Experience Snapshot
My career as an emerging business professional has been defined by growth through discomfort and a willingness to learn from others with curiosity and egoless collaboration.
Zero Emission Industries
Hard-tech Hydrogen Product Company
I've had the opportunity to help a hydrogen technology company grow from 3 to 20+ employees. Throughout that time I earned significant responsibility as a leader in multiple cross-functional roles supporting the development of novel products in an emerging market. While working countless long nights and weekends I project managed multiple world firsts, launched a novel hydrogen refueling product, built a marketing org, helped run board meetings, was tested creatively, led multiple teams and strategic company initiatives, got my Commercial HazMat License to fuel a race car, and made some friends for life.
Cross-Functional Leadership
While at ZEI I led a team or ran point in all of these organizational units and know I can effectively communicate and facilitate cross-functionally.
Product
Working closely with an advisor to build the framework for our company's PDP quickly threw me into the deep end of product. Since then, I have served as a PM to research markets, define requirements, and build customer facing solutions.
Marketing
I have experience working with designers, publicists, and creatives to define what success looks like in an often subjective and ever-evolving landscape. I've led teams through press announcements, product unveilings, and organizational rebrands.
Engineering
Project managing an experienced team for a highly technical, world-first project required organization, quick learning, and no ego. Going cross-functional to translate goals from the mind of a creative to an engineer and vice versa took a lot of work.
Operations
IT, hiring, onboarding, legal, process development, facility management and more meant interfacing across the org. Connecting team members with contractors, advisors, and execs required effective communication and adaptability to preferred communication styles.
Finance
Hiring a finance assistant and training them to interface with the entire org for expenses, time tracking, and month end closes required direct leadership and empathy.
Roles & Timeline
Director of Marketing
Sep 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos
South San Francisco, CA · On-site
Built and scaled the company's marketing function from the ground up, establishing core processes across content development, website design, public relations, product marketing, and social media. Achieved an 81% increase in web traffic, 246% rise in LinkedIn impressions, and 103% boost in webform submissions. Led a company-wide rebrand to support a strategic pivot from renewable energy to defense. Contributed to customer personas, product requirements, and go-to-market strategies for hydrogen technology products. Oversaw the landmark sale to Honda Racing Corporation for the world's first hydrogen-powered Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and led communications for a world-first hydrogen vessel demonstration.
Chief of Staff
Sep 2022 - Sep 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo
San Francisco, CA
As one of the earliest hires, helped scale the organization from its foundational stage, driving strategic initiatives across finance, business development, legal, HR, IT, PR, and marketing. Program managed over $10.5M in grant-funded projects and served as primary point of contact for funding agencies. Co-authored and won a $5.25M grant for a novel mobile liquid hydrogen bunkering system. Led materials creation and relationship-building that contributed to the successful close of an $8.75M Series A round with Chevron New Energies, Trafigura, and Crowley. Coordinated cross-functional leaders, prepared executive-level materials for bi-monthly board meetings, and facilitated company-wide alignment.
Junior Manager, Special Projects
Aug 2020 - Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 2 mos
Led high-impact, cross-functional initiatives that advanced both internal foundation and external presence. Managed a full-scale company rebrand, overseeing visual identity, messaging, website rebuilds, backend systems, and operational improvements. Coordinated key stakeholders during the critical final months of the Sea Change vessel construction. Co-authored and secured a $2M grant to support the development of a world's first hydrogen fuel cell harbor craft demonstration and supporting mobile fueling infrastructure, then helped project manage its execution.
Marketing & Business Development Intern
Jun 2019 - Aug 2019 · 3 mos
Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine · Alameda, CA
Quickly promoted to managing external creative resources for VP of Marketing. Supported marketing campaigns to promote brand image and public perception of hydrogen. Managed office relocation through budgeting of over $160,000 and ensured facilities met business and legal requirements. Worked with CEO to improve business operations systems and assisted VP of Business Development in partner meetings and materials creation.
Professional Development & Applied Engineering Projects
Aug 2024 - Present
Pursuing hands-on product development and engineering projects to deepen technical skills while applying product management principles. Building full-stack applications from concept to deployment, gaining proficiency in AI/ML integration, mobile development, and cloud infrastructure.
Dental Call Insights
AI-Powered Call Analytics Platform for Healthcare
Designed, built, and launched an affordable Generative AI web application for dental and healthcare offices to gain call center performance and customer insights. Leveraged Next.js, Supabase, and OpenAI's GPT-4 to create an end-to-end analytics platform featuring automated transcription, sentiment analysis, quality scoring, and semantic search capabilities.
Product Strategy & Market Research: Conducted customer interviews and market research to define product requirements, translating healthcare business needs into technical product specifications
Full-Stack Development: Built complete web application using Next.js 14, TypeScript, Supabase (PostgreSQL with pgvector), and integrated multiple OpenAI models (GPT-4, Whisper, text-embedding-ada-002) for AI-driven insights
Customer Success: Successfully onboarded and provided at-cost services to a small, low-income dental practice in Southern California, demonstrating product-market fit and social impact
Technical Innovation: Implemented semantic search using vector embeddings, automated QA scoring with 15+ evaluation criteria, and multi-language transcription support for English and Spanish
NetFuel
iOS Calorie Tracking App with Strava Integration
Developed a comprehensive iOS health tracking application that integrates with Strava API to automatically sync workouts and calculate net calorie balance. Built using SwiftUI and Supabase, the app combines USDA nutrition data with real-time activity tracking to provide users with personalized daily calorie requirements (BMR/TDEE) and comprehensive health analytics.
iOS Development: Built native iOS app using SwiftUI, implementing MVVM architecture with Combine framework for reactive state management
API Integration: Integrated Strava OAuth 2.0 for activity synchronization and USDA FoodData Central API for comprehensive nutritional database access with 70,000+ food items
Health Analytics: Implemented BMR/TDEE calculations using Mifflin-St Jeor equation, daily calorie tracking with macro breakdowns (protein, carbs, fats), and progress visualization with photos and weight measurements
Backend Infrastructure: Leveraged Supabase for PostgreSQL database, authentication, and cloud storage with Row Level Security policies ensuring data privacy
I pride myself on my selflessness as a leader and my relentless attitude toward achieving the commitments I make to my team and to myself.