Learning goals come before tools
AI should serve the question students are trying to answer, not become the assignment itself.
Builder, researcher, operator.
I direct academic technology at Berkshire School, where I run the school's ed-tech stack, chair the AI committee, and teach AP Environmental Science. My research at Brown University surveyed 328 students on how they actually use AI — and those findings power everything I build.
When I'm not shipping tools or in a classroom, I keep bees and ride mountain bikes in western Massachusetts.
Philosophy
The ideas that shape the work
Policy has to survive contact with classrooms
School guidance matters only if it turns into teacher moves, family language, and assessment practice that people actually use.
Secondary school is its own problem space
Grades 9–12 bring distinct pressures around rigor, integrity, subject depth, and college readiness that K–12 generalities miss.
AI makes better teaching possible, not just harder to fake
The same technology that lets students shortcut bad assignments can help them think deeper on good ones. The opportunity is real if the design work is honest.
Build it, don’t wait for it
The fastest way to solve a teacher’s problem is often to build a tool this week, not file a feature request and wait a year. AI makes that possible for people who aren’t engineers.
Proof of work
Evidence, not placeholders
Brown Research
328 student responses
Surveyed students on real AI use patterns and turned the findings into the Assignment Design System.
Berkshire School Implementation
50+ faculty trained
Direct academic technology, chair the AI committee, run the school’s ed-tech infrastructure, and translate emerging AI questions into school-wide practice.
Global Systems Work
50+ edtech projects
Led global edtech partnerships at Team4Tech and supported learning initiatives reaching 37 million learners.
Tools Built & Shipped
7+ open tools
Built and shipped the AI Lesson Plan Analyzer, School AI Readiness Quiz, Policy-to-Practice Builder, Assignment Library, and more — all developed with AI-assisted workflows and tested in real classrooms.
Experience
A through-line across classrooms, systems, and global work
2023 – Present
Academic Technology Director
Berkshire School
Direct the school’s entire ed-tech strategy — LMS admin, device management, platform integrations, and support workflows.
Chair the AI committee, train 50+ faculty, and teach AP Environmental Science. Revived a defunct observatory with a custom Arduino dome controller.
2020 – 2024
Program Director
Team4Tech
Ran 50+ global edtech projects with volunteers from Adobe, Salesforce, Zoom, and Visa, building a 2,000+ member community reaching 37 million learners.
2016 – 2019
Dean of Instruction
Nova Pioneer
Led teacher training and technology integration across campuses in Johannesburg, launching the school’s first student exchange, robotics club, and STEM curriculum.
2012 – 2016
Program Director & Teacher
Beijing
Pioneered one of China’s first large-scale 1:1 iPad programs, training faculty and building localized curriculum.
2010 – 2012
Corps Member & Teacher
Teach for America
Built curriculum with almost no resources in South LA — learning that the best lessons depend on the best questions, not the best tools.
Off the clock
The person behind the tools
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Vintage Camera Collection
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Camping & Trails
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Amateur Beekeeping
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Observatory Nights
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