Product manager and technical project manager with experience (including Federal/DOE/ARPA-E) leading software development and project delivery for energy, decarbonization, and carbon dioxide removal. Known for thoughtful, charismatic, and engaging leadership. Demonstrated success at navigating ambiguity, breaking down organizational silos, and delivering complex new enterprise products to market. Experience as first Product hire and first non-PhD hire for deep tech/hard tech R&D, scientific, and infrastructure-focused startups.
Current role:
Product leader and Sr. Technical Project Manager at [C]Worthy, a Boulder-based nonprofit funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy / ARPA-E where we are building the tools needed to ensure safe, effective ocean-based carbon dioxide removal, where I:
own technical project delivery and prioritization for our teams of software developers, scientists, and ocean modelers;
manage our ARPA-E (DOE) grant reporting and compliance;
conduct external user, partner, and market research;
represent the company at conferences and to industry and policy groups;
lead adoption and co-develop our tech-to-market strategy;
catalyze all of the above to develop, inform, and maintain our product roadmap.
Technical and Business Education:
Master of Engineering, Engineering Management from the University of Colorado Boulder Lockheed Martin E.M. Program (exp. 2028)
Global Energy Management Graduate Certificate from the University of Colorado Denver J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities and Energy Management (2024; G.P.A. 4.0)
Certifications and Professional Training:
Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) certifications from Scrum.org
Product Leadership Fellow, WorkIt Product Management Fellowship (2021-22)
Product Management Mentee, Colorado Product Foundation Mentorship Program (2020)
Product & TPM Experience:
Product Management: 7+ years
Industry focus:
Energy, Decarbonization, Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
Additional Product experience:
Data Privacy, Nonprofits (scientific, arts), Streaming Media, and more.
Quick facts:
successfully taken a brand new B2B SaaS platform from ideation to Fortune 500 onboarding with enterprise subscriptions at up to $300k ARR each
experience managing compliance with and delivery of federally funded projects
previously held a security clearance (secret/facility clearance)
Multilingual (native English, fluent business-grade German, strong Spanish, as well as a smattering of others)
based in the Denver/Boulder area and have previously worked with hybrid, remote, and on-site teams.
April 2024 - Present | 📍Boulder, CO (Hybrid)
[C]Worthy is a nonprofit scientific R&D organization dedicated to accelerating ocean-based climate solutions through innovative software and rigorous scientific research.
Key Achievements
Successfully launched alpha version of C-Star ocean modeling system, leading a team of 7 scientists and developers while managing both internal and external stakeholder relationships; leading Beta and MVP to be released in 2025.
Established and optimized development processes, resulting in improved delivery times through structured two-week sprint cycles.
Implemented Jira with GitHub Actions integration, reducing delivery overhead and cycle time by 50%+ for the entire team.
Managed three-year ARPA-E/Department of Energy grant, leading compliance, reporting, tech-to-market strategy, and milestone tracking.
Computational Systems for Tracking Ocean Carbon (C-Star) | ARPA-E
Product Management
Spearheaded product-market fit analysis to define system components, revenue streams, and value propositions.
Coordinated testing cycles with internal ocean modelers and external partners (SCCWRP, UCAR, Ebb Carbon, Captura, NIWA).
Developed comprehensive user personas and journey maps through market research and stakeholder interviews.
Created and managed technical roadmaps, including backlog refinement and milestone tracking; conducted market research leading to refinement of company focus.
Project Leadership
Led development of C-Star computational system integrating ROMS and MARBL on NERSC's Perlmutter supercomputer.
Managed multiple concurrent projects: C-Star System, Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and Direct Ocean Removal Efficiency Maps, and scientific communications and asset creation.
Established and led critical team syncs across multiple workstreams (technical, partnerships, leadership). ○ Led support of various technical initiatives including Standard Datasets, ROMS-Tools, and Iceland and Salish Sea Field Trials.
Communications & Domain Expertise
Orchestrated company rebrand including website redesign, comprehensive CDR/mCDR FAQs, and marketing materials.
Managed external communications through newsletters, social media, and industry events.
Developed domain expertise through participation in national mCDR Policy convenings and industry workshops.
Built and maintained relationships with key scientific partners, including UCLA CESR Lab.
