I grew up in the suburbs of NYC with a love of drawing and "inventing", and learning about how the world and the things around me worked. Mostly I loved the creative process, whether art, music, or writing, which led me to a Bachelor of Industrial Design degree from Pratt Institute.

My career began in an ID consulting firm in New York's Hudson Valley, where the fast pace and broad range of clients imprinted on me as a young designer. I quickly learned to wear many hats as I learned as much as I could about CAD and rendering software, prototyping, materials and manufacturing processes, and working with clients.
I soon took an opportunity to return to NYC, creating my own consulting business in Astoria, Queens. This too was a formative experience, where I took sole responsibility for delivering on client projects and expectations. My creative horizons broadened as I lived and worked in the city, meeting an incredible assortment of characters in my professional world. Meanwhile my wife and I thoroughly explored the incredible food available in our neighborhood, Astoria.
In late 2007 I took an offer from Bose in Massachusetts, and moved north to join the relatively new Bose Design Center. As my first corporate design job, this was a chance to experience the entire product development process, from the initial planning to inspecting parts off the manufacturing line. I learned how to navigate project teams as an in-house designer, and how to earn the trust of my colleagues.
Before long, my creative energy led me to the Advance Development ID team. Here we considered the future, helping the Research engineers turn incredible technology into innovative products. Over a decade I helped influence Bose's strong engineering culture, demonstrating designers' value as thinkers and problem solvers rather than simply window-dressers.
In early 2020 I initiated an ideation effort around all-day wearables, based on Bose's open-ear audio technology developed for the Frames line of audio sunglasses. The cuff-like concept that emerged was a unique form factor, placing the open-ear acoustics directly outside of the ear canal and securing itself to the outer ear with a flexible silicone arm. This wearable concept rapidly generated interest, made its way through the development process, and was released in 2024 as the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds. 

Through 26 years of professional experience I have developed a few core principles in my approach to design:

• The best design is a rising tide that lifts all ships. Designers are uniquely positioned on a cross-functional team to serve as integrators-- understanding the many constraints and disparate influences, and composing an elegant confluence of solutions that drives human desire.
• Mock it up before you fock it up. Prototyping is critically important, and can take any form-- clay, foam, 3D prints, crumpled up paper. The faster the better, as speed equals more iterations. When in doubt, make a model.
• Trust can be hard to earn but it's worth it. Trust on a team is critical to accomplish great work together, and comes from honesty and mutual understanding. Trust from customers is priceless, and comes almost exclusively from authenticity. 

My curiosity, creative energy, and passion for learning have built a diverse set of skills and capabilities, enabling me to create and explore ideas in my own workshop. CAD, coding, VR authoring, photogrammetry, 3D printing, turning and CNC machining, welding, metal casting, woodworking, and PCB design, fabrication, and assembly... My goal is to remove any barriers to exploring through prototyping.

This is my happy place-- surrounded by creative potential.