Functional Skills
Business Development
Business Analysis
Business Operations
Data Analysis
Data Science
Data Strategy
Data Visualization / Reports
Project Management
Product Development
Product Strategy
Strategic Planning
Machine Learning
Software Skills
Computer vision
Machine Learning
Python
Go
Sector Experience
Healthcare
Technology
Fortune 500
Experience
UNC Medical School
Corporate Strategy & Development
Director of Commercialization
12/2024 - Present
Work with teams of researchers at the UNC medical school to help build businesses based on their research. Currently leading research into the commercialization and regulatory strategy for computer vision technology applied to obstetrics ultrasound.
Harpocrates
Management Consulting
Founder and Principal Consultant
8/2022 - Present
Founded Harpocrates to help organizations navigate the uncharted waters of the AI revolution. We work with companies, research teams, and nonprofits to help them vet, build, and integrate new technology.
CENTARI
Start-Up
Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer
6/2023 - 10/2024
Cofounded Centari in 2023 and led product, engineering, marketing, and infosec. We raised $3.3M dollars from South Park Commons, Altman Capital, and Sentinel Global, and built advanced tools to transform contract review.
Nextdoor
Engineering
Manager, Data Science and Machine Learning
5/2020 - 4/2022
Led the Business Solutions AI team through Nextdoor's IPO. Along the way, re-engineered hiring, leveling, and training processes for the AI organization and redesigned Nextdoor's ad ranking engine, contributing to millions of dollars in revenue.
Meta
Data Science / Analytics
Senior Data Scientist
9/2019 - 5/2020
Implemented data-driven optimizations of ad system configuration for teams from Airbnb, Uber, and Kayak, contributing to hundreds of millions of dollars in Facebook revenue. Was recruited by Nextdoor to build their ads AI group.
Indeed
Engineering
ML / Data Science and Data Lead
8/2015 - 9/2019
Established two teams, focused on rebuilding Indeed's data infrastructure and building and deploying models to support Indeed's SMB product, respectively. During this time, led quarterly planning and trained numerous teammates.
Open Austin
Data Science / Analytics
Volunteer Data Scientist
1/2016 - 9/2018
Contributed to several projects related to data journalism and open data initiatives, including an analysis of lobbying expenditures in the city and state government and an analysis of citation and arrest records by border police from the Texas DPS on behalf of the Austin Statesman.
Expert Witness, NC Prisoner Legal Services (NCPLS)
Research
Statistical Researcher and
5/2015 - 9/2015
Partnered with NCPLS to conduct research on statistical predictors of parole rates, taking part in a formal deposition. This work received an Impact Award.
OPEN NC
Research
Statistical Researcher
1/2014 - 1/2015
Worked with journalism professor Ryan Thornburg on several data journalism projects, primarily covering crime and arrest data.