Curriculum vitae
Experience, practice,
and careful inquiry.
Jim Butcher / Houston, Texas
Public page updated October 22, 2026. Profile evidence reviewed October 14; research retains its own dated records.
Financial-services leader working in commercial lending, receivables financing, business development, and client relationships. I also direct human-guided, AI-assisted software, learning, research, and creative projects, retaining evidence, review gates, and human release decisions.
Martial arts background
Jim Butcher began training at Bushi Ban Clear Lake in September 2002. His background connects martial-arts practice, teaching, school leadership, strength breaking and service to the Sport Karate Museum. He reports seventh-degree recognition in 2025 through Sport Karate Museum and American Fitness and Martial Art (AFMA).
The 2013 USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame certificate records Breaking Master of the Year. Later Celebrity Martial Arts Hall of Fame recognition in 2025 and 2026 is reported by Jim, with ceremony details still to be documented. Historical teaching, school leadership and museum service are described with their evidence limits.
Read the training chronology, recognition and museum background →
Professional experience
Vice President
American Prudential Capital, Houston
Apr 2022 - Present
Working-capital and receivables-financing conversations, documentation, and relationships with business owners and financial professionals.
Assistant Vice President, Sales
Stellar Bank, Houston
Jun 2016 - Jun 2026
Business development and client relationships in commercial factoring and accounts-receivable financing.
Commercial Lender
Allegiance Bank, Greater Houston
Jun 2016 - Dec 2022
Commercial lending. Listed dates overlap the later Stellar/APC history and are retained as reported rather than added together as separate years of experience.
Real Estate Broker
Freelance
Nov 2002 - Present
Professional role as reported; this page is not a fresh licensing-regulator verification.
Martial Arts Instructor / School Leader
American Fitness & Martial Arts, Santa Fe
Historical teaching and school leadership
The historical resume lists a master-instructor role from November 2009; AFMA identifies Jim as a Santa Fe instructor in 2013. Full tenure and current status are not established by the October 23, 2026 career profile. September 2002 is the start of training, not an instructor start date.
Commercial Real Estate Broker / Property Manager
Capital Trust Real Estate & Investments, Houston
Nov 2002 - Jun 2016
Broker: Nov 2002 - Jun 2016. Property manager: Sep 2011 - Jun 2016.
Daycare Provider / Martial Arts Instructor
AFMA SF, LLC, Santa Fe, Texas
Jan 2011 - Apr 2018
Childcare and martial-arts instruction.
Education & distinctions
Master of Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Business Administration and Management, 2012 - 2014
Bachelor's degree
Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business
Banking and Financial Support Services, 2019
Bachelor's degree
Kaplan University
Legal Studies, 2011 - 2016
Bachelor's degree
University of Metaphysics
Religion / Religious Studies, 2013
Honorary PhD
International University of San Diego
Martial Sciences, 2013. Honorary distinction, not an earned research doctorate or an AI qualification.
Continuing education
Master AI with Gemini - Santander Open Academy. Course completion confirmed by the provider email received October 21, 2026. This is continuing education, not an academic degree or Google professional certification.
Skills
Commercial lending; receivables financing; financial analysis; business development; relationship management; communication; networking; project direction; evidence review; process documentation.
Independent research & software
Project direction and AI-assisted software development, with dated evidence, retained limitations, and separate author-check and independent-acceptance states. The combined portfolio dated October 19 adds local learning tools, books, music, R640/HP pilots, and finite applied studies. Earlier articles preserve their October 14/15 snapshots; newer technical results remain source-reported, not freshly rerun or independently accepted by this website update. Proposed studies are not completed experiments; no frontier-model superiority, performance savings, awards, or research affiliations are implied.
Research articles and catalogs → / Dated research resume →
Selected project areas
- Learning software: Codecraft, Wordwise, World History Quest, Wordbridge, and other local prototypes; documented features are not educator validation or learning gains.
- Everyday tools: Calculator Library, Pantry and Plate, Fieldwork, and Little Dojo; financial, health, nutrition, and user-review limits remain.
- Creative work: original book and game projects, recording and lyric preservation, and music channels; manuscript, rights, and release gates are retained.
- AI reliability: bounded retrieval and coding pilots, source-preserving workflows, checkpoint tests, and separate format, correctness, and acceptance checks.
- Applied computation: descriptive travel, food-loss and energy analyses, finite Goldbach enumeration, and the HELIOS numerical prototype; no causal, conjecture-proof, hardware, or novelty claim.
- Research planning: 69 AI topics, including four prepared but not admitted or tested and one blocked. All 69 have no scientific execution.
Read the combined professional and creative portfolio →
Professional communication
Houston Market/Intel Brief: a weekly LinkedIn newsletter for bankers, lenders, advisors, business owners, and client-facing professionals. Professional communication, not a peer-reviewed research publication.