Get to know me

After graduating from UCLA, I briefly worked at an immigration law firm before leaving to work full-time at a homeless shelter. A year later, I became a mental health rehabilitation specialist and case manager at Momentum for Mental Health, where I spent nearly five years designing treatment plans for vulnerable individuals. Eventually, I hit a wall — and a month-long backpacking trip through Patagonia made me realize I needed to do something creative again. I wanted to find flow.

Back home, a conversation with my brother — a product designer — pointed me toward UX. "You can be creative and solve real-world problems," he said. I took some courses on Treehouse, then quit my job and completed an in-person boot camp. That was over eight years ago. Since then, I've channeled my empathy and problem-solving skills into improving people's lives through design.

Outside of work, my wife Anna and I are dog parents to Pixel (papillon), Junie (Corgi-Husky mix), and Aspen (Husky mix). Together we hike, camp, and I keep exploring new hobbies — lately photography and video editing in DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut, and Logic Pro X.