Profile
Trajectory
I started in hard science research, moved into policy analysis, and ended up building data tools for government decision-making. The through-line: turning complex information into actionable intelligence.
Research Interests
- Climate transitions: Measuring community-level economic vulnerability to decarbonization
- Trade exposure: Quantifying workforce dependence on export markets
- AI in policy: Building local-first tools for environmental scanning and document analysis
- Open data infrastructure: Making government data actually usable for research
Experience
Senior Research Analyst - Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)
2020 - Present
Lead researcher for economic policy projects. Built internal data infrastructure and rapid-response analysis capabilities. Published work cited in federal policy development and parliamentary hearings.
Policy Analyst - Government of Canada
2018 - 2020
Quantitative analysis for program evaluation and policy design. Automated reporting workflows that saved 200+ analyst hours annually.
Methods & Tools
R and Python for data processing. TypeScript/Svelte for interactive tools. Local LLMs for document analysis. Census microdata and administrative datasets. Obsidian for knowledge management. Git for everything.