My experience as a Data Tech Lead with Work on Climate

The story of how I joined Work on Climate as a volunteer and became its data tech lead, with lessons applied to consulting & fractional work.

April 8, 2024

New decade, new tagline: Data & AI for Impact

Shifting focus to ‘Data & AI for Impact’, with more startup-related content, increased posting frequency, and deeper audience engagement.

January 19, 2024

Psychographic specialisations may work for discipline generalists

When focusing on a market segment defined by personal beliefs, it’s often fine to position yourself as a generalist in your craft.

January 9, 2024

Our Blue Machine is changing, but we are not helpless

One of my many highlights from Helen Czerski’s Blue Machine.

November 28, 2023

The mission matters: Moving to climate tech as a data scientist

Discussing my recent career move into climate tech as a way of doing more to help mitigate dangerous climate change.

June 6, 2022

My work with Automattic

Back-dated meta-post that gathers my posts on Automattic blogs into a summary of the work I’ve done with the company.

October 7, 2021

Some highlights from 2020

Sharing remote teamwork insights, my climate & sustainability activism, Reef Life Survey publications, and progress on Automattic’s Experimentation Platform.

April 5, 2021

Exploring and visualising Reef Life Survey data

Web tools I built to visualise Reef Life Survey data and assist citizen scientists in underwater visual census work.

June 3, 2017

The joys of offline data collection

Insights on data collection and machine learning from spending a month sailing, diving, and counting fish with Reef Life Survey.

January 24, 2016

My divestment from fossil fuels

Recent choices I’ve made to reduce my exposure to fossil fuels, including practical steps that can be taken by Australians and generally applicable lessons.

April 24, 2015
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