Jonathan Hood Hood

Due diligence and public-records research professional with UK Government service and hands-on experience in chain of title, corporate ownership tracing, asset discovery, and UCC Article 9 secured transactions. Founder of a legal-intelligence platform that maps public commercial filings to governing statute. Produces source-verified written reports, reconciles conflicting documentary evidence, and works independently on complex multi-jurisdiction research.

Founder & Principal, Commercial Due Diligence at Steel Bloom Capital (2023 – Present)

• Conduct due diligence on distressed land acquisitions, judicial sales, and judgment-backed assets.
• Research historical chains of title through county recording offices; review deeds, mortgages, easements, restrictive covenants, tax records, and recorded encumbrances.
• Trace ownership and control across related entities using Secretary of State filings, court records, building department records, and estate files.
• Reconcile conflicting documentary evidence across multiple public record sources; prepare written reports supporting acquisition and enforcement decisions.
• Research UCC Article 9 issues including attachment, perfection, and fixture filings.

Representative Project — Distressed Property at Steel Bloom Capital

• Full due diligence on a rural parcel, including 100+ year chain-of-title research, easement and utility access analysis, and subdivision history. Acquired at foreclosure for $3,000; independently appraised at $80,000 following title and development work.

Representative Project — Commercial Asset Investigation at Steel Bloom Capital

• Researched property records, corporate filings, permits, and court records to map ownership relationships and identify reachable assets supporting judgment enforcement; findings handed to counsel for execution.

Founder at HeirSure LLC / UCC-Chain (2025 – Present)

• Designed and built UCC-Chain, a legal-intelligence platform linking public UCC filing records to the statutes that govern them, with tamper-evident on-chain verification.
• Built data pipelines ingesting and normalizing public filing data for four state jurisdictions (NY, OH, CO, CT); Colorado in production.
• Built a 50-state repository of official statutory sources and traceable source-provenance workflows, so every report finding links back to a verifiable public record.
• Full-stack build: Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, smart contracts, authentication, and payments.

Pro-Consul (NY, NJ, PA, CT) at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — British Consulate-General, New York (2022-09 – Present)

• Manage a complex consular caseload requiring independent investigation, documentary analysis, and detailed written reporting.
• Verify identity, legal status, and entitlement against state, federal, and international records; resolve conflicting information.
• Liaise with law enforcement, courts, hospitals, and government agencies in the US and overseas.
• Handle confidential information to UK Government security standards.
• Designated Safeguarding Officer, Americas Network (Jul 2025 – Present): safeguarding risk assessment, governance, and policy compliance across the region's consular teams.

Security Officer at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — UK Mission to the UN & British Consulate-General, New York (2022-05 – 2022-09)

Corporate Security at Perfect Building Management (2021-11 – 2022-05)

• Implemented and monitored security protocols at diplomatic missions, including the Jamaican Consulate General and the Kenyan Mission to the United Nations.

Caretaker / Manager at The DA Beach Club (2019-12 – 2021-07)

Conveyancing Assistant at BLB Solicitors (2014 – 2018)

• Searched HM Land Registry records to establish property ownership, title, and encumbrances.
• Identified discrepancies in title documentation, third-party claims, and competing interests.
• Prepared chain-of-evidence reports supporting residential and commercial transactions.

Adult Access Officer (Intake) at London Borough of Merton Social Services (2009-04 – 2011-09)

• Assessed eligibility for adult social care against statutory criteria; created and reviewed case records.

BA (Hons) in Social Work – University of Chichester (2011 – 2014)

BA Theology studies – University of Roehampton (2007 – 2009)