Paige’s Notes
Thoughts from the messy middle.
Writing on data, work systems, planning, communication, independent projects, and the odd side quest. This is where I think through the questions that do not fit neatly into a resume: how people use systems, how work actually gets done, and how complicated things become easier to navigate.
Recent notes
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Wedding Planning Is Just Systems Design With More Complicated Feelings (not a Fall Out Boy song)
I knew wedding planning would involve logistics. I was downright excited that there would be spreadsheets and dates and vendor emails and chances to be a Type-A demon for good reason. What I did not expect was for it to so quickly become a very specific little case study in incentives, stakeholder management, and the…
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On toilets, engagement rings, and getting back to basics.
Reflections on a recent engagement trip to Scotland led me to think about luxury, functionality, and the importance of getting the basics right: whether in hotel design or in building dashboards and data flows. Sometimes, less really is more.
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When two data geeks love each other very much…
My boyfriend and I both work in the data realm, though in very different capacities. Our vacation planning spreadsheets are absolutely legendary thanks to our combined talents. So, when I looked at him a few weeks ago and asked if we could make a proper spreadsheet of activities we want to do this fall, things…
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Hello World!
Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Paige Cleary. I wear many hats, but the ones most relevant here are that I work as a data science team manager, I love to be creative and explore new skills in art and design, and I’m a very proud pet owner. I currently have Peperoncini, a…
What I write about
People and systems
How teams communicate, make decisions, adopt tools, and build shared language around complicated work.
Data and decision-making
Reporting, dashboards, metrics, evidence, ambiguity, and the human choices hidden inside technical systems.
Projects and side quests
Independent builds, portfolio experiments, tabletop campaign design, wedding planning systems, and other structured rabbit holes.
Learning in public
Notes on skills I am picking up, questions I am chasing, and ideas that are not yet polished enough to become formal projects.
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