About

I see the world through an engineering, computer science, legal and business point of view. I hold degrees in electrical and computer engineering, and a JD and MBA from the University of Utah, which I finished in 2008 before passing the Utah Bar. Most of the posts on this blog date from that era, when I was fixing things and writing down how.

These days I am Senior Privacy & Security Counsel for Radio at Motorola Solutions, where I work on data protection for products and on AI governance. I hold the CIPP/US and AIGP certifications, and I still write code: I build legal tooling with high-code and low-code solutions. Before Motorola I practiced patent law at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton.

Outside of work, my time goes to robotics. I coach and mentor FIRST robotics teams in Utah, including FIRST Lego League team 3553 BeeSTAR and FIRST Tech Challenge team 3747 The Hive, and I serve as a Delivery Partner for FIRST Lego League in Utah, helping bring the program to teams across the state. Robotics is where I have seen kids learn teamwork, serve their communities, and discover that they are capable of far more than they thought. If you have ever wondered why someone would spend a thousand hours a year in a robot lab with middle schoolers, that is why.

You can find my current work and the occasional robotics story on LinkedIn.