Represented organization interests and led interactive demos at key industry conferences in the United States and Canada, leading to strengthened relationships and identification of new user and partnership prospects and development intelligence for product roadmaps.
Mar. 2022 - Apr. 2023 | 📍Denver, CO (Remote)
Product lead for a new flagship data privacy product, a B2B SaaS platform with consumer-facing elements. Acquired by Osano.
Key Achievements
Delivered GA (General Availability) in Nov. 2022 with premium enterprise subscriptions at up to $300k ARR each.
Drove new platform development and GTM strategy from ideation to general availability and enterprise adoption.
Managed design, prioritization, and delivery for two dev teams: one (5 team members) focused on consumer UI; the other (9 team members) on architecture, admin functionality, third-party integrations, and API/SDK development and deployment.
Product Management
Translated and refined requirements from customers, partners, data privacy SMEs, executive leadership and others into roadmaps and the backlog; created developer documentation portal leading to improved internal-external product development clarity.
Led UX design work for the platform by managing day-to-day efforts of UX designers, conducting user research, mapping user journeys and flows, translating design requirements from business units, and ensuring accuracy and timely delivery of UI designs.
Shortened the feedback loop between executive leadership, engineering, and design by creating and facilitating new cross-functional design reviews, resulting in increasing the frequency of new feature delivery by over 100%.
Stabilized features/improvements pipeline for dev teams and external stakeholders by managing tradeoffs and delivery expectations and standardizing the flow of ideation, validation, design, build, and delivery.
June 2021 - March 2022 | 📍Boulder, CO (Hybrid)
First Product leader hired at this successful SaaS/B2B company in the commercial utility-scale solar greenfielding space. Acquired by PVCase.
Key Achievements
Created the company’s first-ever product roadmaps, providing both the 30k-foot and now/next/later perspectives.
Mapped, documented, and led completion of development ecosystem; implemented company’s first product management platform.
Standardized boards management and ticketing processes; led team cleanup and refinement of a 18-month-old development backlog.
Improved testing management in collaboration with QA, creating and documenting prerelease, production, and triage bug processes, which reduced cycle time by up to 30%, resulting in more rapid iterations and faster GTM.
Improved release cadences by clarifying Kanban practices, introducing the company's first standups, and improving internal transparency.
October 2020 - April 2021 | 📍Denver, CO (Hybrid)
Six-month contract position: Led API integration and documentation efforts for 6+ onshore and offshore teams in preparation for execution of domestic and international contracts for a major US streaming media client. Acquired by Kin + Carta.
Key Achievements
Recorded and reconciled requirements in Confluence between client and integration partner documentation, which were major telecoms and cable providers in Europe, North America, and Latin America.
Jul. 2018 - Jan. 2022 | 📍Denver, CO (Hybrid)
Six-month contract position: Led API integration and documentation efforts for 6+ onshore and offshore teams in preparation for execution of domestic and international contracts for a major US streaming media client. Acquired by Kin + Carta.
Key Achievements
Researched, designed, and built a first-of-its-kind web-based community development space for one of the oldest opera companies in the United States.
Generated detailed quantitative and qualitative metrics from over 80 experienced industry participants.
Conducted post-build/pre-launch usability testing with 12 carefully selected users representing different stakeholder groups and demographics for the organization.
University of Colorado Boulder - Lockheed Martin EMP | May 2028 (exp.)
Technology leadership degree for working engineers, scientists, and technical professionals focusing on project management, communication, finance, and leadership.
G.P.A. 4.0 | Dec. 2024
Renewable Energy Project Management, Development, and Leadership
Global Energy Economics
Energy Economy and Infrastructure of Japan
(study abroad with site visits to Fukushima Daiichi and other key energy facilities across Japan)
Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar -- one-year, fully funded graduate research fellowship; selected after competitive 18-month application process
Capstone project: Producer, Writer, and Interviewer for "Kunst in der Republik," a German-language Documentary Film about the lives and careers of artists in the former communist East Germany
University of Houston | Moores School of Music and The Honors College | summa cum laude
Honors Thesis: Analysis of published literature contrasted with surveys of dozens of music students and faculty to assess industry comprehension of specific questions of vocal physiology and technique.