Hey, welcome!

I’m Jas — yep, you say it just like the music. 👐

I’m a Microsoft 365 instructor, technology consultant, designer and entrepreneur.

Most days you’ll find me hunched over a screen, or I’ll be in the backwoods trails of New Brunswick.

Let’s connect on LinkedIn or shoot me an email.

Here, I share my thoughts on work—why we do it and how it can be better.

You'll find writings about technology, human behavior, design principles, managing change, and AI developments, with occasional notes on books.

My background

I started my personal website, Jasfest, in the bygone era of Blogspot and My Space. The domain was short, and it stuck.

Today, it’s a place not only for my writings, but it’s also the name of my business. I help people with workplace technology, which can seem boring at first glance, but it’s fascinating under the hood. I try to make things fun, and bring smiles to work…hence the name, jasFEST!

I call Atlantic Canada home, where my days revolve around long walks with my dogs, jotting down ideas, maintaining a 180-year-old house and forest, and running a business.

With a background in systems design engineering, I've built a career spanning product management, UX design, Microsoft 365 consulting, change management, and continuous learning.

My mind naturally connects dots between organizational design, psychology, history, economics, and technology. Since we spend most of our waking hours working, I constantly ask: are we doing it right?

And if I can’t answer that, I look at my pups instead:

Dogs are simply the best.