Selected Work
Projects, puzzles, and other obsessions pursuits.
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5K+registrantsAgentic Data & Analytics Bootcamp
We built a two-day, multi-track practitioner bootcamp from nothing in six weeks — speakers, partners, full content architecture. The category was new and so was the playbook. By the end, people weren't just learning about agentic data engineering. They were building data pipelines with agents.
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5×increase in conversionAscend Website Redesign
We were launching a new product and our website wasn't telling the right story. I led a full overhaul — new positioning, new design system, new content architecture — shipped in six weeks. Website traffic doubled. Conversions increased 5x. Also: Otto got a glow-up.
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96%effective from day oneNew Hire Onboarding Program
Onboarding existed but it wasn't consistent — different roles, different levels of support, different experiences depending on who you happened to sit next to. I built a program that worked the same way regardless of role or time zone. 96% of new hires reported feeling more effective from day one.
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21modules · 48-hour buildAgentic Data Engineering Certification — 101, 201 & 301
We wanted to establish Ascend as the definitive voice in agentic data engineering. So I built a three-course certification curriculum — 101, 201, and 301 — in 48 hours using a multi-agent workflow. Research agents, writer agents, eight parallel reviewer agents. Twenty-one production-ready modules came out.
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4values that inspiredCore Value Formation
A core values program that worked fine on paper and didn't feel alive. Redesigned the recognition model, ran an in-person rollout with a scavenger hunt through California Avenue. The bar: do the values change anything? Ours did.
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Agentictargeting at scaleAI SDR Outreach Motion
Getting outbound right was iteration — tested AI SDR, Artisan, HubSpot's agent, and others before landing on AmpleMarket. Micro-campaigns of 20–50 people beat big blasts. The signal layer separated research from spam. Pipeline without added headcount.
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50%increase in engagementOffsites, Hackathons & Team Events
For a remote-first team, connection isn't a nice-to-have — it's infrastructure. Quarterly in-person kickoffs, themed Hackdays, weekly all-hands, Demo Days. Within my first six months at Ascend, employee engagement improved 50%.
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4consecutive winsBuilt In Best Places to Work
Building an award-winning culture requires a lot of intentionality. Winning four consecutive Built In Best Places to Work awards was less about the award and more about creating a space for everyone on the team to thrive.
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6K+annual leadsField Events & Webinar Program
For four years, I owned Ascend's events program end to end — from large industry conferences to a webinar program I built from the ground up. Thousands of MQLs a year and a brand presence that showed up consistently wherever our customers were.
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Zerosurprises at launchPlans & Pricing Rollouts
Rebuilding pricing from the ground up is one of the hardest things a company can do. I held product, sales, finance, CS, and existing customers in one coherent story from start to finish. The launch landed without a single surprise.