Strategic advisor · Public safety ecosystem
I work with a small number of companies in the public safety ecosystem — on retainer, over time — helping them see clearly, plan honestly, and execute using the right people and resources.
How I work
Most advisors hand you a report and disappear. I stay until the work is done — which means I'll tell you the truth from the start.
Most organizations don't have a strategy problem. They have a clarity problem. They know something isn't working but can't see it clearly enough to fix it, or they've convinced themselves they already have the answers.
I break that open. I help clients see what is actually in front of them, help them build an honest plan, and connect them to the right resources to execute.
Not a template.
Not a framework.
The actual people and resources the plan requires.
I work with a select number of clients — on retainer. That means I'm in the room for the hard conversations — not just reading the summary.
What we work on
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Before you can fix anything, you need to see it honestly. I get inside your operations, your numbers, and your assumptions — and tell you what's actually there. Not what you want to hear.
02
Once you see the problem clearly, you need a plan you can actually stand behind. I help you build one — honest about what it will take, realistic about what it won't.
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The right plan needs the right resources. Twenty-four years across the public safety ecosystem means I know where they are — and how to get them in front of you. I match the resource to what the plan actually requires.
Why it matters
Public safety is buying systems you can't audit, signing contracts you don't understand, and funding systems that you can't prove how they work. The vendors know this.
The gap between what organizations think is happening and what is actually happening is where I've spent my career. First as a CFO and operator. Now as an advisor. And as the founder of the 911 Trust Ledger Foundation, which exists to build the data infrastructure this ecosystem needs to govern itself honestly.
The advisory work and the foundation work are the same. See clearly. Plan honestly. Build what the problem actually requires.
911trustledger.org →Writing
All essays →Operations
The insiders built it. The outsiders bypassed it. AI is now running on top of it. Nobody owns what happens next — and the stakes are not abstract.
Read →Infrastructure
You can pick any ESInet provider you want. That's not the choice that matters. The real lock-in happens in the software stack — and every decision you make narrows the next one.
Read →Leadership
Who, what, when, and where. The basics. If your technology stack can't answer those, you didn't adopt technology — you surrendered to it.
Read →I work with a select number of clients — on retainer. If you need someone to help you see clearly, plan honestly, and put the right resources to work, let's find out if it's a fit.