About Me
I started in corporate engineering — Federated Hermes, then Westinghouse after obtaining my Master's Degree at the University of Pittsburgh. I left because I wanted to work with local organizations where I could see my impact first-hand.
I've spent years on the inside of the organizations I now serve. I led engineering at the Police Data Accessibility Project, where I modernized a civic-tech platform used by both internal teams and external partners. I worked alongside Allegheny County's data science team, building monitoring and reporting infrastructure for their most critical processes.
Where I show up
I live in Millvale. I moved there for an Americorps VISTA year at the community library and stayed.
I've attended almost every volunteer night at Garfield Community Farm for the last five years. I wrote about why places like it matter — and how they counter national cynicism — in PublicSource.
I volunteer with Pittsburghers for Public Transit's research committee and Equitable and Just Pittsburgh's Community research working group.
Why Lemali Consulting exists
I started Lemali Consulting because I'd seen too many organizations get stuck with systems built by vendors who had no stake in the outcome. The businesses best able to serve a community exist within that community. Lemali is how I act on that.
Some of the most important work in the community is done by organizations without a budget for professional software engineering. To ensure I'm serving everyone in the community, I set aside ten hours every week for pro bono work.
Want to work together?
The first conversation is always free. Let's talk about your situation.