About Me
I believe deeply in fair play and psychological safety, and work hard at making everyone I work with feel seen, heard, and invested. The best work comes from collaboration over consensus; The former treats everyone as a partner, whereas the latter treats everyone as a gate to be passed.
Growing up in a large family with over 80 cousins taught me communication and perspective - you must speak for what you feel strongly about, but remember that you aren't the main character.
I also understand how to build and foster community - I was the president of the HEMA Alliance, the governing body for historical fencing, and I quadrupled it's club roster and increased memberships by over 500%. I founded a fencing club in Denver 8 years ago that now has over 200 members in its vibrant community.
Personal Design Principles
Evidence Based
Listen to data and people, they are telling you something.
The Risk of Being Wrong
Design is not good or bad, it’s a gradient. Tradeoffs should scale with the cost of what would happen if they don’t work.
Collaborative Design
Every team member brings value to the experience.
Iteration over Ideation
Explore deep instead of exploring wide. The best solutions need whittling.
Personal Tidbits
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I foster and rescue dogs who were breeding animals at abusive puppymills. Do not let me near shelter websites. I already have 3.
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I love cooking, and try to make everything that I eat. The only thing I love more than cooking for myself is cooking for others.
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Recreation-wise I love camping, cookouts, hiking, working out, karoake and helping my nieces make faces in the mirror so we can take pictures to send to their parents.
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I adore thrifting, antiquing, garage sales, and anything involving finding treasures hidden in plain sight.
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One of my favorite things about living in a midcentury modern home is that I have a never ending stream of projects in need of doing.
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Fun Fact: I was a historical fencer for 10 years and competed internationally, ranking 89th in the world in longsword out of 10,000+ competitors. No, we did not dress up in historical garb.
