Shane McNamara is the founder and CEO of Arriva, the relocation marketplace for people moving to Latin America. He's also the founder and CEO of Bellum K9 and Southcom K9, two working-dog companies operating across the U.S. and Latin America.

Before building companies from Panama, Shane served in the United States Air Force. He relocated to Panama on the Pensionado visa and has since built his life, businesses, and family routines around Panama City — which is why Arriva's Panama and Costa Rica coverage leans on things he's actually done, not scraped from forums.

He writes Arriva's flagship relocation guides, oversees the editorial process, and personally vets Pros in the legal and moving categories before they're approved on the platform.