In Episode 3, Pierre Rochard is joined by special guest, Lyle Theriot, Head of Construction at Riot. Lyle discusses how he started in Bitcoin mining by building out a 1 megawatt facility in Louisiana, his teams role in building and scaling Riot's Rockdale Facility, and the Company's vision toward building North America's leading Bitcoin-driven infrastructure platform. Meet Lyle Lyle Theriot has served as the COO of Whinstone since 2018 and brings his vast knowledge of construction operations to the Riot leadership team. As one of the founders of Whinstone, Lyle leveraged his transformational operating skills in quickly building Whinstone into North America’s most significant Bitcoin hosting facility in just a few short years. Lyle shared success within Whinstone has been his ability to design and build quickly & provide custom design and adapting this to the unique nature of the new and ever-changing Bitcoin industry. For his efforts as COO of Whinstone, Lyle was awarded the 2020 Texas Economic Development Council - Community Economic Development Award for Secondary Benefit for the Whinstone Data Center Project. Starting his career in construction management focusing on communication and team building, Lyle gained the needed skills to effectively solve complex construction problems and build with speed and efficiency. As a mentor and leader of talent, Lyle leverages his relationship and coaching skills to develop effective, high-performing staff members. Follow Blocktime on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlocktimebyRiot Follow Blocktime on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RiotPlatforms/podcasts