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From rural beginnings, driven by curiosity, and shaped by a career in technology — always learning, always building.
About
I have always been passionate about technology, a passion that took root at Lockheed, where I first discovered the emerging Internet technologies. This led me to the ride of my life as a Netscape founding team member, accelerating the company through its hypergrowth years. I hold a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech, a Master's in MIS, and I am currently pursuing a Master of Science in AI Strategy.
Every wave since then, enterprise SaaS, big data, the cloud, has pulled me back to the same question: how do you turn something genuinely new into something a business can actually run on. AI is the biggest wave yet, and I would welcome a conversation about where it takes us next.
Work
Author of AI's Missing Playbook: Aligning AI With the Goals That Move Your Business, a practical guide for AI adoption and internal transformation. Completed a Master's in Management Information Systems in 2026 and am now pursuing a Master's in AI Strategy, adding formal frameworks to 30 years spent building enterprise deals and partner ecosystems from the ground up. Open to new roles in AI Enablement.
Writing
Patreon laid off twenty percent of its staff this week. Ninety-three people. It is the company’s largest cut since 2022, and if you have read enough of these announcements, you know the shape they usually take. This one is different, and the difference is worth slowing down for. The memo CEO Jack Conte sent his […]