Builder, researcher, farmer.

I’m interested in problems where information exists, but isn’t yet useful enough. Data can be scattered across different sources, difficult to interpret, constantly changing, or simply presented in a way that makes it hard for people to act on. I research those problems, make sense of the underlying information, and build systems that turn it into something people can actually use.

My work sits between research, data and technology. I don’t see building and research as separate activities. The research helps me understand what should be built, while the things I build give that research a practical place to live.

I care about understanding a problem before trying to solve it. That means working with real data, questioning assumptions, documenting what I find, and being honest about what the evidence does — and does not — show.

Some of my work has taken me into areas as different as agriculture, information systems, digital communities and data-driven tools. I expect that range to keep growing. The subject can change; the approach stays the same: