NASA Space Apps Toronto
Led major Toronto editions of NASA’s global innovation challenge, bringing together hundreds of participants and partners across government, academia, industry and community.
Selected work
Ideas, programs
and research.
A selection of public work that reflects how I like to operate: across disciplines, with strong technical grounding, and with enough room to build something new.
LUNEX PROSPER
Project Leader for LUNEX PROSPER. Created and led the SGAC–Luxembourg Space Agency collaboration, assembled an international research team, and guided the work through an IAC presentation and publication in Acta Astronautica.
Technical depth, broader scope.
My professional background includes systems and project engineering at MDA Space, Earth-observation program work at the Canadian Space Agency, and engineering standards and infrastructure at Toronto Hydro.
Research, space governance and international collaboration.
Through SGAC and international forums, I have led multidisciplinary research communities, contributed to UN-facing work, and explored questions spanning space safety, sustainability, governance and long-term development.
How I work
Technical thinking.
New possibilities.
My engineering background shapes how I approach strategy: understand the system, question the assumptions, find the leverage points, and bring people together around a direction.
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Systems thinking
I look beyond one component to understand how technology, people, constraints, incentives and risk interact.
02
New ideas
I enjoy spotting gaps, challenging the default approach and exploring possibilities that are not obvious at first.
03
Leadership
I am comfortable creating structure around ambiguity and bringing different people together around a shared direction.
04
Research
I use evidence to sharpen questions, test assumptions and connect technical detail with the larger decision.
Research
Questions worth
going deeper on.
My research spans space systems, human spaceflight safety, lunar development, climate and sustainability, leadership, and technology.
2025
LUNEX PROSPER · SGAC × Luxembourg Space AgencyProject leadership, international research collaboration, IAC presentation and peer-reviewed publication in Acta Astronautica
Human safety
Safe Spaceflight for WomenEvidence gaps, design considerations, radiation risk and inclusive human-spaceflight systems
Systems
A Novel SpaceSuit Design for Female AstronautsSystems-engineering research focused on requirements and inclusive design
Space
Evolution of Small Satellite Mission ObjectivesResearch into how small-satellite missions and their objectives have changed over time
Climate
Earth Observation & Climate ResearchProjects involving N₂O emissions, ocean activity, cyclones and CubeSat-based observation
2026
IAC 2026 · Cislunar Crew SafetyCurrent research on internationally harmonized approaches to radiation-related crew safety and regulatory gaps
Scholarly service
Peer Review & Technical EditingPeer reviewer for Acta Astronautica and technical reviewer/editor for sustainable-energy material
Recognition
Selected awards.
Recognition across engineering leadership, research, space safety, international collaboration and innovation.
2024
Future Engineering Leader of CanadaProfessional Engineers Ontario
2023
Global Grant AwardSpace Generation Advisory Council
2022
IAASS Special Recognition AwardInternational Association for the Advancement of Space Safety · recognition for human-spaceflight safety research and presentation
2022
European Space Agency RecognitionESA Education
2022
Canadian Space Agency RecognitionStudent research / IAC participation
2022
Emerging Space LeaderSpace Generation Congress
2021
NASA Space Apps Global NomineeTop global finalist recognition
2019
Engineering Leadership AwardTroost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering
Speaking & media
Technical ideas,
made public.
I enjoy translating technical and strategic ideas for audiences outside a single discipline.
Discovery Channel · The Mightiest · Moving Our World
Featured subject-matter expert
Appeared as an engineering and space-technology commentator, including explaining the Very Large Array in New Mexico for a general audience.
Watch on Apple TV ↗UN COPUOS / UNOOSA
Presentations and contributions around international cooperation, intergenerational collaboration and sustainable exploration.
Luxembourg Space Agency × SGAC
Created and led the collaboration behind LUNEX PROSPER, guiding the work to an IAC presentation and later peer-reviewed publication.
University of Bonn Spring School
Moderated an expert panel and researched the evolving space economy across the Middle East.
NASA proposal review & programs
Served as a NASA proposal-review panelist for Earth Action work in Energy & Water Resources and Health & Air Quality, alongside leading NASA Space Apps Toronto.
Currently exploring
Where the questions
are moving next.
I am increasingly interested in emerging technologies and the systems around them: infrastructure, risk, institutions, strategy and the choices that shape deployment.
AI Governance & Safety
Developing deeper understanding of AGI strategy, governance, systemic risk and responsible deployment.
AI Infrastructure
Interested in compute, data centers, energy, physical infrastructure and resilience behind increasingly capable AI systems.
Risk & Resilience
Exploring how systems thinking, engineering risk and institutional decision-making come together in critical technologies.
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