Business · Technology · Entrepreneurship · Science

A lifetime of solving problems.
Still finding better ways.

I’ve spent decades working with complex systems, emerging technologies, and the challenge of making things work better.

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My work today spans enterprise operations management, data management, regenerative aesthetics, and publishing. Different disciplines, with a consistent approach: question assumptions, understand the problem, and find a practical solution.

WHERE I PUT MY EXPERIENCE TO WORK

Different disciplines.
One approach.

Across industries and roles, my focus has been the same: assessing interactions between people, processes, information, technology, and management systems to identify and capitalize opportunities for improving organizational performance.

BUSINESS OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE

Iron Bay Systems

Iron Bay Systems helps owner-led businesses improve profitability, operational performance, and readiness for growth. Drawing on decades of experience in business operations, systems engineering, and technology leadership, I identify the inefficiencies, weak controls, and structural problems that undermine performance, then redesign the processes, management systems, and technology needed to deliver measurable improvements.

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REGENERATIVE AESTHETICS

Rejuvience Med Spa

Rejuvience Med Spa is a regenerative aesthetics practice in Scottsdale that specializes in age 50+ skin (because the rules change). Instead of traditional surface-level fixes, artificial volume, or temporary masking agents, Rejuvience Med Spa provides science-backed age-repair protocols designed to restore cellular function, strengthen the skin barrier, and trigger the body’s natural healing biology. Find out what’s possible with today’s technology.

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MY PERSPECTIVE

Driven by curiosity.

The more things change, the more fundamentals remain the same: understanding how a business operates, distinguishing symptoms from root causes, and aligning people, processes, information, and technology to improve performance and deliver better outcomes.

My career began in information technology in 1986 and evolved through data management, engineering leadership, and bridging the divide between technical and business teams. Entrepreneurship brought new challenges, expanding my work into innovation management, business development, and applying decades of experience across new industries and disciplines. I’ve never believed that experience has an expiration date, particularly when it’s paired with curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to keep learning.

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BOOKS AND EDUCATION

Simplifying complex ideas for diverse audiences.

Great looking skin is healthy skin. These practical science-based guides for making better decisions about what you put on your skin (it matters), how to optimize skin health, and which professional treatments are best for which concerns.  

SKIN WISE A No-Nonsense Guide to Skincare Ingredients

What you put on your skin is matters. That means you should be able to understand a skincare Ingredient label just like a salad dressing label, knowing which ingredients say put it back on the shelf. SKIN WISE: A No-Nonsense Guide to Skincare Ingredients is an easy to read science-driven guide to understanding what your skin needs, what’s inside each product, and how you can expect it to work on your skin. THE SKIN WISE BOOK  →

AGE WISE A Regenerative Approach to Aging Skin

Aging skin needs a more than another expensive serum. It needs a better strategy.

As we age, our skin changes in ways that even the most expensive skincare products can’t correct.

A better strategy starts with understanding how the skincare rules change for aging skin, and that’s where AGE WISE: A Regenerative Approach to Aging Skin begins.

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PERSPECTIVE & CONNECTION

Still learning. Still building.

I post about business, technology, advances in longevity and health science, and the broader changes that are shaping the way we live and work.