Bridging the Gap Between Complex IT Infrastructure and Clear Business Strategy.
Senior IT consultant, change agent, and former print journalist bringing senior-level leadership and executive-ready clarity to enterprise technology transitions
Strategic Technology Leadership
Guiding organizations through critical transitions, system modernizations, and long-term strategic IT roadmaps
System Stabilization
Diagnosing technical debt, mitigating operational risk, and modernizing legacy network and cloud architecture
Boardroom-Ready Clarity
Translating complex data, engineering requirements, and technical risk into transparent, actionable insights for stakeholders
A Communicator’s Eye for Detail. An Engineer’s Mind for Architecture
Technology achieves its highest purpose when it empowers people. My training in communications and organizational behavior taught me to cut through noise, ask the right questions, and find the core narrative. Today, I use that exact framework to audit complex IT environments, stabilize infrastructure, and build transparent, boardroom-ready alignment across engineering and executive teams alike
Insights, Perspective & Analysis
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You don’t know how it feels
October 3, 2017 RIP, Tom Petty… This week I’m at the United Way’s Finance, Talent, and Technology Management Forum in Dallas. It’s my first time here — the UW has recently added “Technology” to the roster of this conference, and it’s been a wonderfully refreshing opportunity to learn and discuss all the big-picture tech issues,…
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What? And give up Show Business?
My favorite joke about working in Nonprofit Leadership. From the Vaudeville era: The circus comes to town, and everyone turns up for the grand parade down Main Street. There’s the Strong Man, the Bearded Lady, and Lions and Tigers in cages, pulled by beautiful horses. Then, at the end, come the Elephants marching in single…
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The Oaks of New College
September 26, 2017 In his talks, Tom Peters used to ask his audiences “What is the oldest continually operating organization you can think of?” The answers were (a) the Catholic Church, and (b) Medieval Universities, like the University of Oxford. Which begs the Question: Why do no businesses have that kind of longevity? One could…