I'm a husband, father of three, and product designer based in Florida. I currently serve as Lead Design Engineer and Product Designer at CHEQ and am the co-founder of Luxury Release and Meridyan.
Over the years, I've worked across startups, agencies, and growing teams, contributing both as a hands-on designer and in leadership roles. I love building thoughtful products and systems that create meaningful opportunities for people. I've built multiple businesses, including one that was acquired and another that has helped raise more than $70M for the kids of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. I care deeply about creating work that feels clear, useful, human, and built to last.
I've always been driven by creation and great experiences. As a kid, I'd sit in my bedroom designing restaurants, menus, classrooms, and storefronts, obsessed with crafting the perfect experience. At theme parks, I was more captivated by the immersive environments than the rides themselves, fascinated by how every detail shaped the experience.
This creative energy led to writing books, making music, acting in film and theater, and eventually designing digital spaces.
Eventually, I earned a music scholarship and degree, taught for a few years, then returned to digital design - my ultimate career path. I've worked in agencies, founded companies, and spent recent years in tech startups building zero-to-one products. Currently, I'm focused on two of my own.
In college, I reconnected with a high school classmate (now my wife, Kristy) who's been my best friend and biggest supporter ever since. We've grown our family (twins!) and now live in Florida, where you'll find us by the water or at theme parks.
Outside work and family, I enjoy Olympic-style recurve archery and read extensively on design, business, psychology, and philosophy. I'm also an avid outdoorsman and beachgoer.
