About

For as long as I can remember, I've loved to draw. I never had any real formal training, but it came to me naturally and I spent all my spare time with a pencil in hand. When it came time to figure out what I wanted to be when I "grew up," I had little to no support in taking the path of a professional artist. So I went looking for something adjacent, and found graphic design almost by accident. Turned out it was something I'd already been doing without a name for it.

I went on to study Communication Design at Texas State University, expecting to end up somewhere in traditional graphic design, branding, or advertising worlds. Then the iPhone came out, and the whole direction of design shifted. I dove headfirst into the web and product side of the industry instead, and never looked back.

Product design, at its core, is about making sense of ambiguity. That's not a side effect of the job. It is the job. Most of what I enjoy is playing detective: taking an unclear problem and finding the path through it. Mix that with a love of aesthetics and craftsmanship, and you have what I love most about this industry.

The other piece is people. Some of the best parts of this career have come from being in rooms with people smarter than me and learning from them. That's stayed true across every team I've been on. The many talented, intelligent, and interesting individuals have helped me grow in both a professional and personal capacity. I'm forever grateful for this.

I'm a husband and father first, and that's where most of my time and attention goes these days. Staying active and healthy matters to me, and I try to keep that a consistent part of life, not an afterthought. And even though most of my creative energy goes into the work itself these days, I try to draw and paint when I can (even if it's just crayons and finger paint with the kiddos).