San Francisco · Available for select engagements
I run high-output workplace functions for high-growth companies. Ten years across DataStax (IBM acquisition), Fisker, Morrison & Foerster, and Dechert. Currently advising select startups on workplace strategy, vendor lifecycle, and AI-augmented operations.
The Work
$5.5M
Global operating budget · DataStax
Owned spending decisions across a $5.5M annual global workplace operating budget. Delivered 15%+ cost savings through vendor renegotiation and contract consolidation. Then led the workplace track of IBM's acquisition for 500+ employees with zero service disruptions.
$200K/yr
Events brought in-house · DataStax
Brought DevRel conferences, Sales Kick-Offs, and leadership offsites in-house. Saved over $200K annually while producing tighter, more intentional experiences. Senior leaders reversed the outsourced-agency decision on a unit-economics model and a phased fallback plan.
+30%
Weekly office attendance · No mandate
Designed and ran a hospitality-first workplace program (daily catered lunches, curated coffee, monthly cultural celebrations) that lifted average weekly office attendance 30% with no RTO mandate. People came in because the space was worth showing up for.
0 → 1
Workplace from zero · Fisker
Built Fisker's San Francisco workplace function from scratch during hypergrowth. Stood up every vendor relationship, configured access and security, implemented a Jira-based ticketing system that cut incident response 25%, and negotiated contracts that reduced overhead 12%.
Earlier work in top-tier law (Morrison & Foerster, Dechert) and academic healthcare (UCSF) is where the service standards came from. White-glove hospitality, HIPAA-grade rigor, executive-level discretion. Same instincts, scaled into modern tech operations.
How I Work
Every vendor RFP scored on a model, not a gut. Every budget call documented with explicit assumptions. Every operating cadence built on data, not vibes. Leaders change their minds when you remove the downside, not when you maximize the upside, and I build the cases that get there.
Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini in my daily loop for vendor analysis, budget modeling, board prep, operational playbooks, and the translation between fuzzy leadership intent and structured action with owners and timelines. The work that used to take a team of three now takes one operator and an AI stack.
Offices win when they feel like venues people choose to walk into. RTO mandates lose because they punish people for the building, not the building for missing the people. I design for the outcome: attendance that earns itself, a workforce that talks about the space the way they talk about a favorite restaurant.
Consulting
Productized scopes, clear deliverables, fast turnarounds. Built for companies that need senior workplace operations thinking without a full-time hire yet.
Two-week assessment of your workplace function: vendor stack, budget allocation, employee satisfaction signal, RTO posture, and operating cadence. You get a prioritized roadmap with quick wins (90 days) and structural moves (12 months), backed by a unit-economics model on your top three vendor lines.
Inquire for engagement scope and investment.
Four-week design and rollout plan for an attendance program that earns participation through hospitality, not mandates. Food and beverage strategy, programming calendar, space activation, vendor selections, success metrics, and the rollout comms. The same playbook that lifted DataStax attendance 30% with no mandate.
Inquire for engagement scope and investment.
End-to-end review of facilities, catering, AV, security, and IT vendor contracts. RFP scoring models, SLA gap analysis, renegotiation playbook, and consolidation recommendations. Typical client identifies 10-20% in year-one savings without sacrificing service quality.
Inquire for engagement scope and investment.
Notes
Writing in the works on AI-augmented workplace operations, vendor lifecycle, and the operating cadence behind low-disruption integrations. Drop your email and I'll send the first essays when they ship.
Contact
Hiring a workplace leader, sizing up consulting help, or comparing notes on operating cadence? Best to start with a thirty-minute call.