Data Analytics Manager. Lifelong motorsport obsessive. Ironman finisher. I turn complicated data into decisions people can act on — and I do it best when the subject matters.
I grew up in Grant Park, Illinois, a town of about 1,800 people where my graduating class numbered just 39. I played whatever sport was in season, moving from soccer to baseball to basketball to wrestling to track, and in between I found my way into band, choir, and the school musicals.
That mix of competitiveness and curiosity never really left. I was always the kid who wanted to know how things worked and why — a sport, an engine, a spreadsheet — and I’d chase whatever caught my attention with everything I had. Motorsports caught me early and became a lifelong passion, but it was always one interest among many.
A career in finance wasn’t my original plan; my brother nudged me toward business, and he turned out to be right. A business degree from Butler became a decade-long pull toward data — finding the story inside messy numbers and turning it into decisions people can act on.
Eight years of BI across dozens of industries. The stack has evolved. The obsession with clean data and clear decisions hasn't.
"A lot of people criticize Formula 1 as an unnecessary risk. But what would life be like if we only did what is necessary?" — Niki Lauda
That line has stuck with me. The best work — in data, in sport, in anything I care about — rarely comes from doing only what’s necessary. I’m pulled toward the hard, interesting edge of things: how a system really works, why it behaves the way it does, and what it would take to make it better.
Motorsports is one place that curiosity found a home, but the same instinct shows up everywhere I work — digging past the surface of a problem is the same analytical work whether it’s lap times or client data. Prepare carefully, show up consistently, and push a little past necessary.
When I'm not building dashboards, I'm usually out covering distance, whether that's an Ironman, a long ride on the Canyon, or a climb up into the mountains. The mindset carries over from work, too. I prepare carefully, show up consistently, and stick with it until the work is complete.
