I sailed on an oil tanker at 19, became a cook and somehow ended up as a product designer. The through-line, if there is one, is that I've always been more interested in how things actually work than how they look like they work.

I build things with my hands when I'm not designing. It's taught me that good craft isn't about the visible surface, it's about the decisions underneath it that nobody ever sees but everyone feels.

I bring the same thinking to interfaces. Designs that are intentional, patterns that don't need to be relearned and conversations between people and machines that feel like they were thought through rather bolted on together.