A Coach Who Has Lived Every Part Of It
"I wake up every single day to inspire you to do what you aspire to be."
The 'Why' behind every coaching engagement at The R28 Group.
A Coach First - and Everything Else Makes it Better
I have been a coach and mentor for over 15 years. Long before The R28 Group existed, I was sitting across from individuals - asking hard questions, helping them discover what they were genuinely built for, and holding them accountable to the work of becoming it.
I hold a Gallup-certified Strengths coach credential and bring a coaching philosophy built on three pillars: discovering your natural strengths, building the habits that make those strengths reliable, and confronting the popular but deeply flawed advice to "follow your passion." These three ideas - combined into what I call the Aspire Method - form the backbone of every coaching engagement I run.
What sets me apart is not just the methodology. It's the lived experience behind it. I am a CIO with 35+ years in technology and leadership, and I serve on the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization - work that keeps me deeply connected to the human side of leadership, service, and community impact. I am also an exhibiting artist, a travel photographer with 50+ countries behind the lens, and a lifelong learner with an insatiable appetite for ideas. I bring all of that into the coaching room.
The Foundation Behind the Coaching
Gallup-certified Strengths Coach - Credentialed in CliftonStrengths methodology and coaching practice.
15+ Years of 1-on-1 Coaching & Mentoring - Strengths, habits, and career clarity across industries and career stages.
Business, Technology, and Analytical Foundation - MBA, MS Computer Science, and BS Mathematics & Physics; bridging strategy, systems thinking, and real-world problem solving.
Technology Executive & Board Director - 35+ Years leading technology organizations, technology executive, CIO and Board Director of a non-profit - operating at the full intersection of business, technology, and purposeful leadership.
Exhibiting Artist & World Traveler - Travel photographer across 50+ countries and abstract/mixed-media painter exhibiting in Laguna Beach for 15+ years; bringing a creative, whole-person lens to every coaching engagement.
Four Dimensions No Other Coach Brings
Most Gallup coaches come from HR or consulting. I come from inside the machine - and never left. Here's why that changes everything.
Peer Credibility with Executives
When I sit across from a CIO or CTO, I'm not a consultant looking in from outside. I'm a peer who has held the seat, made the hard calls, and led through real complexity - and who currently serves on the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization, bringing governance-level thinking to every leadership conversation. That changes the entire coaching dynamic.
The Aspire Method Framework
A proprietary three-pillar coaching framework - strengths, habits, and Cal Newport's mastery-first reframe of passion - built from 15+ years of mentoring. Not generic. Completely mine.
Whole-person Depth
Artist. World traveler. Mentor. Board Director. The breadth of my life gives me the empathy, perspective, and creative range to coach the whole person - not just the professional version that shows up on a résumé.
Technology Fluency
35+ years in tech means you never have to translate. I already understand your culture, your organizational dynamics, your pressures, and your language. We skip straight to the work that matters.
My Top 10 CliftonStrengths
My natural talent patterns - not just my credentials. They show up in every coaching session, every conversation, every engagement.