Cutler is a 2003 graduate of Texas Tech University with a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering. He has worked for Magnum Hunter Resources, Cimarex Energy and a privately funded acquisition company. Cutler has been building his technical knowledge of the mineral and royalty industry over the last two decades. He is a senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and Society for Engineering and Management Systems. Cutler established Montego Minerals in 2007.