Marine Corps sergeant turned policy researcher and builder. I hold a Master of Public Affairs from Brown’s Watson Institute and a bachelor’s in Slavic Studies, after five years maintaining satellite communications in the Pacific. Lately I ship language apps, build civic tools, and run the web side of a peace-and-security publication at Brown.
The work below is the short list. My resume has the full story in order, and off hours has the rest of me.
- 2026
Boston Foot Traffic
Public analytics site that turns Boston foot-traffic data into siting recommendations for small businesses and food trucks. Winner of the MPA Policy in Action Award; recommendations adopted by the City of Boston.
- 2026
Leksika
An iPhone app for passive, low-friction Russian vocabulary. Built alone in Swift and SwiftUI, live on the App Store.
- 2026
Soyle
A sister app to Leksika for Kazakh, born out of a semester in Kazakhstan. Live on the App Store.
- 2026
International Peace and Security
Built and run the web home of a graduate policy publication at Brown, plus its sister site and a full accessibility rebuild of a course site.
- 2026
Sportswashing on Social Media
Policy brief on how states launder reputation through sports content on social platforms, and what platforms could do about it. Accepted for later publication.