Non-linear path.
Intentional direction.
Started in the Visible Heart Lab at the University of Minnesota, studying cardiac physiology and biomedical engineering at the device level. That foundation of understanding how complex systems fail, adapt, and heal has shaped how I think about product ever since.
Spent nearly a decade in consultative sales and training, then video and brand storytelling, learning that the hardest part of any complex idea is making it land for someone who doesn't already care. That skill travels.
Went back for a MBA in Medical Industry Leadership at Carlson, then joined the UMN Technology Commercialization office helping researchers cross the gap between a working idea and a real product: market fit, regulatory strategy, financial models. Moved into product full-time at Claros Technologies, building commercialization strategy around remediation technology for PFAS Forever Chemicals, then into digital access to behavioral healthcare at Aetna/CVS.
I've embraced AI as a genuine force multiplier in discovery, synthesis, and delivery. Built the tools in this portfolio using Claude. The transformation is real and I'm leaning in, not waiting.
Now: senior product leader building platforms that help people navigate the hardest moments in health, where the stakes are real and the product craft has to match.