Specialization is for Insects
Why I’ve spent my career resisting rigid roles, crossing disciplinary boundaries, and encouraging teams to develop the range that makes them better collaborators.
I’ve spent 25 years designing, building teams, questioning what I know, and finding better ways to work. What keeps me interested is simple: I like solving problems.
3× helped a product grow up
Outlived 20+ design tools
1 office cookie bake-off won
When I’m not working, I’m usually hanging out with my daughters, who keep me busy with sports, board games, baking, and life in general. I also spend a fair amount of time designing logos, stickers, and merch for local sports teams and community organizations.
Sometimes I show up to a meeting with a black eye, courtesy of a stray softball or an early morning Brazilian jiu-jitsu practice. I also hold strong opinions about the genius of Tim Robinson and the band Ghost.
Notes
Finding lessons about product, design, and leadership in what I’m reading, watching, and listening to.
Making the Switch
After years happily using a Pixel, I returned to the iPhone for my teenage daughters and blue bubbles, only to discover that Apple’s once-magical design now contains some questionable choices.
The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI
A sober look at the AI bubble, the incentives driving it, and who benefits or gets shafted. Plus some helpful thinking about what comes after the hype fades.
A note about this site
This site runs on Next.js and Vercel, with notes published through Notion so I can add to them without touching the code. The CSS is all handwritten. What more do you want from me?