About Me

I am recent graduate in industrial design from the University of Cincinnati’s Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning (DAAP) school. Before pursuing a career in industrial design, I obtained a degree in philosophy from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Now you may be asking yourself, what is someone with a background in philosophy doing in design?

After graduating UMass, I had fully intended on becoming a lawyer. I studied for the LSAT and was testing fairly well (I wasn't going to get into Harvard, but there was definitely a law school out there for me). Around the time I was getting ready to sign up for the LSAT, I had a realization: I liked the idea of being a lawyer more than the prospect of practicing law. The people that I talked to who were practicing law told me that this is profession you really have to love or else you will be miserable.

I did not want to be miserable.

Having always been interested in how things look, feel, and work, I found industrial design.

Fast forward, and here I am. I find myself applying my background in philosophy (my focus was in logic and ethics) to design, by using the critical thinking skills I gained at UMass.

When designing something, I find that we (designers) are often asking the wrong question: instead of asking what, we should be asking why. While I did not love the idea of practicing law, I absolutely love solving problems.

Outside of practicing design, some of my interests include:
snowboarding,
skateboarding,
rock climbing,
and tinkering with electronics.