who I am
New father (as of 8/31/2010). Devoted husband. Amateur chef. Retired aspiring novelist. Not-yet-retired food writer. Sometimes runner. Occasional blogger.
what I do (for work)
I am the Director of Financial Systems Solutions at Harvard University, where I oversee the program and product management for the University's centrally maintained enterprise resource planning systems.
Prior to assuming my current position, I served in various information technology consulting and leadership positions in higher education, developing broad expertise in project management, stakeholder engagement, change management, requirements assessment, and solution design.
NOTE:Look for a new page in January 2011 featuring relevant content and links.
what I do (for me)
If you visited this page four years ago, you learned about my in-progress novel THINGS LIKE THAT DON'T HAPPEN HERE, an intertwining tale of love and murder. Unfortunately, after several months contacting literary agents, the book was placed on a high shelf to gather dust. My short fiction and non-fiction writing has appeared on Internet publications and my various blogs. I hope to have more upbeat news in 2011!
where I come from
I was born and raised in Bucksport, Maine. Thanks to my first summer job, I am a fourth generation papermaker. (As documented in my undergraduate honors thesis, "Anything to Survive: Union-Management Concessions and Cooperation at Two Maine Paper Mills.") After graduating from Bucksport High School in 1995, I moved to Massachusetts to attend Harvard College. I graduated magna cum laude in 1999, moved to the Boston side of the Charles River, and began my career as an IT consultant.
Today, I live in North Cambridge with my wife Keryn (whom I met at 10, re-met at 29, and married at 31) and son.