Welcome to my Portfolio

After nearly two decades of teaching, training, selling, and storytelling across classrooms, sales floors, and stormy seas, I’ve stepped into a new chapter—one where instructional design meets edge, purpose, and presence.

I’m currently earning my Master of Science in Education in Learning Design and Technology at Purdue University, where I fuse academic depth with battle-tested experience in customer experience, sales training, and performance coaching across five industries.

By day, I design innovative, adaptive learning solutions at Island Sailing Club, where I help people go from dock to helm—figuratively and literally—using modern instructional design frameworks, tech-forward media, and scenario-based content that gets results.

By night (and early morning), I host the podcast and vodcast series Boat, Brain, and Beyond: A Sailor’s Mindset, where I use sailing as a metaphorical and practical lens to explore leadership, resilience, and emotional intelligence in high-pressure environments.

Whether I’m crafting a cognitive scaffold for a corporate LMS or interviewing an AI-embodied solo sailor about sleep deprivation and clarity under pressure, my goal remains the same: To design learning experiences that are bold, immersive, and impossible to forget.

I believe learning should challenge you, not bore you. It should build clarity, demand reflection, and deliver transformation—whether you’re navigating a career, a crisis, or a catamaran.

If you’re looking to empower teams, engage minds, and build training that actually sticks—you’ve just found your guy.

Deep Dive into my Journey as a Learning Designer