Decision scientist with PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience. I help CTOs and engineering executives unstick high-stakes decisions that have stalled for months.
I have a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of Illinois Chicago, where I studied how brains process signals under complexity and cognitive load. Then I spent 10+ years leading engineering teams at scale (Senior Director at Aspen Group, Director at Peapod Digital Labs).
Most people see either the tech problem OR the people problem. I see how they interact.
I help CTOs and engineering executives unstick decisions that have been stuck for 3+ months—platform migrations, AI strategy, technical architecture, team reorganizations. These are decisions with budget approved, stakeholders engaged, but no movement.
Why decisions stall: It's rarely the technical analysis. It's invisible behavioral patterns—conflicting assumptions, diffused ownership, cognitive overload, poorly framed tradeoffs.
I founded Aurvia Group (decision consulting) and built Operion (team behavioral health analytics). Both apply insights from neuroscience to engineering leadership.
