Business Analyst · Product Owner · Entrepreneur

I make complex software easier to understand and build.

My work connects system evidence, documented business rules, and the decisions that move software forward.

Government software · enterprise modernization · AI-assisted analysis

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A reconstructed flowchart showing system evidence, policies and rules, and incident signals moving through analysis into documented rules, decision-ready artifacts, and traceable workflows. — A reconstructed view of how I turn system evidence into usable business artifacts.

Selected work

Evidence first.

Selected examples of systems analysis, product decisions, and evidence-based communication.

Published white paper · 2026

Agentic Workflows for Business Analysts

A field report on reducing repetitive analysis with AI while keeping verification, traceability, and human judgment in the loop.

6: documented workflows
10 months: of implementation
Human-led: decision points

Results context: Reported efficiency ranges reflect one 10-month implementation—not guaranteed savings or a universal benchmark. Results vary by workflow, source quality, tooling, and required review.

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02 · First Measure

AI-Assisted Portfolio
Development System

I founded First Measure and designed the AI-assisted workflow behind it—turning client evidence into individualized professional portfolios through strategy, implementation, and human review.

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What the system produces

Different professions, different evidence, different portfolio treatments. These public sample portfolios demonstrate the output; they are not client engagements.

Education · Sample portfolio

Elementary Educator

Instruction, reflective practice, and family engagement.

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Business · Sample portfolio

Project Manager

Complex initiatives, stakeholder leadership, and delivery.

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Creative · Sample portfolio

Designer

Selected work, creative decisions, and design process.

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Agentic workflow design

A governed production system—not a sequence of tools.

Each environment has a defined responsibility, a structured output, and a human checkpoint before work moves downstream.

Guardrails throughout Preserve approved claimsProtect confidential informationKeep evidence gaps explicitValidate before release

01 · InputClient evidence
Résumé, intake information, work samples, project artifacts, links, and supporting documentation.
02 · Analysis & strategyChatGPT / Purpose-Built GPTs
Analyze evidence and gaps; develop positioning, portfolio strategy, content, case studies, structure, classification, and visual direction.
03 · Structured handoffCodex-Ready Production Specification
Approved copy, hierarchy, evidence boundaries and classifications, visual direction, assets, responsive and accessibility expectations, implementation requirements, and known placeholders.
A defined handoff—not a vague request to build a site.
04 · ImplementationCodex
Implements the approved specification through responsive development, styling, interactions, asset integration, technical accessibility, testing, debugging, and QA.
05 · Human approval gateReview + iteration
Review claim accuracy, evidence treatment, hierarchy, visual quality, mobile behavior, accessibility, implementation quality, and credibility before release.
06 · OutputDeployment-ready portfolio
A polished, responsive, evidence-backed portfolio shaped around the individual—not a generic template.

Evidence controls

Verified professional evidence · supported interpretation · reconstructed presentation · illustrative demonstration · placeholder / evidence gap · unsupported claim

Continuous improvementReviewed lessons feed back into the next system decision.

Lessons from completed portfolios are evaluated and, when broadly reusable, incorporated into First Measure standards, workflow guidance, design lessons, and QA practices.

Capabilities demonstrated · Agentic workflow design · AI orchestration · Product thinking · Evidence-based delivery

Government software

GUS Tax: UI Tax Rate Processing

Designed and implemented the first Unemployment Insurance tax-rate processing cycle within the GUS Tax system.

Product modernization

Harbor|9 Product Line

Served as lead business analyst and product owner for a modular government technology platform.

Reconstructed example · Enterprise analysis

Business rules across application layers

A reconstructed documentation pattern—not a client artifact.

Observed behaviorWhat is the system doing today?

Interface User action & response What triggers the behavior?

Service / API Request & orchestration Which components carry it forward?

Application logic Conditions & branches Where is the decision made?

Data layer Inputs & persisted state Which values shape the result?

Analysis outputCurrent-state business rules

Usable business artifactDocumented system functionality

Evidence trailObserved behavior → service path → decision logic → persisted state

Rule formatWhen [trigger] and [condition], the system [behavior].

Used forValidation · requirements · change impact · shared understanding

Interactive demonstration

See how an agentic workflow changes by task.

Choose a task to see what changes—and where human review stays essential. Based on patterns documented in the white paper.

Evidence: Domain knowledge, source code, databases, tickets
Orchestration: Specialist routing, steering, and validation
Outputs: Client-readable and developer-detail documentation
Controls: Read-only access, PII protection, no conjecture

Task: Turn source material into a reviewable requirement set

01 · SourcesPolicies, meeting notes, existing requirements
02 · Specialist stepRequirements analyst workflow
03 · Human gateResolve ambiguity and verify source coverage
04 · Reviewable outputDraft requirements with source traceability

Constant guardrailAI proposes. Evidence and the analyst decide.

Capabilities

Where I work.

Five disciplines that support the work above.

01AI & Agentic SystemsAnalysis orchestration

Agentic AI · Generative AI · AI Workflow Architecture · AI-Assisted Code Analysis · LLM Steering & Guardrails · Knowledge Bases · Multi-Agent Workflows

02Software & Systems AnalysisBehavior and dependencies

Solution Architecture · Enterprise Systems · SDLC · Systems Analysis · API Integration · Databases · Technical Discovery · System Modernization

03Product & Business AnalysisNeeds into direction

Product Strategy · Product Roadmaps · Product Ownership · Business Analysis · Requirements Engineering · Business Rules · Process Improvement · Agile / Scrum

04Customer & DeliveryAlignment and decisions

Customer Engagement · Stakeholder Management · Technical Presentations · Workshops & Demos · RFP / Pre-Sales Support · Executive Communication · Cross-Functional Leadership

05Technical & Data ToolsVerification and evidence

Python · SQL · SQL Server · PostgreSQL · REST / SOAP APIs · Postman · Azure DevOps · Jira · BPMN · Power BI · Tableau · SAS

Experience

Business, systems, and product.

My recent roles sit at the intersection of enterprise software and the people who depend on it. The résumé has the full history.

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2022—Now

Geographic Solutions, Inc.

Business Analyst III / Product Owner

2021—2022

Solid State Operations, Inc.

Lead Business Analyst / Product Owner

2020—2021

Clarivate Analytics

Research Business Analyst

Credentials

B.S. Management Information Systems & Business AnalyticsColorado State University Global

Certified Scrum Product Owner®Scrum Alliance

B.S. MicrobiologyCal Poly San Luis Obispo

Contact

Let’s make the complicated part clear.

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