WHO WE ARE

Dan Austin

Managing Director Board – Co-Founder

Dan is a 28-year veteran of corporate development with a focus on helping companies, clients, and family offices leverage financial markets, tier 1 bank trading opportunities, and the adoption of digital currency, tokenization, AI and blockchain.  His relative experience over the past decade has been in FinTech, financial markets, Humanitarian project funding, investment consultancy, cryptocurrency exchange, currency movement, future tech, blockchain, Machine Learning AI, digital marketing, data monetization, eCommerce, lead generation and SaaS solutions industries.

Dan has a proven track record for helping companies achieve successful exits, with an emphasis in executive leadership, corporate investment management, project management, business development, corporate strategy, sales and business growth.  Dan has led some of the most innovative blockchain, interactive media, digital marketing, and software development teams of the Internet’s first three decades working as an entrepreneur or for and with fortune 100 bands.  As Managing Partner, Dan is responsible for overseeing capital raising, finance implementation, contracts, distribution relationships, and board management.

Dan Attended Sonoma State University. While attending that institution, he excelled on the Baseball diamond as the only three-year team captain in the school’s history and was named academic All-American.

Dan’s passions are his family, his faith, clean food, fitness, personal development and teaching.  He spends his weekends outdoors with his wife and their six kids.

Maryanne Trinidad

Managing Director Board – Co-Founder

Maryanne Trinidad began a successful business career two decades ago as a Critical Care Liaison, exercising her knowledge and skillset in the field of nursing, community relations, business management and project entrepreneurship. Through building diverse business relationships and expanding her network beyond the healthcare industry, she extended her business reach into international markets to include the UK, United Arab Emirates, Asia and Africa working with global leaders on Humanitarian initiatives. These initiatives have lead her to be instrumental in global humanitarian project funding, and Tier 1 Bank trading industry. She now oversees Unio Capital Partners humanitarian project selection, intake management and capital deployment practice. For NEG Maryanne will serve as a Managing Director and oversee global relationships and new market opportunities.

Over the course of 27 years, she has grown to be proficient in International Business Relations, Project Advisory, and Strategic Partnerships in a wide spectrum of industries such as top tier banking and finance, commodities, clean energy medical technologies innovation, with a strong focus on humanitarian projects.

Tyler Devin

Managing Director Board – Co-Founder

Born in Alberta, Canada, and growing up in an energy impoverished house Tyler got first hand experience of what it feels like to not have enough resources to pay for the simple necessities like food and heat.  This is where Tyler’s passion for giving back and humanitarian efforts was born.   He now resides in St. Petersburg, Florida, and has been an entrepreneur since 2006 After he left the mechanical design field.  Tyler Started his professional life as a Mechanical designer at Fransen Engineering working on oil and gas projects.  He moved on to Allnorth Engineering to continue his mechanical design work in the Canadian oil and gas industry.

In 2010 Tyler started what is now Blue Modo Media and has led that company’s growth to over $100M in revenue selling leads to multi-billion-dollar public companies and national brands, which has generated $100’s of millions of dollars in sales. Blue Modo’s clients include mortgage companies, auto insurance companies, legal firms, healthcare companies, and many others. 

Tyler also currently manages a real estate portfolio valued over $100M owning assets in the multi- family low income neighborhoods, condominium construction, commercial and industrial space. He has been involved in projects including ground-up construction and the revitalization of distressed assets.

Tyler is looking forward to being a founding member of the NEG Managing Directors Board overseeing investment sector opportunities, sourcing strategic relationships and to creating an everlasting impact on the planet for generations to come.

Romano Muniz

Managing Director Board – Co-Founder

Romano possesses a distinguished background as a seasoned business executive and entrepreneur. For the past 15 years, he has honed his expertise in unconventional real estate acquisition, corporate finance, real estate development, and systems integration, feeding his current role as one of NEG’s Board of Managing Directors to oversee the NEG Subsidy program and Energy Improvised community outreach expansion.

Romano’s professional passions extend to a focus on diversification, humanitarian outreach, and scaling real estate operations. This vision has culminated in the management of a formidable asset portfolio exceeding $100M in aggregate value. His portfolio encompasses a diverse array of real estate assets, including industrial/infrastructure assets, power production, multi-family, commercial properties, distressed assets, and new construction projects.

