Building justice technology that creates real impact.
Senior Product Manager with 10+ years building platforms for justice-involved individuals. I've shipped Unbarred.us, BigRigBuddy, StaffAbility, and other tools that help people navigate and exit the criminal justice system.
You Need:
Technology that solves justice challenges
Data-driven decision tools
Someone who understands the mission
I Bring:
Experience building justice tech platforms (Unbarred, BigRigBuddy, StaffAbility, ProjectPivot)
Hundreds of hours poured into research and analysis
10+ years as a community leader engaging with justice-impacted people, criminal justice leaders, and agency partners
Lived experience + drive for impact
Alignment with Recidiviz's Open-Source Toolkit
How my technical experience directly maps to the tools and methodologies powering Recidiviz's platform
Recidiviz's Technical Stack
pulse-data
Python data platform for criminal justice analysis
pulse-dashboards
TypeScript/React frontend with Nx monorepo architecture
justice-counts
React + Storybook infrastructure for agency dashboards
public-dashboard
Transparency tools for public education
My Parallel Experience
Backend Data Systems
Built structured pipelines translating policy to action (Unbarred Labs prototypes)
Dashboard Development
Created user-facing interfaces (BigRigBuddy UI, Project Pivot frontend) for workflow visibility
Agency-Focused Tools
Developed StaffAbility platform with React components for corrections workforce management
Public Research & Transparency
Published staffability.org research, pushing for accountability and clarity
My Approach to Building Agency Tools
How I develop technology solutions that serve criminal justice leaders and state partners
Data-Driven Insights
Build analytics tools that help agency leaders make informed decisions with clear, actionable data
Efficiency-Focused
Create platforms that save corrections staff time and streamline operations for better outcomes
Partnership-Minded
Collaborate closely with state partners to understand their unique challenges and requirements
Justice Technology Projects
5.9M Americans analyzed
Unbarred.us
Advocacy platform for justice-involved Americans focused on voting rights restoration. Interactive US map analyzing 5.9 million disenfranchised Americans across all 50 states with election impact analysis and Senate race impact tracking.
CDL pathway for returning citizens
BigRigBuddy
CDL Career Companion for returning citizens. Interactive dashboard with AI-powered assistant, gamification system, and state-specific CDL requirements to help justice-involved individuals access trucking careers.
100% employment goal
StaffAbility
Transformative workforce development platform for justice-involved individuals. Features Career Coach AI, technology skills training, and breaking the cycle programs with goals of 100% employment rate and 100% recidivism elimination.
Comprehensive reentry platform
Project Pivot
Platform for justice-involved individuals and at-risk youth. Justice system statistics visualization, personalized user journeys, and partnership model focused on reentry support, preventative programs, and community engagement.
These projects demonstrate my commitment to justice reform
Each platform addresses real challenges faced by justice-involved individuals, from voting rights to career development.
Research & White Papers
Comprehensive analysis and evidence supporting justice reform through employment and evidence-based policy.
StaffAbility Model Overview
A comprehensive white paper outlining StaffAbility's mission to break down career barriers and provide second chances through innovative nonprofit staffing solutions for justice-involved individuals.
Business Case for Hiring
Comprehensive analysis of the business benefits and ROI of hiring justice-involved individuals, including retention rates, productivity metrics, and cost-benefit analysis.
Impact & Opportunity Report
Detailed analysis of the economic and social impact of second-chance employment programs, featuring data-driven insights and measurable outcomes from successful implementations.
Youth Crime Prevention
Evidence-based strategies for preventing youth crime in the United States, examining successful intervention programs and their impact on reducing juvenile delinquency rates.
Collateral Consequences
An examination of the collateral consequences of criminal convictions in the United States and their impact on reintegration, employment opportunities, and community outcomes.
Vocational & Soft Skills Training
Comprehensive analysis of vocational and soft skills training programs for justice-involved individuals, examining outcomes, best practices, and implementation strategies.
Impact of 'Felon' Label
Research on the impact of the term 'felon' and record-based exclusion in the United States, exploring stigma effects and barriers to successful reintegration.
Hybrid Nonprofit Models
Analysis of hybrid nonprofit-for-profit models for second chances in the U.S., examining innovative approaches to sustainable social impact and business viability.
"Smarter Decisions, Safer Communities, Better Outcomes."
Criminal justice leaders use Recidiviz to save their staff time, measure what's working, and drive meaningful change.
Skills → Role Fit
Each skill below directly addresses specific requirements from the Recidiviz Senior Product Manager job posting.
Product strategy & hypothesis-driven discovery
Recidiviz needs someone who can 'drive product discovery and strategy' in complex government environments
Built Unbarred.us by first researching 50-state voting laws, then validating assumptions with formerly incarcerated individuals before development. This mirrors Recidiviz's need for evidence-based product decisions in complex policy environments.
