Thousands of optical and hard disks held material the team needed. I built automation to bring it together and tailored the interface to how they would use it: a searchable shared resource in Google Workspace, with previews and tailored access.
I built file-analysis and transfer scripts around transfer restrictions, permissions mapping, and recovery from interruptions.
Automation · Data integrity · Google Workspace
Making the archive usable
Recognize the access problem
Optical & hard disks
Automate access
File analysis, transfers & recovery
Shape the presentation
Intuitive interface tailored to the team
Make the material useful
Shared search, previews & access
Subscription operations
~5,500 subscriptions
Custom print-issue billing alongside Recharge
Recharge didn’t support the publisher’s print-issue billing model. I built custom automation alongside it that used purchase history and release cadence to prevent repeat charges for issues already purchased and coordinate renewals and customer notifications.
I built the bulk-update tools with Python, Shopify GraphQL, and Recharge REST APIs, and trained staff for the handoff.
Python · Shopify · Recharge
Editorial tools & accessibility
16,000+ images
Alt text informed by the image and its article
I combined AI image analysis with article context and editorial guidance to suggest alt text. Editors reviewed, revised, and published descriptions through a workflow I built into their existing Google Sheets and WordPress tools.
The workflow identified missing or unusable alt text and supported review against the publisher’s content policy and accessibility requirements.
AI image analysis · Google Sheets · WordPress
Assignment & SOW preparation
~30 min saved per use
Estimated preparation time saved
Scattered assignment details into a draft in Docs
I built a Google Docs tool that turned scattered email, chat, and other source text into structured assignment and statement-of-work drafts. It flagged missing details for staff to resolve without leaving their document workflow.
Editorial staff used the tool regularly to prepare and review drafts.
Google Docs · Structured extraction · Human review
Workspace access review
5.8M files scanned by my permissions script
Inherited access made clear to business owners
I built a permissions-review script that traced stale external access and overly broad sharing to their source. I presented the findings in Google Sheets so business owners could decide what to retain or remove.
The purpose-built Python script used the Drive API to scan all shared-drive file and folder permissions. I applied owner-approved changes while preserving required access.
Python · Google Drive API · Access controls
Email platform transition
~500K subscriber records
Publisher’s subscriber population
Email migration while newsletters continued
I led the Email Service Provider move from Campaign Monitor to Mailchimp, using a gradual sender warm-up to protect sender trust while newsletters continued. I mapped differing platform metadata and preserved subscribers’ opt-in preferences through the live transition.
I mapped newsletter preferences and engagement groups, coordinated authentication and delivery monitoring with platform specialists, and migrated signup forms with custom signup automation.
Data migration · Deliverability · Signup workflows
Contact intake
Photos & notes↓Reviewable records
A shared networking tool that fit the team and budget
Daily networking mattered, but existing services didn’t fit the team’s workflow or budget. I built a shared contact-intake tool tailored to their needs at substantially lower operating cost.
The Apps Script app combined OCR and AI field extraction to turn card photos, screenshots, and typed or dictated notes into standardized contacts with supporting context. Staff could review and correct each record.
OCR · Apps Script · Iterative development
Understand the system. Improve the work.
I look at the whole workflow: what comes in, what needs to happen, who makes decisions, and what a useful result looks like.
01 / Understand
Find the source of the friction
Work with people to understand current processes, constraints, and unmet needs.
02 / Build
Simplify, connect, automate
Combine existing tools, integration, and custom development, keeping human judgment where it matters.
03 / Verify
Make it hold up in practice
Refine a proof of concept through feedback and testing. Account for incomplete inputs, exceptions, and failures, then support adoption with documentation, training, and handoff.
More than two decades in enterprise technology and technical operations inform my work. Consulting has expanded my responsibility for business decisions, implementation, training, and ongoing support. I choose services and models around the task, cost, data sensitivity, and available infrastructure, including self-hosted models when third-party processing is inappropriate.
Community work
Preparedness & communications
Santa Cruz County CERT
Webmaster
I maintain the website and training calendar. My AI-assisted workflow takes update requests from email, checks published content through WordPress GraphQL, and prepares a change plan for my review. Changes go to staging for stakeholder approval before publication. I work with program administrators to use the automation I designed for them.
Santa Cruz County ARES
Disaster Service Worker & radio communications
As a Disaster Service Worker and member of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, I participate in training nets, field exercises, and communications support for emergency preparedness, public service events, and community activities, including message handling and coordination.
Have a workflow that could work better?
I’m available for consulting in systems integration, workflow improvement, and AI automation. Let’s talk about your process, constraints, and what you want to accomplish.
