• 25+ years ago: Love affair with music began

• 15 years ago: Passion for psychology inspired

• 10 years ago: Discovered UX Design in Australia

• 5 years ago: Focused on healthcare 

My oldest passion is music. I was obsessed with the violin from a young age and blessed to have dedicated parents who nurtured my curiosity. I grew up playing many instruments, composing for orchestras, and generally being the “classical music guy”. 

An incredible high school teacher blew my mind and inspired my interest in psychology. I didn't discover UX Design until after graduating from Duke with a double major in Music Composition and Psychology and moving to Australia. 

After an existential debate about my career, place in the world, yada yada, I made the intense decision to walk away from (my attempts at) composing music as a profession. I took a risk on a 10-week General Assembly UX Design Immersive in Melbourne, and immediately fell in love with the craft. UX design has been my professional life since. 

Since the pandemic, I have relocated back stateside to NYC, earned a UX Certification from NN/g, and joined the ranks at Amalgam Rx, where I now work full-time enjoying the controlled chaos of start-up life and cutting my teeth in the colossal world of healthcare.