What I Do
I’m a fixer. I live for tough, weird, and challenging problems. I find the most interesting work is at the intersection of multiple functions: finance, operations, product, engineering, and sales.
Key themes across my work:
- Data-driven accountability: I always start and finish with data. I want to know and measure the current and ideal state.
- Startup to federal experience: I’ve built systems at seed-stage startups and managed programs for DOJ, DOE, and Operation Warp Speed. What works in one environment will not work in another. Context is king.
- Regulated environments: HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST 800-53, Congressional ethics, federal contracting. I enjoy the challenge of finding solutions in constrained spaces.
Selected Work
Operation Warp Speed (2020-2023): Primary U.S. point of contact for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine monitoring through Controlant. Managed a $50M contract. Reported to Operation Warp Speed (OWS) federal leadership, worked with U.S. generals and high level contacts at CVS, Pfizer, Walmart, Walgreens. Received Letter of Commendation from General Gustave Perna and recognition from President Biden.
Phin Security (2024-2025): Built Python/Looker Studio financial reporting system that unified four data sources into real-time dashboards. First accurate churn, revenue, and growth data in company history. Reduced delinquent invoices from 30% to 0%, recovered $80K+ in bad debt.
DOJ Criminal Division (2015-2018): Project manager for Talent Tracker, which reduced attorney background clearance times from 1-2 years to under 90 days. Won 2016 DOJ Innovation Award. Grew the contract to the company’s largest.
Department of Energy (2019): Took over a ServiceNow project at DOE and achieved ATO approval in under 5 months while reducing staffing costs 75%.
See my Portfolio for more details.
Background
I’ve worked across government contracting (AE Strategies, Accenture Federal Services), startups (Controlant, Phin Security, Commonwealth Joe), and my own company (Skeptical Consulting, Skeptical Labs), that I successfully exited. I’ve held titles including CEO, Vice President, Director of Operations, and Project Manager. I hold PMP, A-CSM, CSPO, and SAFe Agilist certifications.
Education: MA in U.S. Foreign Policy and BA in International Studies from American University’s School of International Service.
How I Work
I do my best work in environments where goals are explicit, metric driven, and I own the approach to delivering results. Give me a clear target, the autonomy to choose the tools and methods, and access to data, and I’ll build the systems to get there.
I take on consulting engagements through Skeptical Labs LLC where I design and build alongside teams.
Outside of Work
Ultimate frisbee, fly fishing, Dungeons & Dragons, and golf.
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