He's passionate about building scalable, data driven web apps, especially ones that address old problems with new tech! For instance, how the Internet of Things is disrupting very old businesses/biz models, and how data visualization is helping humans interface with more and more complex information. Before Treehouse he Cofounded and led GraphAlchemist, a Portland based firm providing full stack web development, analytics, and data visualization to high potential startups, medical researchers, and Fortune 500s. Huston has lived and worked in the Middle East and he completed a Master's Degree in International Policy at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. He has a background in Private Equity Finance and Commercial Real Estate. He is a speaker of Arabic, an Ultra-marathoner, and a Crossfit certified trainer.