I’ve gained insights, faced challenges, and built solutions across every landscape.
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It’s simple, but it’s the secret sauce I’ve used time and again to launch successful and innovative analytics initiatives
If the problem isn’t clear, neither will be the solution.
Buy-in from those invested in the outcome is essential to success.
Data science is full of surprises, and flexibility is key.
Knowing who or what will change as a result of the project is crucial for guiding decisions.
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Not just of tools, solutions, or systems, but of teams and leaders. My success lies in fostering environments where data professionals thrive. I create space for innovation, collaboration, and growth. I’ve built teams from the ground up—one of my proudest accomplishments was establishing the City of Edmonton’s Analytics Centre of Excellence, where we took an idea and turned it into an award-winning, high-performing team that became a model for municipalities across Canada.
There’s a saying I live by
We can always improve, iterate, and push boundaries. I’ve made a career of asking, “What if we did this faster? What if we did this differently? What’s next?” At the Lethbridge Police Service, I took a routine crime mapping tool and revamped it into a real-time intelligence platform, cutting analysis time by hours and directly impacting crime reduction. The point is – I don’t settle.