinate the interaction of the Division with Legislators, other Executive agencies, and the public.</li>
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<h4 id="distributed-hash">Distributed Hash</h4>
<p><strong>Member</strong> | <strong>Wyoming</strong> | <strong>January 2022 - Present</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Design and build out of Bitcoin ASIC hosting facility</li>
<li>Construct custom measurement and reporting software</li>
<li>Generate and publish public reports & insights</li>
<li>Regulatory outreach with municipal and county governments in Wyoming and Colorado</li>
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<h4 id="rhea-hospitality">Rhea Hospitality</h4>
<p><strong>Principal and Manager</strong> | <strong>Cary, NC & Las Vegas, NV</strong> | <strong>November 2007 - April 2023</strong></p>
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<li>Raised $5.5M for acquisition and renovation of The Retreat on Charleston Peak, a hotel outside of Las Vegas.</li>
<li>Lobbied for and negotiated a public-private partnership between Memento Mori, LLC and the Town of Cary, NC, for the construction of the Mayton Inn, a $14.5M, 45-room boutique hotel, with ~$4M in incentives and Town-backed loans.</li>
<li>Raised $3.5M in private equity, $11M in private loan funds, and $2.5M in public loans for the Mayton Inn.</li>
<li>Developed and submitted the site plan, minor special use permit, development review board, and variance applications for the Inn.</li>
<li>Negotiated construction and development contracts with a variety of trades and vendors.</li>
<li>Financed, built, and opened The King’s Daughters Inn during the market downturn of 2008-2009.</li>
<li>Managed outside counsel in the successful syndication of federal and state historic tax credits during the market crash of 2008.</li>
<li>Oversee all aspects of IT, bookkeeping, reservations, and guest relations.</li>
<li>Develop in-house tools to assist in the automation and execution of work tasks by others.</li>
<li>Develop and maintain several tools which integrated data from three separate POS systems and timeclocks, resulting in a net savings of 10 hours of labor per payroll run.</li>
<li>Spearheaded a project to design and implement a custom communications system which saved the company $100k.</li>
<li>Constructed internal business intelligence analytical tools and data visualizations using Python, SQL & Flask.</li>
<li>Successfully guided the development or acquisition, and the subsequent operation, of three hotels, and a total of 135 employees.</li>
<li>Build and maintain the data infrastructure for the business, including cloud services such as AWS, DigitalOcean, and Azure.</li>
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<h4 id="phd-posters-llc">PhD Posters, LLC</h4>
<p><strong>Member and General Counsel</strong> | <strong>Durham, NC</strong> | <strong>November 2005 - April 2023</strong></p>
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<li>Address complex laws, rules and regulations related to an online business with physical locations in multiple jurisdictions.</li>
<li>Work with overseas counsel to establish Canadian subsidiary for international expansion.</li>
<li>Manage all in-house legal work, including trademark acquisition, drafting of licensing agreements, and devising the route for expanding the business model.</li>
<li>Oversee the adoption of new licensees, from initial contact to execution of the license agreement.</li>
<li>Help grow the company, which has expanded from a singe site to the current eight locations.</li>
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<h4 id="foundation-for-individual-rights-in-education-fire">Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)</h4>
<p><strong>Senior Program Officer</strong> | <strong>Philadelphia, PA</strong> | <strong>May 2015 - January 2016</strong><br>
<strong>IT Consultant</strong> | <strong>Philadelphia, PA</strong> | <strong>July 2020 - Present</strong></p>
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<li>Researched university speech codes, classifying them with respect to constitutionality.</li>
<li>Communicate with university staff to discuss and educate regarding the constitutionality of speech codes.</li>
<li>Provided ad-hoc assistance with technical matters (IT support, website support, etc.).</li>
<li>Using Python, developed and deployed a tool to more efficiently track which universities needed to be updated, and which staffer had most recently made updates.</li>
<li>Design, build, and deploy new internal phone system based on 3CX.</li>
<li>Manage the transition from Lastpass to Okta for internal security controls.</li>
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<h4 id="triangle-apartment-association">Triangle Apartment Association</h4>
<p><strong>Government Affairs Director</strong> | <strong>Raleigh, NC</strong> | <strong>January 2008 - March 2009</strong></p>
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<li>Developed and directed governmental and regulatory policies and objectives; coordinate the operations of the organization as related to government relations.</li>
<li>Analyzed facts, laws, cases, rules and regulations, and applied findings to determine the potential impact on the association’s constituency. Provided education to the membership regarding ongoing developments.</li>
<li>Analyzed proposed legislative actions and determined the potential impact on the association’s membership.</li>
