I like to begin by hearing from the people closest to the work. I want to know what they’ve noticed, what they wish worked differently, and what they might try if someone gave their idea a little room. Those conversations can change the direction of a project before we’ve committed to a solution. I’m a senior leader and an AI Product Engineer, with a perspective shaped by retail, ecommerce, customer experience, operations, and program leadership. I enjoy bringing those worlds into conversation with one another, especially when it helps a team see a possibility they hadn’t considered, a leader find their own footing, or an AI idea become something useful and thoughtfully built.

Hire me to help your team use AI well, build a product, or work through a problem that needs both business judgment and hands-on engineering. Through Kalana Consulting, I take on advisory work and independent projects alongside my role at Nerdy.

I love the work of leading leaders and building teams. My experience includes people and talent leadership at Apple, program management at Chewy, and operations and AI engineering at Nerdy.

I co-owned Pink Elephant Planning from 2013 through 2017. Alongside product design and software, I handled the business license, books, and accounting.

I've also worked as an executive chef, a DJ and emcee, and a photographer at the International Boxing Hall of Fame.