About

I studied computer science and started out building frontends. An HCI course changed the question I was asking, from "can I build this?" to "is there a better way to build this for the people using it?" These days I do UX and design engineering. I try to figure out what people need first then design and write the code that delivers it. Having built things, I can tell early whether an idea is feasible, and then go build it instead of handing it off.

Most of my work has been in open source communities where I've helped build open knowledge projects and the FOSS communities around them. I'm currently active in digital rights communities because I want people to have control over the technology they rely on. In my work, that means building on open protocols and open-source software, and making interfaces honest about what a system is doing, down to how sure an algorithm is of its answer. Alternatives to centralized platforms often feel unfamiliar, so part of the design work is figuring out how much explanation people need before they trust one.

JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Python · Vue, Nuxt, React, Tailwind CSS, HTML and CSS · Git, Docker, Linux · Figma, wireframes, prototypes, design systems.