Aurora WDC - HealthCare & Life Sciences

I love solving gnarly problems – breaking them down, tussling with teammates and clients, and unearthing unexpected connections, emergent patterns and leverage points. At Aurora WDC, my work sits in the space where technology and custom research come together to support actionable, data-informed insights. That means you might find me refining research scopes, building more incisive data collection systems, synthesizing qualitative and quantitative findings, telling stories through data visualizations, or mentoring staff members. My professional expertise and PhD is largely concentrated in the healthcare and life sciences, informed in part by more than 10+ years in epidemiology, public policy, clinical research and population health. I take a keen interest in emerging technology and its application across industries and its potential to transform health.  During my after after-hours I enjoy refining my partner dancing skills as well as leading the medical research team of an open source supplies nonprofit.

I manage research projects from beginning to end: designing feasible scopes, ensuring timely execution and delivering actionable intelligence. My clients cross almost all verticals, but I have special expertise in retail, CPG and life sciences. I have extensive experience in reputation intelligence, which is using traditional intelligence best practices and tools to assess and mitigate reputation risk. I am an expert at identifying and monitoring early warning indicators for intelligence programs, and applying risk management principles to prepare, prevent and respond to critical issues. In my free time, I enjoy spending time outdoors hiking, kayaking, fishing, meditating, and camping. I am based in Minneapolis, but can often be found wandering around outside in Northern Minnesota.

I specialize in designing business competitive simulations for a broad range of client companies across the globe. These simulations depend upon competitive intelligence and market forecasts, which is why the relationship with internal assets is so vital. I was trained in “wargaming” as a member of the U.S. Army Intelligence community, where I designed, developed and implemented numerous joint-service military training exercises. Since leaving the service, I have spent the last 20 years running simulation sessions for Fortune 500 companies, with an emphasis in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.