ABOUT

For the work you love and the life you want.

I help STEM professionals build meaningful careers with clarity, confidence, and well-being; because the human side of science matters.

Curious by nature

I'm a scientist with a PhD in Microbiology and 20+ years of experience working in laboratories across universities and government. I've had the privilege of working on meaningful, complex problems with brilliant people, and I still love science.

I’m also an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). My approach brings together a scientist’s curiosity and a coach’s belief in your capacity to find your own way forward. I create space for you to think honestly, explore what matters, and we work together to turn insight into action that fits your life and your goals.

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I’ve been there

I was one of many people who hit rock bottom during a pandemic. I felt like I was failing at everything, everywhere, all at once.

When you’ve invested so much in your career, it becomes part of your identity. Asking for help can feel like admitting defeat. And underneath that is an uncomfortable question: If I can’t do this, who am I?

Looking back, there were signs. When I finally spoke about it, I found support and colleagues with recovery stories of their own.

Too many work cultures still expect stress and burnout as payment for impact and innovation. Common doesn’t mean normal.

I’m not gatekeeping what I’ve learned. I want to pay it forward, helping others recognize the signs and make changes sooner. We can do better than keep adding colleagues to the burnout recovery club.

What changed everything

What changed everything

What pulled me through wasn't a productivity hack or a better morning routine. It was doing the honest work of looking inward and learning skills nobody taught me in school. And it wasn't easy.

Working with a coach unlocked something that changed everything: when you learn what you really want and how to show up as the version of you with clarity and confidence, the world around you shifts.

Time, energy, and emotional (TEE) management is the DNA of my work. Once you get clear on what you want, it's the key to create change that feels like magic.

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Why I built Synergy Scientific

I built Synergy Scientific because I kept meeting brilliant STEM professionals running on fumes, doubting themselves despite every objective sign of success, quietly wishing someone would just tell them the truth: the emotional stuff is the technical stuff at this level.

And because I know how far "the end of your rope" can stretch before something gives, I'm here to help people get off the frayed end a lot sooner than I did.

A different kind of professional development

My coaching is evidence-based, practically focused, and built for people who find most personal development content a little too vague and a little too beige.

Brilliant people. Healthier careers.
A kinder future for science.

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