AI governance and compliance.
I run Ex Machina Solutions, an advisory practice for AI governance, risk, and compliance. I work with organizations deciding what to deploy, building the governance program around it, and evaluating whether the deployed system works: adoption roadmaps with named owners, frameworks aligned to NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001, and evaluation design with measurable outcomes.
Most of the work looks like interviews, analysis, and a written diagnosis. Implementation stays with the client.
Most institutions drift from their stated purpose slowly enough that nobody inside can see it happening. The job is to describe that drift precisely enough, and in plain enough language, that the people running the institution can do something about it.
The longer version
Before this, two decades in the systems themselves. SNAP administration for Colorado's Department of Human Services. Policy work at Hunger Free Colorado. Leadership at what became Provecho Collective, running a statewide food sovereignty initiative through legislative wins, a growing team, and a period where the field itself was learning what AI could and couldn't do for it. Most recently a residency at Propel, working on how AI can and can't serve the safety net.
All of it lands in the same place: systems built to help people are rarely measured on whether they do. When they miss, they miss quietly, and the people who lose out are usually the ones the mission statement is about.
Engagement work — diagnostics, advisory arrangements, embedded roles — runs through Ex Machina Solutions.
Career highlights
A short version of the last decade. The detailed record is on the CV page, full history on LinkedIn.
-
AI Safety Net Resident — Propel, Inc.Sep 2025 – PresentPublic-private partnerships and AI strategy for safety net programs.
-
CARAT Leadership Circle — North American Food Systems NetworkJan 2025 – PresentNational leadership cohort advancing food systems capacity assessment.
-
Executive Director — Provecho Collective (formerly Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger)Jul 2022 – Dec 2025Led a statewide food sovereignty initiative with a $5–9M budget; secured legislative wins, grew the team, and pioneered AI-driven approaches to food equity.
-
Director of Policy and Communications — Colorado Blueprint to End HungerNov 2019 – Jul 2022Drove successful state legislation, ran statewide policy comms, and managed a $350K Medicaid/SNAP/WIC co-enrollment pilot.
-
SNAP Compliance Officer — Colorado Department of Human ServicesNov 2017 – Oct 2019Oversaw SNAP compliance for all 64 Colorado counties and served as federal liaison to USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
-
Director of Public Policy — Hunger Free ColoradoSep 2015 – Nov 2017Designed and passed legislation securing $500K for Colorado-grown food in emergency feeding; managed federal relationships and a multi-year CLASP grant on benefits alignment.