About
Designer, artist, swimmer, cyclist, whatever-is-my-interest-ist.
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A little context about me
What I “do”
Professionally, I do product design. For over 12 years, I’ve worked as a designer and leader in a range of organizations across a wider range of industries. Read about my experience.
Personally, I do many things1. The hobbies I’ve done most consistently over my life include swimming, cycling, drawing, and reading. As the seasons change (over the year and in life), I pick up and put down a variety of other interests. You can see what’s on now-ish on my Now page.
How I arrived to product design
Always interested in creating things and solving problems (art class nerd, math class enthusiast), I dabbled in industrial design before studying graphic design—like many designers, I will always have a soft spot for a well-crafted (or should I say “drafted”) blueprint. Following college I discovered UX as a growing discipline and fell in love with the combination of creating something from nothing and problem solving. From there, a restless curiousity and need to keep growing pushed me to develop as a product designer, sometimes researcher, and leader.
Where is home
I grew up in the country near a small city, Steinbach, Manitoba and moved to Winnipeg (the big city) during college. I will always have a strong nostalgia for living in the country and bitterly cold winters, though now I only visit each as a tourist.
Home is currently Berlin, Germany. My partner and I (and our dog) plan to move to North America in summer 2024.
Miscellaneous bits
The odd accomplishment
A selection of things I've done that I'm proud of.
Completed my first half-Oceanman (5km swim) in 2024. I’m hoping to take on a 10km distance race in 2025.
Displayed commissioned pieces in two restaurants.
Completed a full Ironman in Lousville, Kentucky in 2016, as well as a handful of half-ironman distance races and other triathlons of varying distances.
I plan to return to triathlon during a more settled period in the future.
Look at my dag
Yeah, I want everyone to know my dog. In part, because my dog wants to know everyone. Meet Pepper, our li’l extrovert.
1. I have long held the belief that designers should have hobbies that aren’t design. It makes us better designers and more resilient as people—an important thing in today’s tech landscape.