I'm a public policy and public affairs executive with more than two decades of experience shaping technology, infrastructure, and innovation policy at the federal, state, and local levels. I currently serve as Vice President of Public Policy at Cologix, one of North America's leading data center and interconnection operators, where I lead government relations and public affairs strategy across its portfolio of facilities and markets.
Before Cologix, I served as Lead for US Policy Communications at Amazon, building and executing communications strategies on data center infrastructure, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, energy policy, and regulated industries. Earlier, I founded Stonewall Strategies, led TechSC — South Carolina's first statewide technology industry association — and served on Capitol Hill as Communications Director for Congressman Mike Turner and senior advisor to Congressman Joe Wilson.
Beyond policy, I'm an avid iOS developer with a genuine interest in software engineering and cybersecurity. I've successfully published the DC Metro App and College Football App to the Apple App Store and am actively building PLNS, a social planning platform developed in Swift.
From Capitol Hill staffer to multistate lobbyist to federal technology policy lead — I've spent two decades working every level of the policy process, with deep expertise in technology, telecom, energy, and AI.
I led US policy communications at Amazon Web Services across AI, data centers, cybersecurity, energy, and infrastructure — at federal, state, and local levels.
Technology has always been home base for me — I started writing programs in the third grade. I'm CompTIA A+ and Network+ certified and now pursuing a Master's in Computer Science. The policy work is an extension of a lifelong obsession with how technology works.
I've published multiple apps on the Apple App Store and am actively building PLNS in Swift — policy chops and pull requests coexist just fine.
I founded TechSC, South Carolina's first statewide tech industry association, and Stonewall Strategies, a South Carolina government affairs firm — built from scratch, both of them.
From Capitol Hill to K Street to Big Tech to the data center industry — a career built at the intersection of policy, strategy, and innovation.
Multiple apps shipped to the App Store with more in the pipeline — real products built in Swift, from idea to launch.
A social planning platform built in Swift that makes coordinating plans with friends and family intuitive and fast. Focuses on the gap between group chats and calendars.
A real-time college football companion app for fans who need scores, schedules, and standings without the noise. Built by a fan, for fans.
A clean, real-time DC Metro transit app surfacing live train arrivals, line status, and station information — built for commuters who need reliability over flair.
A live river conditions app pulling real-time USGS water station data — discharge, gage height, water temperature, and precipitation — with 7, 14, and 30-day trend charts.
The policy work is serious. The rest of it keeps things interesting.
My wife and daughter are the center of everything. Time with them is the best part of any day.
I bleed garnet and black. If it's a Saturday in the fall, you know where to find me.
Kayaking, floating, or just sitting riverside — if there's moving water nearby, I'm there. The river is my reset button.
Cybersecurity sits at the intersection of my policy work and my technical side — understanding the threat landscape is just as important to me as shaping the policy response to it.
I write Swift code as a genuine craft — shipping real apps, learning the full stack, and finding technical solutions to everyday problems.
I have a genuine interest in thoughtfully designed travel gear — the kind of kit that works as hard as you do and disappears when you need it to.
I'm an avid outdoorsman based in the West Columbia area — the Midlands offers plenty of river access and room to breathe.
Avid photographer and unabashed gear obsessive. Always chasing the right light — and the right lens to capture it.
Whether it's technology policy, public affairs strategy, iOS development, or just good conversation — reach out.
