A Bit About Me
I like to design things, build things, and make them go.
I've been working on the web since 2000, and I still love it everyday. Many of the projects I've worked on have come through partnerships with agencies and/or other creative professionals. I've been lucky enough to work with some great people- together we've built sites and applications for awesome clients.
I have never been one for titles, however the majority of the web work I do falls within the realm of front-end development. There are always strong connections between adjacent fields in any design project- and to that end, I'm deeply interested in the areas of user experience design, information architecture, and the ways we use the web in our everyday lives.
On top of all that, I enjoy diving into the details of making the web work- code, servers, deployment, testing. Web development is one of those fields that is continually refreshing itself. Its a mix of old and new: we're doing some of the same things on the web that we did 10 years ago, but the ways we do them now are very different. I'm always learning; I'm always finding inspiration and always challenging myself.
I've been working in product design since 1997. I went to school to be an engineer, and when I first hit the corporate world, I discovered what I liked most about being an engineer was the process of designing. The creative brainstorm, the blue-sky ideas sessions, the over-caffienated late-night inspirations that you can barely sketch fast enough because you're so excited.... this was the 'thing' I wanted to do. Engineers do many things- but what I really cared about was design. That's when I found product design, which some call industrial design. I joined a product design consultancy and the rest is history. Everyday I work with a team of highly creative pragmatists, and together we hammer out new products and solutions of all different shapes and sizes. Most projects start with a blank sheet of paper, and end up a finished product months later. It still amazes me- every time.
I've gotten questions as to why I continue to work in two fields. The reason is that they're really not that different. The creative process is the same- its just the tools and the enviroment that are different. And that difference is refereshing. I have found that one enriches the other.
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