About Me

I'm a Research Operations Principal based in the San Francisco Bay Area with 8+ years building research infrastructure from the ground up — from a two-person team to a scaled operations function supporting researchers, designers, and product managers across a global organization.

My work sits at the intersection of governance, tooling, and enablement: building systems that help research teams move faster while keeping data practices sound. I've led repository migrations, developed AI governance frameworks, consolidated tooling ecosystems, and spoken at industry conferences about how operations can amplify — not constrain — great research.

I got here through an unconventional path — Political Science undergrad, HCI/d grad school, then years as a product designer and UX researcher before moving into dedicated operations. Having sat on both sides of the tools I now build and manage shapes how I think about what researchers actually need versus what looks good on a roadmap.

When I'm not working, I'm probably shooting photos (I'm a big Leica and Fujifilm fan), dialing in an espresso, noodling on my synth gear, or researching yet another watch I have no business buying. I care about craft in all its forms — how things are made, why they work, and what makes the good ones last.