About

22 years of making government programs work for the people who use them

I've spent my career at the point where policy, technology, and people meet, usually because something there has stopped working. Here's some of what that's looked like.

A few stories

4platforms, solo

Running four federal platforms alone during a government furlough

When staffing dropped to nearly nothing, I kept four federal platforms running by building my own AI-assisted support tools in a single afternoon, about four and a half hours of setup. The result was an 87 to 100% ticket resolution rate across all four platforms while running solo. It became the real-world case study for my graduate capstone on AI's role in program management.

$200M+9 contracts

Leading a $200M+ portfolio as Lead COR

I serve as Lead Contracting Officer's Representative across a Class A program portfolio spanning nine contracts, including Data.gov, the PX Contact Center, Search.gov, and Vote.gov. That means holding the line between what a contract says on paper and what the program actually needs to deliver, day to day, across teams that don't always agree on either.

~10years, Recreation.gov

Nearly a decade on Recreation.gov

Before GSA, I spent close to ten years managing Recreation.gov at the USDA Forest Service, a platform used by millions of people to book campsites, permits, and public land access. It's where I learned that a government platform succeeding or failing is rarely a technology problem first. It's almost always a people and process problem wearing a technology costume.

CDOCouncil

Repositioning Data.gov for the CDO Council

I presented a survey-driven strategy to the federal CDO Council that reframed Data.gov's role: not a mandate to comply with, but a support partner agencies actually want to work with. Shifting that relationship required as much stakeholder diplomacy as data strategy, and it's the kind of work I find most satisfying.

Certifications & education

Currently held, plus what I'm working toward next.

Held

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) New

Completed September 2026

FAC-P/PM Senior Level III

Federal Acquisition Certification, Senior Program & Project Management

Senior Level III COR

Contracting Officer's Representative Certification

DITAP Certified, 2026

Digital IT Acquisition Professional Program

MS, Organizational Leadership

IT Program Management focus. Distinguished Scholar, CSU Global, 2025

Special Act Award, 2025

Stakeholder Coordination Excellence, Mission-Critical Program Onboarding

In progress

DAMA CDMP

Certified Data Management Professional

PMP

Project Management Professional

Agile Certified Practitioner

PMI-ACP