Brandon Skinner
Chief Executive Officer & Owner
Brandon grew up in Vancouver, Washington. He has over 20 years of experience in the Merchant Services Industry and has built two processing companies. Riverside Payments, founded in 2014, quickly gained national recognition under his leadership. .
Brandon actively participates in the community and serves on the Board of the Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter of Susan G. Komen. He also partnered Riverside Payments with Dollar For, a charity that assists families in nationwide with medical bills.
Professionally successful, Brandon values being a good husband and father. His wife, Lana, and their four children are his top priority. He coaches youth hockey and supports his daughters in dance, music, and sports. Lana successfully leads a top team at Lipsense. Brandon looks forward to further growth in both his business and family.
Jason Reese
Chief Financial Officer & Owner
Jason Reese was born in Portland, Oregon. He started playing ice hockey at four. By fourteen, he joined the Tri-City Junior Americans. After hard work and dedication, he was drafted first round by the WHL’s Vancouver Giants at fifteen, launching his professional hockey career. Over seven years, he played in three countries, gaining important lessons about hockey and life. At twenty-five, he chose to settle down and start a family, ending his hockey career. His longtime friend and fellow player, Brandon Skinner, introduced him to merchant services. Sharing similar sales techniques, values, and future goals, they decided to start a business together, leading to the creation of Riverside Payments.
Fun facts about Jason:
He is an avid CrossFit enthusiast. Jason actively practices hockey recreationally in a senior league out of Jackson Hole Wyoming. Jason has an English Bulldog named after his favorite burger ever. BigMac.
Michael Offutt
Chief People & Performance Officer
Josh has nearly 20 years of experience in leadership and operations at Riverside Payments. He has built and grown companies of all sizes, from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies, in various industries like Payments, Financial Services, Real Estate, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Fintech.
He has collaborated with many business owners and is essential to the growth of the Riverside Payments brand and its impact on people's lives.
Josh started by building a financial planning practice in Central Oregon and quickly became a Partner, focusing on recruiting and training over 125 advisors across the state. After almost 12 years, he moved to Puerto Rico, where he created a rum distillery and a bar and music venue in San Juan. Following Hurricane Maria, Josh and his family returned to the U.S. to rebuild, leading him to a career in Merchant Services.
Fun Facts About Josh:
Joshua is married with three kids, two dogs, and a cat. He enjoys being active, snowboarding in winter and wakeboarding, surfing, or golfing in summer. He has run with bulls in Spain, surfed in Indonesia, danced in Ibiza, and admired temples in Thailand.
Joshua Jensen
Chief Operating Officer
Michael started at Riverside Payments in 2021 as the Director of Talent Acquisition. He quickly improved our talent attraction strategies. In January 2022, he launched a new department called the People & Performance team, dedicated to attracting, developing, and retaining top talent while enhancing organizational performance. This team has changed how we find and support our employees.
Before Riverside, Michael spent five years at a global consulting and staffing firm, helping over 150 organizations improve their HR strategies. He has vast experience aiding fast-growing businesses with cultural changes, strategic planning, and organizational performance. Additionally, he worked for five years with one of the largest Chiropractic franchise networks, focusing on development and operational excellence in Southern California. Michael is committed to building a world-class culture and achieving maximum performance, positioning him to support Riverside as it grows.
Fun Facts about Michael:
Michael is a cat dad with two cats. He enjoys learning and can recommend good podcasts. He used to be a competitive dancer and musical theater performer. Michael moved from Southern California to the Pacific Northwest in 2016.
Tyler Jacobs
Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel
Tyler grew up in Vancouver, Washington. He obtained a B.S. in Economics from the University of Arizona in Tucson and later earned his J.D. from Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, studying at both its Phoenix and Washington, D.C. campuses.
Tyler is licensed to practice law in California and Washington State. Prior to joining Riverside Payments as its General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Tyler was a Litigation Associate at a national law firm in its Orange County and Los Angeles offices. While in law school, Tyler also gained legal experience at a Fortune 500 company, a federal government agency, and the U.S. Senate. Tyler’s areas of practice include payments, financial services, commercial litigation, employment law, and general corporate and compliance matters.
Fun Facts about Tyler:
Tyler enjoys reading, traveling, and forgiving golf courses. He is also a dedicated runner. Tyler is a sports enthusiast who has attended games at 16 MLB ballparks and 11 college football stadiums. Tyler is a fan of the Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and University of Arizona Wildcats.