How I work
Technology is one of the most human endeavors there is. Before I start talking about a platform, I want to know who does the work today, where they get stuck, and what would make their job easier.
I take the same approach to AI governance. Give people one place to bring an idea, make routine requests easy to review, and spend more time on decisions that carry more risk. Write down what we decided and why. It’s hard to do any of that well if nobody knows who owns the data or whether they can trust it.
Experience
Comagine Health
Director of Data and AI. I joined Comagine in 2024.
I lead our data and AI strategy and work with teams across the organization on governance, architecture, and how we put AI to use. I’ve also led technology work on public health modernization in two states, including the design of a statewide Community Information Exchange.
One modernization effort spanned 15 systems and 20 federal and state programs. I led the integration work and used Azure Integration Services to give teams a way to replace legacy systems in stages.
State of Utah
Senior Manager of Information Technology, 2018 to 2024.
I led technology modernization across 18 state agencies and managed budgets of more than $10 million. A few projects I’m proud of:
- My team built and launched Utah’s COVID-19 vaccination platform in three weeks. It supported more than a million vaccinations.
- We moved more than 600 databases in under seven months without interrupting service. That saved more than $1.3 million a year.
- We reviewed and optimized 52 software contracts, saving another $1.5 million a year.
BioFire Diagnostics
Director of Information Technology, 2017 to 2018.
I ran IT for a 1,200-person biotech company. We connected data from 10 systems so teams could analyze it together, introduced ServiceNow, and rolled out Okta to 15 critical applications.
Health Catalyst
Senior Cloud Engineer, 2014 to 2017.
I helped build a private cloud that supported analytics for seven hospital systems. I also worked on disaster recovery and set up Splunk so we could see what was happening across that infrastructure.
Earlier roles, 2003 to 2014
- C7 Data Centers. I built virtual infrastructure and led the integration of financial systems during an acquisition.
- Bullfrog International. I managed infrastructure and networking for a manufacturer.
- Salt Palace Convention Center. I ran IT operations for the convention center and the events it hosted.
Teaching
I’ve taught at the University of Utah since 2014. My courses have covered systems analysis and design, cloud computing, data engineering, and data-driven decision making. I bring decisions I’ve faced at work into class and ask students what they would do and why.
I’ve also made courses for Pluralsight and Udemy on topics including cloud strategy and Splunk. You can find more on my University of Utah faculty profile.
Education
- University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business. BS and MS in Information Systems.
- University of Oxford, Saïd Business School. Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme, 2024.
- Oxethica Certified AI Professional.
Contact
The easiest way to reach me is on LinkedIn.