Ops & process automation practitioner. I shake progress loose from old patterns. Pull apart thorny systems and piece together better ones. Digital or physical, wherever good craft counts.
// The Work
Growing businesses hit a point where their internal machinery starts to groan - when quick fixes that once kept things moving become the very things slowing everything down. Trackers multiply, simple tasks splinter, and answers scatter across different tools. Small teams get trapped in endless cycles of maintenance instead of building what's next.I build, adapt, or shore up these foundations, refining as teams grow and challenges shift. I don't believe in disrupting everything by default, nor in preserving broken processes just because they're familiar.Interventions target the biggest friction points first - sometimes that's knitting fragmented tools into coherent systems and finessing workflows that shepherd data through, sometimes it means ripping up floorboards. No/Low-code platforms where they shine, custom code where it cuts clean, sharp integrations that bridge the gaps. Always with an eye for solutions teams can own and evolve.Beyond fixing what's critical, I look for patterns in data and feedback that point to new opportunities. I'm particularly invested in privacy and security, seeing them not as compliance checkboxes but as fundamental building blocks of resilient systems.― Engagements: ―I take on select projects where I can give the work its due space. Most partnerships start with discovery: mapping systems, exposing pressure points, and untangling the urgent. This clarifies what's possible and what matters most. Work unfolds from there—be it targeted improvements, deeper collaboration, or advisory support.Curious if we might work well together? Drop me a note.
// Pursuits
Intrigued by concepts, practices, and technologies that enhance daily life by expanding opportunity, agency, curiosity, and creativity.Across various fronts, I'm into:- DIY/open-source projects, local-first software, local AI models, beta testing new software, API & web development- Privacy-by-design applications in software development and advocating for increased consumer control over their data- Sustainable design-build practices, local food systems- Travel, savoring nature's wonders, embracing a more simplified lifestyle. Also have a particular fondness for meals cooked over an open fire
// Personal Projects
- Mobile-first direct marketing tool, and multi-vendor seafood marketplace — a project that spun out of efforts to support small-scale harvesters whose businesses, distribution networks, and communities remain impacted by the pandemic. (see: fish & chains) [In progress]- Relocation “OS” — an amalgamation of various systems and wikis I pieced together over the past few years to automate away some aspects of long-distance moves. [Interviews]- Woodworking - manifesting more time/space for it; reminiscing about my days at the CFC.
// Fish & Chains
I think and sometimes write about seafood. The people, industry, dynamics, and emerging tech making it safer and less ethically fraught. About local, sustainable seafood systems. And ways to amplify consumers’ voices and assert their stake in how we tackle challenges affecting local and global supply.In trying to understand why it’s difficult to track and trace the origin of our fish and shellfish with reasonable confidence, I became smitten with supply chains, small-scale fisheries, and seafood tech. Down the rabbit hole, I went.My focus eventually landed on community- and restaurant-supported fisheries. Soon after, Covid-19 cast a brighter light on existing challenges while giving me a chance to engage with them meaningfully.
✌🏼 Want to chat about any of these things? DM or email me. I like meeting new people.
