Before DOGE, Bryton was the founder of a startup to help fish farmers improve their yields. While his background check was still being processed, he accompanied Tyler Hassen on a failed publicity stunt to order the DOI Bureau of Reclamation to release more water from reservoirs in Northern California as a publicity stunt about the wildfires much further south in LA. Since April, he has been serving as a senior advisor at the NOAA, where he likely has been reviewing contracts and programs for termination. This role would also give him involvement in regulations and oversight over America’s fisheries.