<li>Interfaced with elected officials at all levels (municipal, state and Federal), of all political parties, to advocate for positive changes in the legal and regulatory environment.</li>
<li>Coordinated with friendly groups to increase our overall impact.</li>
<li>Monitored legislative and regulatory activities and developed positions on such.</li>
<li>Educated association members on the legislative and regulatory environment, and coordinated member responses.</li>
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<h4 id="duke-university-school-of-law">Duke University School of Law</h4>
<p><strong>Faculty Fellow for IP Law</strong> | <strong>Durham, NC</strong> | <strong>January 2005 - August 2006</strong></p>
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<li>Faculty fellow under the Center for the study of Public Genomics.</li>
<li>Researched the effects of software patents owned by universities, with specific foci on the creation and dissemination of genomic data.</li>
<li>Developed and taught upper-level law course on Intellectual Property Licensing.</li>
<li>Work both independently and collaboratively to produce and publish academic research, and engage in periodic academic conferences and meetings to present findings.</li>
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<h2 id="academic-experience">Academic Experience</h2>
<p><strong>Duke University Medical Center</strong> | <strong>Durham, NC</strong> | <strong>August 2006 - August 2007</strong><br>
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics<br>
<strong>Duke University School of Law</strong> | <strong>Durham, NC</strong> | <strong>January 2005 - August 2006</strong><br>
Faculty Fellow, The Center for the Study of Public Genomics</p>
<h2 id="education">Education</h2>
<p><strong>Duke University Graduate School</strong> | <strong>Durham, NC</strong> | <strong>December 2004</strong><br>
M.S. Biomedical Engineering<br>
<strong>Duke University School of Law</strong> | <strong>Durham, NC</strong> | <strong>May 2003</strong><br>
J.D. <em>Cum Laude</em><br>
<strong>Carnegie Mellon University</strong> | <strong>Pittsburgh, PA</strong> | <strong>May 2000</strong><br>
B.S. Biology, Concentration in Computational Biology; Minor in Chemistry; Minor in Policy and Management</p>
<h2 id="professional-licenses">Professional Licenses</h2>
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<li>Wyoming Licensed Attorney, <strong>#8-7039</strong></li>
<li>North Carolina Licensed Attorney, <strong>#31468</strong></li>
<li>Licensed before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, <strong>#52782</strong></li>
<li>North Carolina Real Estate Commission, <strong>#250323</strong> (INACTIVE)</li>
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<h2 id="publications">Publications</h2>
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<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; The BITCOIN Act of 2024 - A brief overview of the recently proposed bill by Senator Cynthia Lummis to accumulate Bitcoin in a strategic US Reserve. BitcoinMagazine.com (2024-08-02). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/the-bitcoin-act-of-2024-">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/the-bitcoin-act-of-2024-</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; The Federal Reserve, Cusotodia Bank, and The Battle For Sovereignty - A Review of the Amicus Briefs in the Custodia Case. BitcoinMagazine.com (2024-07-05). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/the-federal-reserve-custodia-bank-and-the-battle-for-constitutional-sovereignty">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/the-federal-reserve-custodia-bank-and-the-battle-for-constitutional-sovereignty</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; Supreme Court Decision Overturns <em>Chevron</em>: a Victory for Judicial Authority and Bitcoin. BitcoinMagazine.com (2024-06-28). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/supreme-court-decision-overturns-chevron-a-victory-for-judicial-authority-and-bitcoin">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/supreme-court-decision-overturns-chevron-a-victory-for-judicial-authority-and-bitcoin</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; NRA & Cantero in the Supreme Court: Implications For Operation Choke Point 2.0 And Custodia Bank. BitcoinMagazine.com (2024-05-31). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/nra-cantero-cases-implications-for-operation-choke-point-2-0-and-custodia-bank">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/nra-cantero-cases-implications-for-operation-choke-point-2-0-and-custodia-bank</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; Final Agreement on EIA Emergency Survey Released. BitcoinMagazine.com (2024-03-01). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/final-agreement-on-eia-emergency-survey-released">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/final-agreement-on-eia-emergency-survey-released</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; EIA Emergency Survey Preliminary Injunction Hearing Canceled Yesterday. BitcoinMagazine.com (2024-02-29). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/eia-emergency-survey-preliminary-injuction-hearing-canceled-yesterday">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/eia-emergency-survey-preliminary-injuction-hearing-canceled-yesterday</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; Riot Platforms And Texas Bitcoin Council Seek Injunction Against Survey. BitcoinMagazine.com (2024-02-23). