Who I Am
About Me
Family, curiosity, and a drive to build, from GIS roots to whatever comes next.
My family is the reason I keep pushing myself to grow, learn, and build a better life. A lot of what drives me professionally comes back to that. I want my kids to see me stay curious, work hard, and keep learning new things.
I’ve always been interested in technology. Before it was part of my career, it was just something I liked figuring out. I wanted to understand how things worked, how systems connected, and how tools could be used to solve real problems.
I also grew up around land and surveying. As a teenager, I spent time surveying with my father, and that experience stuck with me. Looking back, GIS made a lot of sense as a career path. It brought together two things I was already drawn to: technology and the real world around us.
Most of my career has been in utilities, where GIS is not just mapping. It is data, infrastructure, operations, field work, problem solving, and communication. More recently, I’ve worked in forestry, where geospatial tools support land management, long-term planning, and environmental decision-making.
GIS is where my career started, but it is not where my interests stop. I spend a lot of time learning about AI, automation, Python, web development, and agentic coding. I’m especially interested in how these tools can reduce repetitive work, improve workflows, and help people make better decisions.
I also lead a team, and that is an important part of who I am professionally. I care about helping people grow, encouraging curiosity, and finding better ways to work. I like pushing my team to try new tools and think differently, especially as AI starts changing how technical work gets done.
Outside of work, I enjoy being outdoors, photography, drone work, and creative projects. Those interests might seem separate from my technical work, but they really are not. They all come from the same place: curiosity, observation, and wanting to build something useful or meaningful.
At my core, I’m a builder. I like building systems, workflows, tools, teams, and ideas. GIS was the starting point, but I’m always looking for what comes next.