About
Strategy and delivery, in the same pair of hands.
My background combines project management, brand strategy and creative direction. I've worked across research, digital learning, communications, cultural institutions and consumer brands. I've managed projects from early research and scoping through to delivery, while developing the strategic and creative direction that gives the work its purpose.
For nearly a decade, I founded and ran The Copper Portico, an independent brand strategy and creative studio. I built a multidisciplinary team, developed long-term client relationships and led projects that required coordination across internal teams, designers, developers, manufacturers and other specialist partners.
A practice built across disciplines
The early years. My career began in project management, coordinating complex projects involving researchers, developers, translators, editors and creative teams. At Transcendent Endeavors, I worked as a project manager on two NIH-funded digital learning products. At the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, I managed projects spanning creative, editorial and medical teams for international conferences and digital learning.
Strategy and execution. I brought that experience into my own studio, where strategy and execution went hand in hand. I worked with cultural institutions, nonprofits, founders and consumer brands, helping them clarify their positioning, develop their ideas and bring them to life across different channels.
Vizcaya. One of my longest partnerships was with Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, where I served as an external creative partner. I provided strategic oversight and creative direction across a wide range of institutional work, coordinating with internal teams and external specialists. This included creative work connected to a $20M+ capital project.
Other projects. These included the research-driven launch of Future Bound Miami, a community savings program whose enrollment exceeded estimates, and the development of Tano Skincare from brand concept through product launch, coordinating designers, manufacturers and specialist partners.
Where my work is heading
More recently, I've turned my attention to AI and its effects on society. I've completed BlueDot Impact's AGI Strategy course, the Center for AI Safety's Introduction to AI Safety, the Institute for the Future's Futures Thinking Specialization, and UC Davis's Market Research Specialization.
I'm developing Relay Initiative, a planned program to prepare experienced designers and creative directors to work alongside AI safety researchers. Experienced designers and creative directors already know how to make complex ideas clear. Relay would bring that skill into AI safety, working from the research and checked by the experts who produced it. The aim is to help important research reach the people who need to understand it and act on it. Relay is currently in development, and I'm seeking funding for its first cohort.
Alongside this, my Futures Lab is a space for building small prototypes that explore emerging technologies and their implications for people.
Where I want to contribute
I'm looking to bring my experience in strategy, project management and creative direction to a team working on important challenges in AI safety, governance and the future of technology.
I'm particularly interested in special projects, programs and strategy roles where I can work across disciplines, help clarify complex challenges and see ambitious work through to completion.
I'm open to full-time, part-time and contract opportunities. Fully remote, with occasional travel.
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