Recidiviz builds technology that makes the criminal justice system's own data work against mass incarceration. I have spent nine years building technology that helps justice-impacted individuals rebuild their careers after the system lets them go. We are working the same problem from two sides, and this role sits exactly at the intersection.
I am formerly incarcerated. I started Steel Man Resumes inside treatment centers and halfway houses as an alum- not a consultant. Over nine years, that practice evolved into a three-tier AI-powered workforce platform now live and serving users at scale. The Forge generates narrative-first career reports grounded in desistance theory and behavioral neuroscience. The Refinery provides seven tools- resume generation, fair-chance job matching, disclosure coaching, interview practice- each with audience-aware copy that adapts for the person using it, the case manager overseeing them, and the funder evaluating the program. I built every page, every prompt, and every line of content myself.
Simultaneously, I serve as Technology and Digital Strategy Advisor to Justice Beacon Solutions, where I built the website, governance portal, brand positioning, and content strategy for an entirely new governance discipline- Justice Decision Observability- focused on AI in corrections. That work included ghostwriting a strategic response to the Council on Criminal Justice's AI framework, authoring a five-persona positioning analysis that diagnosed a category-creation communication problem, and building audience-specific pages for institutions, defense attorneys, researchers, and journalists. I know how to shape narratives about criminal justice technology for audiences with opposing interests because I do it every week.
The content infrastructure I've built maps directly to this role's core responsibilities. I manage editorial strategy across three ventures. I've built storytelling engines- literal code that adapts voice and evidence density by audience. I execute targeted communications: six individually tailored coalition proposals for Milwaukee reentry organizations, each calibrated to that organization's leadership, budget, and constraints. I ghostwrite in executive voices and have published a 10,800-query research study on AI recommendation bias, pre-registered on Open Science Framework. I have no degree. I have an ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt, coursework in behavioral psychology, a FICGN Narrative Change Fellowship, and nine years of direct evidence that I can do this work at a level that matters.
Recidiviz has the data infrastructure to prove what works. I have the storytelling infrastructure to make people care. That combination is what drives adoption in new states, earns trust from corrections leaders, and keeps the mission visible to the people who fund it. I would welcome the opportunity to bring that capability to your team.
A portfolio of relevant work, mapped directly to this role's responsibilities, is available at apply.themidnightgarden.club.