About

Hey - I’m Julian. I love working with ambitious teams to bring digital experiences and products to life. I build plans and processes that reckon with chaos, strategically connect business and project objectives, and set up individuals and teams for success in challenging, complex environments.

In my current role, I’m head of project management at Otherlife (Otherlife.xyz). We are a creative engineering and design studio specializing in brand, digital experience and product, and emerging technology based in Toronto, Canada. In 2023, we were acquired by MoonPay.

I work with the operations and project teams to ensure we deliver high quality experiences and products on time and under budget. I’m an active project manager, working with our enterprise clients on multi-year, multi-million dollar projects.I n the two and half years I’ve worked with my current company, I’ve worked as a senior project manager, creative strategist, product manager, account executive, and now head of project management.

In addition to my day job, I’m working at an emotion AI startup, EiQ Technologies. We’re building a consumer app for emotional intelligence insights and training. At EiQ, I program the algorithms for measuring the heart and inferring emotional state around which our content and programming are based and manage the product.

I live in Toronto, Canada with my partner and our two kids. When not working, I like playing badminton on the shores of Lake Winnipeg and reading science fiction.

Experience

2022 - Present

Head of Project Management at Otherlife

Led teams delivering accessible, immersive digital products for brands like Mastercard, Arsenal, DeLorean, GitHub, Vercel, Shopify, MoonPay, and Coinbase.

2017 - Present

Cofounder of EiQ

Built three prototypes, four features, and an MVP while leading a pivot from an academic research tool to a consumer product.

2017 - 2022

Professor of Political Science

Researched North Atlantic internet cables in a three-year ethnographic study and published cutting-edge work in top Canadian and international technology journals.