May 23Member-onlyOne Year Can Change Your Whole Life (Accepted to ArtCenter)One year can change your whole life. This is the story of how I went from having a full-time job as a software engineer to receiving an MFA acceptance letter from my top school, ArtCenter College of Design. I’ve known I wanted to pursue a career in design for years…Motivation9 min read
Sep 8, 2021Member-onlyMy New Hustle ManifestoThere’s no avoiding it, the pandemic has changed everything. Spending more time at home has forced me to pause, reflect, and turn inwards. Instead of spending 2–3 hours per day commuting and a few trips each year (physically hustling), I struggled to turn off the mental hustle for a long…Hustle4 min read
Jun 11, 2021Member-onlyPowerful Lessons From Splunk I’ll Never ForgetWhile working at Splunk over the past eight years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with incredibly wise people. It’s important to note that I joined the company as an intern before my junior year of college, these years were extremely foundational for my career and life overall. There’s a…Life Lessons5 min read
Apr 15, 2021Member-onlyMy Approach to Code ReviewsOne of my first code reviews was when I had a student job in the web development office at Bellevue College. I’d cobbled together a mess of PHP code as a WordPress “plugin” with horrendous variable names like $sillyMe, no exaggeration. Over the years I’ve learned a lot about software…Software Engineering7 min read
Jan 23, 2021Member-onlyDid I Just Discover The Simplest Success Formula? (5 Actionable Steps)Sometimes our best ideas come as flashes of insight, rather than theories we develop over time. I suppose that has something to do with the power of the subconscious mind. For those who don’t know me, I’ve been on an intense personal development journey over the past decade. It all…Success4 min read
Aug 12, 2020Member-onlyCodeLabs 2020: Mentoring College Students During a Global PandemicOne of the unnoticed groups being affected by the economic slowdown this summer has been college students and recent graduates. With so many companies scaling back, many internship programs have been cut entirely. …Mentoring Matters4 min read
Jan 21, 2020Member-onlyBook Summary: The Adventures of Johnny Bunko 🥢Over the December holiday break I spent a lot of time reading a mix of books. Some of those were design books and easy to find ways to apply what I’ve learned. For other personal or professional books, there isn’t necessarily a straightforward way to apply that knowledge. So I’ve…Career Advice4 min read
Published in ntrsct (in•ter•sect) designs·May 3, 2018Member-onlyVirgil Abloh x Harvard: a “YouTube Video” That Redefined Design For MeTo anyone that knows me, it’s no secret that I’m a fan of Kanye West. I had no idea who Virgil Abloh was until I heard this line from I Am a God: Virgil, Pyrex, Don C snapback Over the years I heard Kanye name drop Virgil every once in…Design Process8 min read
Nov 27, 2017Member-onlyHow to Love Yourself (A Different Way)To preface this post, I need to introduce the most beautiful song/music video combo I’ve experienced all year. The first few times I heard this song, I thought about future bae and how I’d aim to love with my whole heart. …Mental Health2 min read
Oct 26, 2017Member-onlyReflecting on Maintainer Burden Group Therapy @ #NodeInteractiveWhen your group discussion ends up on YouTube… you might as well write a blog post about it! — Earlier this month I made the drive up to beautiful British Columbia to attend Node.js Interactive. After nearly two days of awesome technical sessions, there was one final slot remaining before the closing keynotes. …Nodejs5 min read
