I’ve been building things since I was a kid—Legos wired with slot-car motors, makeshift cable cars strung across my family’s den, dozens of plastic model airplanes intricately detailed with internal painted parts that only I could “see.” That same instinct to tinker, solve, and build followed me into adulthood—only now it shows up in projects like a custom built-in wall unit at home. Creativity wasn’t just a hobby, it was survival for a middle child with a big imagination.
That curiosity sparked the start of my career in a newspaper composing room at the age of eighteen. Paste-up mechanicals, photo stats, color separations—old-school craft that gave me a foundation in design long before digital tools came into play. From there, I built my career in publishing, a path that ultimately led me to SharkNinja, where I grew to become an Associate Creative Director—leading major product launches and guiding teams to create work that was as sharp and effective as it was creative.
What drives me isn’t so much the process—it’s the payoff: seeing an idea land, a client’s problem solved, and the work making an impact in the real world. My goal has always been the same: to surprise people, deliver more than expected, and turn complexity into something clear, compelling, and real.