About me

For the majority of my academic career, I studied philosophy to discover what’s good, true, & beautiful - hopefully gaining a bit of wisdom along the way. Like anyone else, I wanted to be a giant in the field rather than stand on the shoulders of giants. But, I soon realized that living by good philosophy was more important to me than doing good philosophy, which led me to re-evaluate what I wanted to do in life.

Thankfully, I stumbled into user-centered design & user experience research in a, more or less, roundabout way. At its core, user experience struck me as a ‘bridge’ that connected people to their goals while aiming to be the most effective, efficient, and enjoyable experience possible.

My hope is that my philosophical background will bring something new to the table by asking the basic, sometimes obvious, questions that show key challenges to improving the user experience for good products.

When I’m not working, my wife & I will usually be out hiking or biking. We love serving our community, looking for new ways to stay fit, and playing board & video games together. She doesn’t share my passion for mixed martial arts (yet!), but hopefully that’ll come soon.