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Technology changes constantly. Human curiosity doesn't.

Creative technologist.
AI systems designer.

I design and build AI systems, products, and brands, and make them usable for the person on the other side.

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FEATURED · 01
NovensiaCase study · AI Systems · a brand operating system
FEATURED · 02
GPRS SiteMapCase study · UX Leadership · a map-first field platform
FEATURED · 03
LP 7D RideCase study · Creative Direction · a trade-show ride experience
FacedealsCase study · the one we shut down
VRC SuiteCase study · a four-product records suite
Einstein Bros. Bagels AppCase study · ordering, rewards, and the store side
HYPECase study · hand-drawn shapes, laid out by code
PhotographySeries · 15 collections · editorial, portrait, lookbook
Union Station HotelCase study · a place-led hospitality brand
EmergenceCase study · the design system behind Novensia
NEMOCase study · a deliberately unstable identity
UST RFP Triage AgentCase study · a go/no-go filter
SAINTSSeries · portraiture in the icon position
FRACTUREDSeries · a portrait built from every frame
BLACK 13Series · promo film and photography for a Nashville tattoo studio
LOVE & FLAKSeries · promo film for a jewelry line made from spent antique bullets
ANDCULTURESeries · rebrand and website refresh for an experience design agency that wanted to keep craft at the center of its technical work
OUYASeries · brand, marketing, web, and on-console surfaces for the OUYA game console, including E3 2013 and the international store
WILLOWSeries · identity and brand strategy for a new bed-in-a-box mattress brand, drawn from the willow tree
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*Novensiaai-systems, brand, design-systems, generative-aiCase study2025–Present*GPRS SiteMapux-leadership, enterprise, web, mobileCase study2023–2024*LP 7D Ridecreative-direction, immersive, live-eventCase study2019Facedealscreative-technology, ai-systems, privacyCase study2012VRC Suiteux-leadership, enterprise, design-systems, healthcareCase study2022–2026Photographycreative-direction, photographySeriesArchiveUnion Station Hotelcreative-direction, brand, hospitalityCase studymid-2010sHYPEcreative-direction, generative, illustrationCase studyc. 2018Emergencecreative-direction, design-systems, ai-systemsCase study2025Einstein Bros. Bagels Appux-leadership, enterprise, design-systems, mobileCase study2021–2023NEMOcreative-direction, brand, generative-aiCase study2025UST RFP Triage Agentai-systems, enterpriseCase study2026SAINTScreative-direction, portrait, gallerySeries2016FRACTUREDcreative-direction, portrait, generativeSeries2014BLACK 13creative-direction, video, photography, editorial, commercialSeries2012LOVE & FLAKcreative-direction, video, editorial, commercialSeries2013ANDCULTUREcreative-direction, brand, web, printSeries2013OUYAcreative-direction, brand, web, print, commerceSeries2014WILLOWcreative-direction, brand, packagingSeries2017
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