A little about me.
Some professional; some personal; all me.
Professionally
Problem solver. Craftsman. Polymath.
- I excel at designing and building complete solutions, working end-to-end on a product.
- I adapt quickly to new challenges, domains, and opportunities. My education and experience required me to do so: picking up new tools and technologies while solving nuanced and difficult problems.
- 24+ years as a digital creative practitioner and leader, as:
- information architect (IA)
- interaction designer (IxD)
- user experience (UX) designer
- usability and accessibility specialist
- 5+ years as a software developer/engineer, creating desktop and embedded applications.
- I keep up my development skills, because I strongly believe in craftsmanship—part of which I define as
we should be able to build what we design.
- Businesses I've helped succeed include small, medium, and large-sized companies—local, national, and international—in a variety of domains:
- embedded technology
- telecommunications
- agricultural technology
- Linux/OS services
- custom construction
- consulting
Past professional memberships
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): SIGPLAN and SIGCHI
- Special Libraries Association (SLA): classification & categorization, and taxonomies
Personally
Constantly curious. Empathetic. Striving.
- My pronouns are he/him.
- My rescue pups Gracie [2008–2023], Boone, and Bobby are my everything ❤️
- My hobbies include:
- music, primarily collecting
- linguistics, including past studies in Latin, German, and Japanese
- programming languages
- knot tying—past IGKT member
- writing
- photography (digital and film), and photo developing
- modern art and art history
- current events and international news
Volunteering and charity work
- Animal rescue and welfare
- Atlanta Boxer Rescue (ABR): fostering, volunteering, and donations
- Laskey's Lucky Ones & Volunteers (LLOV): fostering, adoption, and donations
- LifeLine Animal Project: donations, temp-fostering, and adoption
- Local arts groups
- Atlanta Photography Exhibition: exhibition setup and participant