Get people bought in
I want people on board with the goal and the process, not merely compliant with a decision.
BI Director, Analytics, and Practical AI
Twenty years of BI. One year hands-on with AI. The interesting work is between.
I've spent two decades building and leading BI in enterprise organizations, and most of the past year as a developer learning AI by building with it. The thing I find most useful — and the work I want next — is where those two meet.
20 years
10 in leadership
Running BI organizations at Comcast, Avaya, and other enterprises
45,000
Customer service agents on the BI reporting platform I owned
1 afternoon
vs. 1 week
My first AI-assisted project — a surrogate-key refactor across 50+ ETL stored procedures
What I do
I've worked in data engineering, reporting, and analytics — as a developer and as a leader. Lately, also hands-on with AI.
Experience
Twenty years of BI, ten in leadership.
The projects that shaped how I think, from launching a credit company in 2006 to leading enterprise BI teams now. What I built, and what each one taught me.
Read the experience → Practical AIWhy AI changes what's worth building.
Why I think 2026 is an inflection point, and what a year hands-on with AI has taught me about the gap between a working demo and something an organization can actually rely on.
Read the AI thesis → Case studyI built a personal AI agent. Here's what I learned.
The architecture, the memory system that made it work, and the retrieval problems I still haven't fully solved. A public-safe walkthrough of the private lab.
Read the case study → ConsultingWhere I can help.
What I can help with, who it's for, and how to bring me in. Advisory, hands-on builds, and helping BI teams figure out the AI part.
See how it works →How I Work
Useful change depends on collaboration, not just on better tools.
In medium and large organizations, a good technical idea only matters if people understand it, trust it, challenge it, and can adopt it. I bring a collaborative style to that work: clear enough to lead, open enough to learn, and practical about the constraints every organization must navigate.
Stay close to the business
I stay close to the people making the decisions, not just the data they look at.
Bring a point of view, stay open
I bring a point of view without pretending I have the full picture.
Outside Work
Curiosity is a through line for me.
I grew up in Colorado and still spend as much time as I can in the mountains, especially snowboarding in the winter and hiking or biking in the summer. Travel and photography are a big part of my life, too; I enjoy exploring places and the patterns they reveal. That curiosity also shows up in what I read, watch, and listen to.
Let's talk
What I'm excited to do next.
With twenty years of experience in BI organizations (including ten in leadership roles) and a recent year working directly with AI, I'm excited for what's ahead. While the tools may be new, my goal remains the same. If you're tackling similar challenges, I'd love to talk.
20 years
Building BI in enterprise organizations
10 years
Leading BI teams
1 year
Hands-on with AI as a developer