My Story...

I always knew I wanted to be a designer.

From drawing little pictures for my friends in middle school to doodling in my notebooks when I was supposed to be taking notes in geometry, I've always been the person who would rather design something than just look at it.

Growing up in Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, I was surrounded by a rich sports culture that had a bigger influence on my design than I realized at the time. The energy, personality, rivalries, and visual language of Philadelphia sports helped shape the way I think about design today.

When I first heard about SCAD, I knew that was where I wanted to be. I just didn't know what kind of "design" I wanted to pursue yet.

So I started with graphic design.

I taught myself Photoshop, experimented, made a lot of things that probably shouldn't see the light of day, and slowly started figuring out what I enjoyed about design.

Then my roommate introduced me to UX Design. He basically described it as graphic design for websites. That was all I needed to hear and hit the ground running.

It took me a while to realize that UX Design isn't just graphic design for websites. You're building an intuitive experience for a specific user. You're solving problems, making decisions, anticipating questions, and trying to make user's interaction with a product feel effortless. The last thing I ever want someone to say after using something I've designed is:

"I don't know what to do."

That's what keeps me interested in design: solving problems.

When I needed a way to render my 3D models at home, I figured out how to use Blender. When I struggled with building my portfolio, I taught myself how to integrate AI into my design process and vibecoded this entire site from scratch.

Product designer might be my title, but that's far from what I really am, I'm a problem solver with a designer's brain.