I like working with smart people to build great products.

I want my work to combine tactical design skills with strategic planning.

I love

travel, urban exploration, 19th century English & Russian literature, discovering patterns, and making things with my hands.

I'm good at

designing consumer products, building websites, planning product lines, user testing, concept generation, drawing, market analysis, research, design software, collaborating with overseas manufacturers, hand-coding XHTML & CSS, task analysis, and life-cycle analysis.

I'm getting good at

product photography, building databases, overseas sourcing, identity design, creating & managing brand equity, copywriting, classical Latin, and reading German.

I've worked with

Brand New Box Web Design & Development | San Diego | August 2007 - present

Nearly all duties are shared at this two-man web design & development firm, etc etc etc.

Cosmosupplylab | Hong Kong | August 2006 - July 2007

Cosmo creates high-quality promotional goods for international brands. During my time in Hong Kong, I worked intensely with manufacturers, and designed and developed products for clients like Apple, Auerhahn, Bacardi, BMW, Cybex, Omega, Saab, Toshiba, Toyota, Volvo, WMF, and World Youth Day.