I'm an Industrial Designer from Chicago, who went to school in Pittsburgh. I've managed to find myself in Southern California and the palm trees trick me into thinking I'm on vacation every day. I currently work for C&D Zodiac, a major supplier of aircraft interiors for commercial and private use.

Design is not like a political party. There is no one party line to dictate the direction of a project. I always try to keep an open mind, trying to balance beauty and form with the realities of the manufacturing world. I like to experiment where it is appropriate, but a careful balance between form and engineering is usually where I try to drive my work. As a graduate of Carnegie Mellon, the virtues of research-driven design are very important to me. However, this doesn't mean that design can be boiled down into a large pile of research. It takes a skilled hand to know what to apply to a problem to create the best solution. Other times, you need to go with your gut.

ID is a great profession where art, science and business collide. Fortunately I'm interested in all of these subjects and take great satisfaction in making mechanical engineers jealous when I get to conceive the direction of a project with my sketchbook.

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