About
Over five years at The DG Murray Trust, I've grown from UX researcher and designer to leading the full product and impact function for ECD Connect, a multi-tenant SaaS platform supporting early childhood practitioners and community health workers across the education and health dimensions of ECD. I own the product roadmap, make architecture and prioritisation decisions across multiple deployment models, and connect engineering, implementation, and impact teams from requirement to release.
My data work runs across several layers: daily behavioural analytics feeding back into UX decisions and developer priorities; implementation dashboards giving partner organisations a live view of what's happening on the ground so they can deploy training, mentorship, or resources where they're needed; de-identified data synthesis oriented toward policy and future research; and evidence packaging for funders.
I hold an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where my studies included data analysis and causal inference, and a B.A. in Psychology from Harvard University.
Currently: Data & Product Strategy Lead at The DG Murray Trust, leading a team of three and owning product direction, MERL systems, and analytics infrastructure across South Africa's ECD and community health sectors.
Areas of Expertise
Product Strategy
End-to-end roadmap ownership across education and health verticals. Multi-tenant SaaS, open-source, and partner deployments.
Data & Analytics
Daily behavioural analytics feeding back into UX and product decisions. Implementation dashboards that get partners into the field. De-identified data synthesis for policy and research. Evidence packaging for funders. SQL/PostgreSQL, Grafana, R/Quarto.
Impact & MERL
Theory of Change design, indicator frameworks, funder reporting. Translating field-level programme data into strategic decisions.
UX & Field Research
Structured usability testing, qualitative field research in low-connectivity environments. Human-centred design for frontline users.
Systems & Implementation
mHealth data collection systems, cross-partner rollouts, backlog management, and end-to-end delivery coordination.
People & Stakeholders
Team leadership (3 direct reports), executive-level reporting, donor and funder engagement, and cross-functional facilitation.
Selected Work
Multi-tenant SaaS platform design & scale
MERL framework built from the ground up
Daily behavioural analytics → UX & product decisions
Implementation dashboards driving field deployment
De-identified data synthesis for policy & research
Evidence packaging for funders
Theory of Change for ECD digital intervention
mHealth data system for low-connectivity CHWs
30/60/90-day retention & churn analysis
Usability testing across SA field contexts
Executive and funder-facing impact reporting
Product roadmap across education + health modules
Team recruitment, onboarding & capability building
What I'm Looking For
Senior roles where product, data, and real-world impact intersect.
I'm drawn to organisations where digital systems, evidence, and implementation are integrated, where the work is complex and the decisions have meaningful consequences.