A record of work at the intersection of systems thinking, education, and craft.
Quantum Realm Games
Led studio alignment and execution to launch Quantum Chess, Quantum Forge, and Tiq Taq Toe. Developed partnerships with Google and Laguna College of Art and Design. Delivered presentations at institutional customer events (PwC, Moody's Analytics).
Led global community of 60+ contributors to make quantum information science accessible through games. Raised two years of funding, created partnerships including Caltech IQIM and the White House OSTP. Community continues after departure from Google.
Created team to teach quantum computing using Google's quantum resources. Public work won Webby, AVA, and American Advertising Association awards.
Led team of 30 across 10 global offices creating training for strategically important technologies. Machine Learning Crash Course trained 40% of Googlers and 4M+ people globally per year. Also led definition of Tech Writing profession at Google including job ladder, hiring committee, and interviewer training.
Created documentation and training for Display Ads engineering (300 → 2,500 engineers). Key leader in g3doc project that built Google's documentation infrastructure. Published in CACM. Created Technical Writing course now public at developers.google.com/tech-writing.
Intelligent Mechatronics Systems
Designed conversation strategy for voice-controlled interface to email on BlackBerry.
Formation of robust bound states of interacting photons
December 7, 2022Nature
Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Volume 67, Number 3
Report of the Working Group on Educational Curriculum Needs for Quantum Information Sciences
April 1, 2021
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science
A report to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on
meeting universities' educational curriculum needs to support a future
scientific workforce utilizing artificial intelligence, quantum information
science, and machine learning.
Communications of the ACM
Lorentz Center Wokrshop
January 2026 NIAS and the Lorentz Center
Grant to host an academic workshop on Quantum Gaming at the Lorentz
Center in September 2026. Approved by The Computational and Digital
Research, Informatics, NIAS-Lorentz (SSH) and Physics advisory boards and
the Lorentz Center.
Honoree, Webby Awards
June 2022 International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences
For Quantum AI Lab interactive experience (https://quantumai.google/learn/lab)
and Quantum AI Map (https://quantumai.google/learn/map). Responsible for
narrative, scientific validity, and art direction in collaboration with
Upperquad.
Platinum Winner, AVA Digital Awards
June 2022 American Video Association
For The Quantum Frontier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdlaQjYYbwo).
Awarded for Creativity (Web Video) / Special Effects / Animation. Platinum
winners are recognized for excellence in quality, creativity, and
resourcefulness. Collaboration with Across the Pond on narrative and
scientific validity.
Bronze Award, American Advertising Association (San Francisco)
May 2022 Greater San Francisco Advertising Club
For The Quntum Froniter video production.
TSIA STAR Award for Innovation in Education Services
June 2020 Technology Services Industry Association
First year Google was finalist or winner for any STAR Awards. Recognized for
Machine Learning education innovation.
MITACS Accelerate Grant
June 2009 National Science and Engineering Research Council, Industrial Research & Design Internship
Partnered with Intelligent Mechatronic Systems to design conversation
strategy for speech interface to email and calendar on BlackBerry.