About me

I built my consultancy because I saw a need for people who are navigating complex systems and pursuing projects that matter to them to widen their foresight, deepen understanding, and better connect perception with action.

I speak, write, and teach. I have helped lead or serve on projects for United States Man and the Biosphere Program, Apple, NASA Artemis Mission Moon Tree Program, The United Nations, U.S.-Mexico Borderlands Coalitions, International Leadership Association, Ballroom Marfa and various arts organizations.

My work allows me to get involved in almost every kind of field, working in different cultures, and opening up long-term connections. I have hands-on experience in invention and patents, foresight, scenario building, collaborative negotiation, program design, conflict analysis, communication in fragile states, nonviolent action, facilitation, design thinking, creative inquiry, alternative futures, and complex systems.

A graduate of Royal Roads University’s Master of Leadership program, I previously worked for a decade in Strategic Operations and Logistics for Apple, Inc, reporting to VPs, where I engaged in launching society-shifting technology including the first iPhone and expansion in Latin America. I’ve co-founded startups that failed and some that were successful. My work has been recognized in Chronicle Books, Wired, Palladium, and by SXSW.

I have deep interest in emerging futures and what might be called the bigger questions. I’m pursuing a master’s in Philosophy and Theology, drawing from the belief that how we make meaning drives behavior, and creates conditions for transforming many of our personal and collective challenges — while understanding the practical tension of world systems fixated on hoarding power.

Currently I consult for an American refugee resettlement agency that finds durable ways forward for people who have left their home due to persecution, genocide, conflict.

I hold a diploma in Innovation and Technology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a certificate in Strategic Foresight through University of Houston. My education in art and design is through Alberta University of the Arts, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and Accademia Italiana in Florence. My first training in leadership was at age 15 during extended outdoor expeditions in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

I split time between the quiet high Chihuahuan Desert and a full schedule traveling to work with people. I’m an active board member of Leadership Big Bend in Texas. When I’m not working, I love desert running, art and film, time with friends, listening to music, and following independent journalism from around the world.

I look forward to meeting you!