About
An architect who stays close to the work.
I'm a technology leader and hands-on solutions architect — 25+ years in health IT, financial
services, and the public sector, as a founder, fractional CTO, and consulting architect. I've taken
systems from a blank page through discovery, compliance, and nationwide production.
I work in the regulated middle of hard systems: connecting clinical EHRs under privacy law, standing up
payment platforms that have to clear certification before a dollar can move, and getting multi-tenant
software to scale without cracking. I start with how data moves and where it is regulated, then shape the
roadmap, architecture, and team that deliver it.
What's uncommon is the range. I design the interface, architect the system beneath it, and set the
strategy that aims them both — most people are hired for just one of those. And I treat design as a
test of the work, not a finish on it: I've watched well-engineered systems go unused because the people
they were built for felt confused or alienated. Built well isn't the same as used well — so the
layer I keep my hands on when I delegate is the experience, because that's where the result is won or
lost.
I lead through clarity and the guardrails that carry it, not control. People own their piece; I own the
outcome. And as a team grows, I scale the delegation, not the standards — the security bar, data
integrity, and the definition of done don't bend with headcount.
I hold an M.S. and B.S. from Howard University and live in the Washington, DC metro area, with deep
personal and professional roots in the Eastern Caribbean.