Stakeholder alignment (gov/NGO/ops)
Role requires 'collaboration with government partners and operational teams' across justice agencies
StaffAbility required aligning workforce development agencies, employers, and justice-involved individuals—exactly the multi-stakeholder coordination Recidiviz needs with corrections agencies, courts, and advocacy groups.
Metrics & impact storytelling
Recidiviz seeks someone who can 'track outcomes and communicate impact' to justice system leaders
Unbarred.us tracks voting eligibility for 5.9M Americans across all 50 states. This demonstrates the scale of impact measurement and clear communication that Recidiviz values for their corrections analytics.
LLM orchestration & guardrails (RAG, PII safety)
Justice tech requires 'explainable AI with privacy compliance'—critical for sensitive corrections data
Built AI-enhanced safety and compliance tools at Seaboard with strict data governance. Justice applications demand even higher privacy standards—experience I bring from both enterprise and justice contexts.
Data (SQL, Power BI, ETL) & instrumentation
Recidiviz is fundamentally a data company—'measurement and reporting' are core to their mission
Built 100+ Power Automate flows and operational dashboards processing enterprise data. Recidiviz needs this same technical depth for corrections data pipelines and state agency reporting.
Web/app (React/TS/Node) & Power Platform
Role needs 'rapid prototyping and iteration'—technical skills enable faster product validation
Every justice tech project I've built uses React/TypeScript/Node—from Unbarred's interactive maps to BigRigBuddy's career tracking. This hands-on approach accelerates product development cycles.
Cloud/infra (Azure, Supabase, CI/CD)
Recidiviz operates at state scale—'reliable deployment' is essential for government partnerships
Managed Azure infrastructure for 23-person organization with 99.9% uptime requirements. Government partners demand this same reliability for corrections data and reporting systems.
Lived experience & domain research
Recidiviz values 'empathic user research' and building trust with justice-involved individuals
Personal experience in the justice system informs every product decision—from Unbarred's voting rights focus to BigRigBuddy's reentry challenges. This lived experience builds authentic trust with users and stakeholders.
Core Responsibilities → How I Deliver
Concrete examples of how I approach each aspect of product management with clear commitments.
Build products that reduce incarceration
from agency pain points to deployed solutions
How I deliver:
I start with corrections staff problems, build quick prototypes, test with real users, then measure if we actually reduced their workload or improved outcomes.
What I'll do:
Partner with corrections staff to identify pain points, build rapid prototypes, conduct user testing, and establish clear metrics for measuring impact on workload and outcomes.
Turn messy government needs into clear requirements
because justice agencies don't speak 'tech'
How I deliver:
I spend time with probation officers, case managers, and administrators to understand their actual daily struggles, then translate that into features that solve real problems.
What I'll do:
Shadow probation officers and case managers, document their daily workflows, identify friction points, and translate complex government needs into clear technical requirements.
Discover what justice-involved people actually need
not what we think they need
How I deliver:
I interview returning citizens, formerly incarcerated individuals, and their families to understand barriers, then build solutions that address root causes.
What I'll do:
Conduct interviews with justice-involved individuals and their families, map barrier patterns, and ensure product features address real needs rather than assumptions.
Measure what matters to justice reform
recidivism, employment, housing, family reunification
How I deliver:
I track outcomes that actually matter - did someone get housed, employed, reconnected with family? Not just app downloads or clicks.
What I'll do:
Establish outcome-based metrics focused on housing, employment, and family reunification rather than vanity metrics, with longitudinal tracking systems.
Build trust with justice system partners
because they've been burned by tech before
How I deliver:
I show up consistently, deliver what I promise, involve them in decisions, and prove value before asking for more resources or data access.
What I'll do:
Maintain consistent communication, deliver incremental value, involve partners in decision-making, and earn trust through reliable execution before requesting expanded access.
Handle the technical complexity of justice data
privacy, compliance, integration challenges
How I deliver:
I understand HIPAA, CJIS, and state privacy laws. I can write SQL queries, build dashboards, and ensure our tools meet strict government security requirements.
What I'll do:
Ensure CJIS and HIPAA compliance, build secure data pipelines, create compliant dashboards, and navigate complex government IT integration requirements.
Ethics, Privacy & Guardrails
Non-negotiable principles that guide every product decision in justice technology.
Implementation Checklist
Human-in-the-loop
All critical decisions require human review and approval
Recommendations, not determinations
Systems provide guidance while preserving human agency
Plain-language explanations
All system outputs include clear, understandable reasoning
Audit trails & versioning
Complete tracking of decisions and system changes
PII minimization
Collect and process only necessary personal information
Red-team tests
Regular adversarial testing for bias and failure modes
Opt-out controls
Users can disable or modify automated features