Director, Protocol Institute
2023 – Present
The Protocol Institute grew out of the Summer of Protocols research program. I joined in 2023 as a researcher studying occupational health and safety protocols, then was asked to help run the program itself. Over the next two years I was promoted four times—from researcher to project coordinator to managing director of the entire institute.
- Managed operations, publishing, community relations and projects for two years with a ~$1M annual budget.
- Wrote strategies, research essays, internal documentation and requests for proposals.
- Pivoted newsletter into a hybrid sci-fi and industry magazine and grew readership by 500% over 18 months.
- Acted as the primary point of contact for over 70 program alumni and hundreds of community members.
- Represented PI at events globally, including technology conferences in Bangkok and Buenos Aires, working groups at the Santa Fe Institute, multiple podcasts, and collaborations with institutional partners.
Analyst, Yukon Government
2020 – 2023
Worked in the Department of Highways and Public Works as a key member of a government-wide internal consulting unit, supporting strategic projects and organizational change across multiple departments.
- Led design of an organization-wide occupational health and safety management system and managed the project’s $2.5M budget.
- Assisted with the reorganization of a 100-person division by conducting interviews and researching business functions.
- Prepared briefing notes for ministers on extremely short notice; topics ranged from procurement policies to emerging technology.
- Designed and facilitated strategic planning exercises for executive teams across the organization.
Analyst, Canadian Quantum Computing Industry
2018 – 2020
Three interlinked roles across government and industry. I started as a policy analyst intern with the Government of British Columbia working on technology tax policy, which led to a position at 1QBit doing market research and operational improvement. BC then recruited me back as a project analyst to help launch the Quantum Algorithms Institute in Surrey—a $25M public-private partnership with SFU and a consortium of companies including 1QBit. I left in March 2020, after securing the funding transfer on an extraordinarily compressed timeline, just as COVID shut everything down.
- Reviewed and amended technology tax credit policies to bolster growth in BC’s emerging tech industries.
- Conducted market research at 1QBit in potential software verticals including logistics, organometallic catalyst design and drug development.
- Facilitated a 32-person advisory board and four working groups, prepared positioning strategies, landscape analyses and budgets, and supported a high-profile, high-velocity partnership to launch QuAI.
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Victoria
2015 – 2019