Leading research, analytics/data science, and applied AI functions to guide product, content, and monetization strategy.

Led teams of talented people doing super cool market and product research, including:- Reporting to Accenture's C-suite on global sales, marketing, and brand strategy- UX and product strategy for Microsoft Office, including AI integrations for collaborative workflows- Global marketing campaigns for Google Chromebooks- Product strategy for Google Ads- Hardware concept testing for Amazon's experimental product lab- GTM strategy for Palo Alto Networks

Led mixed-methods research, marketing advisory, and insights consulting for educational institutions, regulated industries, and government agencies, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the IRS.

Ran an agency specializing in research-driven storytelling and communication consulting for high stakes lawsuits.Some speaking highlights from my career in the jury consulting industry:- 3-time faculty member of the ABA False Claims Act and Qui Tam Trial Institute- Jury Selection Teacher at an AMLaw 100 National Trial Practice Program- Guest Lecturer on Trial Tactics at UC Law SF (fka Hastings)- Invited speaker on patent invalidity trials for the San Francisco IP Law… Show more Ran an agency specializing in research-driven storytelling and communication consulting for high stakes lawsuits.Some speaking highlights from my career in the jury consulting industry:- 3-time faculty member of the ABA False Claims Act and Qui Tam Trial Institute- Jury Selection Teacher at an AMLaw 100 National Trial Practice Program- Guest Lecturer on Trial Tactics at UC Law SF (fka Hastings)- Invited speaker on patent invalidity trials for the San Francisco IP Law Association- Invited speaker and panelist at the Product Liability Advisory Council Annual Conference- Invited panelist at the Defense Research Institute Annual Conference- Invited speaker at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers' Annual Product Liability Conference- Invited speaker at the American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual ConferenceMy shop also did insights and advisory work outside the legal industry that included content design in the finserv market, consulting with investors and PE firms on diligence, and research that helped startups develop GTM strategy. Show less

Designed, built, and shipped a B2B SaaS workflow automation product with a team of designers and developers on 4 continents. A lot of mistakes, a little money, and a ton of knowledge and experience.

Writer for a tech satire newsletter.TechLoaf's defunct, who used to ride a watersmooth-silver server and break onetwothreefourfive startupsjustlikethat.

Led complex mixed-methods research projects and consulted on communications strategy for high profile lawsuits around the US. Worked 1:1 with global business executives, including the C-suites and boards of multiple publicly traded companies.Some of the more significant things I worked on include:- Leading trial strategy research for Google in the landmark Oracle v. Google litigation- Running an insanely complicated qualitative research project to inform the biggest antitrust… Show more Led complex mixed-methods research projects and consulted on communications strategy for high profile lawsuits around the US. Worked 1:1 with global business executives, including the C-suites and boards of multiple publicly traded companies.Some of the more significant things I worked on include:- Leading trial strategy research for Google in the landmark Oracle v. Google litigation- Running an insanely complicated qualitative research project to inform the biggest antitrust case in CA state court history- Consulting on the the first-ever RAND damages-only jury trial, where the jury awarded a royalty rate lower than any prior damages-only bench trial- Consulting for Titleist on its bet-the-company retrial of a patent case- Spending way too much time in Wilmington, DE in the dead of winter playing whack-a-mole against Intellectual Ventures- Prepping hundreds of witnesses (fact, expert, and PMQ) to testify at deposition and trial Show less

Supported and led complex mixed-methods research projects and consulted on communications strategy for high profile lawsuits around the US.

Supported complex mixed-methods research projects around the US.

Ran logistics for mixed-methods research projects around the US.

I wrote a series for TPG about earning points/miles through meetings and conferences. It lasted a whopping 2 months because it was good content with bad mass appeal.

I was basically a freelance travel agent for people spending scads of points and miles, back in the day when Brian Kelly offered this as a service.

Tried to figure out why marine sponges have genes that code for various parts of the eye (sponges don't have eyes). Team investigated the function, binding interactions, and characterization of conserved transcription factors associated with the gene PaxB.

Liaison between the central North Carolina MDA office, its territory of about 5,000 patients, and two clinics at UNC and Duke Hospitals.

I cold-called people and talked them into letting strangers show up at their place of work, pretend to arrest them, and take them to a make-believe jail where they had to call their friends and raise "bail" for charity in order to get out. Yes, this was a real job -- the best worst summer job ever.

Student instructor of multimedia tech, from high resolution film scanning and photo retouching to web design and audio/video editing.