Uncovering systems
through data, code & graphics.

Just...
weirdly well-rounded.

If you drew a radar chart of my skills, I'd probably look like a hexagon — not the tallest spike anywhere, but pretty solid all around.

In high school, I used to worry that I had no standout talent. My classmates were math geniuses, literary prodigies, design wizards... I was none of those things. I was just... okay at everything. Not bad at anything, not extraordinary at anything either.

It took me a while to see that as a feature, not a flaw. Being a generalist means I get to look at the world from a lot of angles at once. I pick things up quickly, and more importantly, I feel excited to use what I learn. The incentive for making things is inherent to me.

I've been chasing that feeling for a long time. Writing blogs as a kid. Self-taught photography as a teenager. Then data, graphics, code. Each one felt like adding a new lens. The world has so many stories worth telling, so many people worth knowing. I want to spend my life close to that pulse, finding ways to make those stories land.

I'm not there yet. But I'm getting closer.

When I'm not working:
• I play volleyball (there's something about six people working as one to keep a ball off the ground that never bored me).
• I 'cyber adopt' every cat and dog I see online (future self will have pets).
• My favorite game is The Legend of Zelda. Open worlds make me feel like anything is possible, exploreing them makes me feel like I'm learning how the world works — which is probably the same reason I became a journalist.