Residing in St. Petersburg, FL with his wife and two children, Romano’s passion for real estate and marketing is evident through his innovative strategies and track record of driving impactful results. His ambition is grounded in a firm commitment to the present decisions that will reverberate across generations. Romano looks forward with enthusiasm to the role that the NEG team will play in realizing this vision on a global scale.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Romano is deeply committed to global humanitarian efforts. His life’s mission, “to serve those whom I’ll never meet,” drives him to engage in initiatives that bring positive change to underserved communities worldwide. This unwavering dedication to humanitarian causes is a testament to his belief in the power of collective action and the impact it can have on a global scale.

David O’Dell

Project Engineer

David O’Dell has over three decades of experience in the energy sector. David received his Mechanical Engineering degree in 1987 from Texas Tech University. Mr. O’Dell started Entex, now CenterPoint Energy, in 1988 as an entry-level Distribution System Engineer and Project Manager. Following his role with Entex in 1994, Mr. O’Dell became Manager of Engineering and Design for Atmos Energy, splitting his time between Dallas, Texas and Denver, Colorado. David’s next role took him to Little Rock, Arkansas and back to CenterPoint Energy, ARKLA.

In 2005, David came back to Texas as the Vice President for TexStar Field Services and Blackbrush Oil & Gas. He then helped to form and lead several entities across San Antonio, Boerne and Houston, Texas for companies such as Regency Gas Services, Triangle Energy Services and Junction Pipeline Services. Since 2010, David has worked in Houston, Texas where he served as Senior Vice President of Asset Development for Fairway Energy Partners until 2016. David also held executive positions for companies such as Gullet & Associates Inc. and Bay Limited Inc. and Director of Engineering for NFG Energy before joining the NEG team.

Notable Positions Held:
Utility Notification Center Of Colorado, Board of Directors
BlackBrush Oil and Gas, Board of Directors
Previously held US DOE security clearance

$140m crude oil storage and marine loading facility; responsibilities included all technical aspects of project management from development to design, budgeting, permitting, procurement, to construction support and customer interaction.
Bay Limited pipeline project; directed the engineering and development of new midstream projects for Bay. Duties included all aspects of project execution from initial strategic planning through budgeting, permitting, engineering, procurement, construction and final operation. developed $100-500 million in oil and gas projects.

Triangle Energy Services Junction Pipeline; provided Engineering, Operations, and Regulatory Compliance services for midstream pipeline company.  Triangle was formed to explore an opportunity to acquire and initialize or re-sell dormant crude oil gathering systems across the continental United States. I organized the team to develop capital budgets and project implementation plans for entire company.
CenterPoint Energy Project; managed project development, strategic planning, and capital budgets to implement an accelerated replacement program for gas mains and service lines for its Arkansas gas utility (Arkla).

Darrell Betts

Chief Real Estate Officer

Darrell L. Betts, CCIM is a Principal with the Capital Markets group of Avison Young and oversees the representation for dispositions of investment properties owned by financial institutions, pension funds, REIT’s and private investors.
In 2010, he was recruited by Avison Young to lead the company’s Capital Markets practice in Texas and the Southwest U.S. Over the past three decades, he has facilitated over $10 billion worth of real estate transactions.

Darrell has had a distinguished and award-winning career that spans more than 30 years. The Houston Business Journal has consistently named him to the “Heavy Hitter: Investment Brokers” list. He was the sixth-ranking Avison Young “Top Sales Professional” for 2018, was the recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award in 2017, 2019 – 2021 which recognizes the top producers globally and the firm’s 2011 “Top Producer” in the U.S. for Capital Markets.

WFE Security; Darrell L. Betts, CCIM is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Water Food Energy Security for Humanity (WFE Security). He oversees all operations.
$12.5B Commercial Realestate Assets; Mr. Betts has procured over $12.5B in commercial real estate assets. WFE currently is closing another $8B in infrastructure assets.
Humanitarian Projects; Mr. Betts has had a distinguished and award-winning career that spans more than 35 years, he has been involved with and currently developing humanitarian projects around the world.