I like solving problems with other people.
Creative collaboration is one of the best parts of the job. I like getting into the problem, turning it around, hearing other angles, and finding the version that actually works.
About me, at work.
I’m a tech nerd, musician, and father, living in Santa Monica. I’ve spent a lot of my life taking messy things apart, figuring out how they work, and putting them back together in a cleaner way.
That shows up in the way I work: curious, direct, collaborative, detail-oriented, and a little allergic to pretending something is fine when it is not.
I listen.
Good ideas do not always come from the loudest person in the room. I pay attention to the quiet comment, the small concern, the person who noticed something everyone else missed.
I’m direct.
I’m clear about what works and what does not. When something is not working, I would rather say so plainly and help make it better. That does not mean being harsh. It means respecting the work enough to be honest about it.
I take the work personally.
I’m self-motivated and I tend to think like an owner. I care when something is sloppy, confusing, fragile, or unfinished, even when nobody specifically assigned me to care.
I’m formal in text and informal in speech.
I write carefully because written work needs to hold up without me standing next to it. In conversation, I’m much more direct, loose, and practical.
I’m comfortable with different kinds of people.
I like rooms with different backgrounds, temperaments, ages, disciplines, and ways of thinking. Different people notice different things, and that gives the creative process more range.
That’s the working style.
Now have a look at the work if you want to see what I’ve built, improved, and helped ship.