I serve as the Editorial Director for the premier dual-use technology event, Resilience Conference. With a deep background in tech journalism and strategic communications, my mission is to curate compelling content that sparks meaningful dialogue among startups, defense experts, and policymakers.Focus Areas: Autonomous Systems, AI in Defense, Cybersecurity, Dual-Use, Public-Private Partnerships, Ethical Tech Development, and Venture Capital.Goal: To develop a platform where the brightest minds in technology and defense converge to discuss, debate, and shape the future of defense, democracy, and dual-use.

- Part of TechCrunch's editorial leadership, overseeing editorial planning, guest publishing, event management, and company direction. (2010 - 2024)I developed TechCrunch's editorial workflow for daily publishing. I was responsible for editorial content and moderators at TechCrunch events like Disrupt. I trained moderators and startups in stage preperation, pitching and media coaching.-Covered consumer electronics, cannabis, mobility/automotive, and venture capital (2008 - 2024)I reported on multiple business segments with daily reporting, on-stage interviews, podcast recordings and specialized events. I interviewed (on stage, on podcasts, and for articles) top business leaders, top ranking government officials, startup founders, and entertainers. I wrote over 7,500 articles for TechCrunch.-Developed, produced and hosted City Spotlights, TechCrunch's local event series. (2020 - 2021)This is a passion project to highlight overlooked startup ecosystems. The series features live interviews, in-depth articles, and pitch competitions -- all of which I recruited, organized, and produced.-Host and producer of TechCrunch Live, TechCrunch's weekly live streaming event series. (2021 - 2022)I hosted and produced TechCrunch's 1 hour weekly live event in which I interviewed top venture capitalists and startup founders on current issues and proven business strategies.- Host of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield, TechCrunch's startup competition. (2021 - 2024)As host of Startup Battlefield, I was responsible for providing a professional and entertaining pitch competition live at TechCrunch Disrupt. This required interfacing with top venture capitalists and startup founders. Even before acting as the main host, I was instrumental in vetting and selecting the participants, which required reviewing tens of thousands of startup applications since 2013.- Head of guest publishing (2023 - 2024)Manage the outreach and internal pipeline of guest content on TechCrunch.

I put jokes on the world wide web.CrunchGear was a leading gadget blog that saw nearly 5 million monthly uniques. The site turned boring gadget announcements into compelling stories by placing the news in context and surrounding it with witty anecdotes. -- Built Hardware Battlefield, TechCrunch's startup competition for hardware startups where 100 early stage hardware companies competed at CES. The competition ran for five years.-- Developed and managed CrunchGear's editorial content strategy.

Blogger. I was kicked off of the HDBeat.com podcast for a swear word.