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/miners-vs-the-eia-hearing-in-waco-texas">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/miners-vs-the-eia-hearing-in-waco-texas</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; Resisting The EIA: One Possible Playbook. BitcoinMagazine.com (2024-02-13). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/resisting-the-eia-one-possible-playbook">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/resisting-the-eia-one-possible-playbook</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; High Fees VS. “High Fees”: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Mempool. BitcoinMagazine.com (2024-01-05). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/high-fees-vs-high-fees-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-mempool">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/high-fees-vs-high-fees-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-mempool</a></li>
<li>Robert Warren and <strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; Beyond the kWh: Factors That Bitcoin Miners Need To Consider. BitcoinMagazine.com (2022-07-14). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/factors-bitcoin-miners-need-to-consider">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/factors-bitcoin-miners-need-to-consider</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; West Virginia Vs. EPA: Good News For Bitcoin, Beyond The Obvious. BitcoinMagazine.com (2022-07-01). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/west-virginia-epa-supreme-court-bitcoin">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/west-virginia-epa-supreme-court-bitcoin</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; What Bitcoiners Need to Know About Jury Nullification in a Hostile Legal System. BitcoinMagazine.com (2022-04-03). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/future-jury-nullification-for-bitcoin-users">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/future-jury-nullification-for-bitcoin-users</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; Economically Incentivized Innovation Sets Bitcoin Apart: Unitary Money. BitcoinMagazine.com (2022-03-31). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/innovation-sets-bitcoin-apart">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/innovation-sets-bitcoin-apart</a></li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong>, Mark Maraia, and Heidi Porter; Bitcoin For Small Businesses: Front Line Options. BitcoinMagazine.com (2022-03-16). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-for-small-businesses-options">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-for-small-businesses-options</a></li>
<li>Heidi Porter, Mark Maraia, and <strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; Bitcoin and the Smallest Businesses: Cantillon Effects and Why They Need Bitcoin. BitcoinMagazine.com (2022-01-29). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/why-small-businesses-need-bitcoin">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/why-small-businesses-need-bitcoin</a></li>
<li>Heidi Porter, Mark Maraia, and <strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; Bitcoin and Business: What is your Bitcoin strategy? BitcoinMagazine.com (2022-01-10). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-and-businesses-a-bitcoin-strategy">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/bitcoin-and-businesses-a-bitcoin-strategy</a></li>
<li>Rick Poach and <strong>Colin Crossman</strong>; Bitcoin Community Projects Communicate the Message of Freedom. BitcoinMagazine.com (2021-10-31). Available at: <a href="https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-community-projects-freedom">https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-community-projects-freedom</a></li>
<li>U.S. Patent No. 9,364,012 (issued Jun. 14, 2016). (<strong>Colin R. Crossman</strong>, attorney of record)</li>
<li>Kepler, T.; <strong>Crossman, C.</strong>; Cook-Deegan, R.; Metastasizing patent claims on BRCA1. Genomics (2010)
doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2010.03.003</li>
<li><strong>Crossman, C.</strong>; Arming our Enemies: How parallel imports could increase Anti-microbial resistance. 2006 North Carolina Journal of International Law & Commercial Regulation. Vol 31(4): 823-845.</li>
<li>Reichman J.H, Rai, A, Uhlir P, and <strong>Crossman C.</strong>; Pathways across the Valley of Death: Novel intellectual property strategies for accelerated drug discovery. 2008 Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics, Vol 8(1).</li>
<li><strong>Colin Crossman</strong> & Arti Rai, A Brief History of BioPerl (December 2, 2005). Available at: <a href="https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/faculty_scholarship/3686">https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/faculty_scholarship/3686</a></li>
<li>Webbink, <strong>Crossman</strong>, Griffin, and Silverstein; Red Hat’s Comments to the Joint FTC/DOJ hearing on Competition and Intellectual Property Law, March 20, 2002. <a href="http://www.ftc.gov/opp/intellect/020320webbink.pdf">http://www.ftc.gov/opp/intellect/020320webbink.pdf</a> (alternate link: <a href="/020320webbink.pdf">https://crc32.com/020320webbink.pdf</a>)</li>
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