Joshua Rhines

CEO & Founder

Joshua founded CubCloud AI with the conviction that every Montana business deserves access to sovereign, world-class AI — regardless of size, budget, or technical sophistication. His path to AI infrastructure runs through an unlikely background: professional audio recording. Joshua spent years engineering and producing studio-quality recordings, developing a practitioner's instinct for the relationship between hardware, signal, and output quality — an instinct that translates directly to GPU infrastructure. He leads CubCloud's strategy, business development, and enterprise relationships, and serves as a founding member of the MontanAI Alliance. Joshua is active in the Montana High Tech Business Alliance, the MontanAI Alliance, and the Missoula Area Chamber of Commerce.

Brandon Smith

CTO & Co-Founder

Brandon Smith is the CTO of CubCloud AI — the Montana born organization developing micro AI processing centers in Montana, for Montana businesses, schools, facilities, and non-profits.

As a Chief Technology Officer and film director, Brandon operates at the intersection of creative and technical disciplines. His work spans the creation and development of blockchain technologies and autonomous robotics, alongside the writing and directing of several feature films — plus contributions to over 30 others, including classics such as Austin Powers, Blade, The Lord of the Rings, and many more.

Beyond technology and entertainment, Brandon has taught at multiple universities — including Salish Kootenai College and the University of Montana — in the areas of technology, leadership, and film production.

Drew Surratt

Chief Community Officer & Co-Founder

Born and raised in Missoula, MT, Drew graduated from the University of Montana and has built his career across nonprofit organizations, politics, and the technology industry.

Drew believes in the potential of artificial intelligence to improve everyday life and sees it as an important area for future growth. Outside of work, he spends time with his family and is an uncle to six nieces and nephews.

Justin Estrada

Lead Software Developer

Seasoned traditional React Native, NextJS & LAMP Stack developer. Justin has a passion for solving complex coding challenges, Justin transforms client visions into scalable, market-ready innovations — whether e-commerce platforms, affiliate systems, or cross-platform mobile apps — with a relentless focus on quality and efficiency.

Trained by senior engineers at Acorns Grow Incorporated, Justin brings hands-on full-stack expertise that blends traditional LAMP stack proficiency with modern hybrid approaches: Headless WordPress for robust admin interfaces, React Native for cross-platform mobile, and Next.js for high-performance web applications.

Justin now being teamed up with CubCloud is on the bleeding edge of Agentic software development orchestrating Agent swarsm to achieve the impossible in interstellar technologies!

Bryce Howard

Network Engineer & Systems Admin

Experienced IT professional with deep knowledge of systems and networking, specializing in Linux-based systems, large-scale networking technology, and cutting-edge AI integrations.

Joshua Nowak

Agentic Software Solutions Engineer

Joshua Nowak brings a background in software technology to CubCloud through his work founding and leading ZestStream LLC. His experience building software products and navigating the technical and commercial complexity of agentic infrastructure gives CubCloud a practitioner's perspective on the convergence of real-time compute, software delivery, and end-user experience.

John Bruce!!

Sales

Mac Strange-Bostone

Sales