Jim Butcher, PhD MBA MBA, University of Phoenix. PhD: honorary distinction in Martial Sciences, International University of San Diego (2013), not an earned research doctorate. Curriculum Vitae Houston, Texas, United States https://jimbutcherstudio.com/cv/ Public page updated 2026-10-22; profile evidence reviewed 2026-10-14. 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). Early progression: September 2002 training start; provisional black belt in 2006; First Degree in 2007; Second Degree in 2009. AFMA Third Dan certificate: September 8, 2012. Fourth-degree correspondence: 2014-2015. Jim reports Fifth Degree in 2018 (Sport Karate Museum, AFMA, WMARA), Sixth Degree in 2021 and Seventh Degree in 2025 (Sport Karate Museum and AFMA). 2013 USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame: Breaking Master of the Year, August 10, 2013, supported by a certificate reproduction and contemporary AFMA announcement. Jim separately reports Celebrity Martial Arts Hall of Fame recognition in 2025 and 2026; ceremony and category records remain to be collected. Teaching emphasizes confidence, discipline, achievable goals and helping children find their voice. Historical Santa Fe school leadership and museum service are not a claim of uninterrupted current tenure. The sport-karate history collaboration with Professor Gary Lee remains in review, not a published book. Updated from the October 23, 2026 career profile, revision R3. Early dates and the 2018, 2021 and 2025 promotions are Jim-reported autobiographical information. Historical certificate reproductions and correspondence support the earlier milestones in this summary; they are not independent issuer authentication. The private dossier and its email links are not published here. Full public background: https://jimbutcherstudio.com/martial-arts/ 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 AND 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. RESEARCH 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. 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. Full public portfolio: https://jimbutcherstudio.com/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. SOURCE AND REVIEW LIMITS Professional roles and education are self-reported profile information reviewed October 14, 2026, not independently authenticated transcripts or a current employment/license audit. Present refers to that review date. Overlapping bank-role dates are retained, not combined into invented tenure. One ambiguously worded certificate is withheld pending clarification. Private funding contacts, applications, references, raw logs, and machine-access details are excluded. Professional contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-butcher-phd-mba-0208b621a/