I'm an entrepreneur, web developer and product designer based out of Portland, Oregon. I live here with my wife and two children.

I grew up in the green mountain state in an off-the-grid solar powered home in rural Vermont. After graduating high school I attended the University of Vermont where I studied everything from computer science to film & media. Throughout my time in school, I held numerous jobs including snowboard coach, steamroller operator, golf course turf artist, and lobster fisherman.
After bouncing back and forth between the west and east coasts for a couple of years after graduating from UVM, I moved to Santa Barbara, California, and started my career in technology and entrepreneurship. I also picked up surfing and produced a handful of award winning adventure documentary films. In 2014 I moved to Portland and continued my career in tech. I've founded multiple companies and have held various roles ranging from sales and marketing to web development and product design. Check out my LinkedIn to see my work history.   When not working, I like to spend time exploring the mountains and coast with my family and friends.

I'm currently working full time at EMURGO to launch and scale Fibo.art, a Cardano NFT marketplace empowering creators and collectors for a positive social impact.

Past projects that I have worked on:

  • SecretDecks
    SecretDecks® is all about Tarot and how to communicate with Your subconscious. Collect, trade & use digital artworks in the SecretDecks® Apps.
  • NFT DAO
    The NFT-DAO is a community, governance and organisational framework upon which future NFT platforms can be peer-produced for the Cardano blockchain. The purpose of the NFT-DAO is to support the social, economic and technical infrastructure for NFT solutions on Cardano
  • Cinefund
    A decentralized crowdfunding platform for film and video projects.
  • Nombolo
    A mobile application for posting and requesting video based on geolocation.
  • Hovrtek
    An web platform that allows the booking of on-demand drone pilots.
  • Red Tide Pictures
    An adventure media production house.
  • Sustainable Food Lab
    Building the know-how, tools and partnerships for sustainable food supply chains of the future.
  • Cool Farm Tool
    An industry platform for sustainable agriculture metric development and use.
I help early stage organizations bootstrap ideas and validate product market fit through market research, rapid prototyping, testing and iteration. Send an email to tylerwales@protonmail.com to get in touch.