For more than twenty years, I've worked with geographic information in consulting, higher education, government, and research. I've built applications, untangled datasets, managed projects and people, and helped organizations get more use out of their GIS.

I enjoy working across different subjects and landscapes. I've explored emergency response, water infrastructure, transportation networks, elections, and wildfire recovery, often in California. What interests me is learning how a system works, finding the geographic connections, and making its information more useful.

I'm practical about the tools. A good solution might be a sophisticated application, a well-organized database, or a straightforward map. The useful part is making something that answers a real question and can be maintained.

I studied geography at California State University, Chico, where I developed an open-source GIS application for environmental review as my graduate project. I still live in Chico with my family.

You can explore some of my work here.