I build digital things with language and never saw a rabbit hole I didn’t dive into. For work and pleasure, I geek out on maps, wrangling information, and figuring out how things got how they are now.

I’m currently a Senior Product Designer at AppOmni. Before that, I spent almost a decade at Viget, where I helped shape digital experiences for clients like POLITICO, the NFLPA, and the Bronx Zoo.

I’ve written on sites like Smashing Magazine and the Viget blog about research, psychology, content strategy, design ethics, and random thoughts.

I’ve given talks at IA Summit, GIANT Conference, and local meetups, and I gave the opening keynote for Cleveland’s World Usability Day.

I earned my master’s in Information Science from the School of Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill. I won the Dean’s Achievement Award for the highest quality master’s paper of my graduating class for my study on the usability of flat UI icons.

Sometimes, I make maps and nerdy posters, like The US Interstate Numbering System, Understanding the Battle of Chickamauga (presented at IA Conference 2020), 12 Ways to Slice Durham County, and a “natural modernist” map of North Carolina.