Introduction
I’m a Product Manager, Photographer, and Drone Pilot.
I research and define experiences and strategic plans while leveraging different technologies, software development, and services that solve challenging problems for businesses and users.
Currently, I’m putting this into practice at Hourly.
Process
How I work
Voracious appetite to look at problems with opportunity by incorporating technology and creating value for all users.
Research
Understand the problem, empathize with the person. Explore the competitive landscape. Identify strategic opportunities. Define design goals & requirements.
Design
Combine effective interfaces, smart interactions, & consistent visual language into a captivating design that resonates with the target audience solving the problem.
Build
Simply map design to code. Smooth constraints. Solve most edge cases. Move the button three pixels to the left. Fill the gap between functional & delightful.
Refine
Test prototypes with real people against actual problems. Combine insights with gut intuition & experience. Iterate & improve in pursuit of real value.
Creativity
Photography
Using a combination of a Lumix S5ii, GoPro 11, & Insta360x3.
Since I was very young, I have always been fascinated with documenting memories that can be shared with others. Growing up, I had boxes and boxes of photographs that I would take with disposable cameras, and if that didn’t work, I would draw my experiences. Being a very visual person, it is only natural that capturing moments with a camera works incredibly well in telling a story.
Perspective
Aerial Photography
Using a combination of a DJI Air 2S and DJI Avata.
It took me until I got a drone to realize how much I love experiencing life through multiple perspectives. This resonates with me the most with always booking a window seat on an airplane so I can spend my entire flight experiencing life outside that window. The opportunity to view and capture something from multiple vantage points can drastically change the perspective of something. I can do this with a drone whenever I want, which is truly remarkable.
Styles
Photography is the art of making memories tangible.
Landscape photography.
Capturing the beauty of the natural world, whether it's a majestic mountain range, a serene lake, or a sweeping desert vista..
Wildlife photography.
Capturing images of various animals elusive in their natural habitats to share with the world.
Street photography.
Capturing candid moments in spaces and urban environments to show the energy & vitality of the city & its people.
Social
Husband, Pug Dad, Tech Junkie, Product Guy, Photographer, & Drone Pilot. Just a half-sane music lover from Utah searching for that "one thing".
Quote
“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson