I studied glass, helped turn parking spaces into parks, started two companies, and now design AI tools.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

From glass to software

California College of the Arts
Glass, then design and sculpture
I went to CCA for glass and worked as a glassblower while I studied. I left with a BFA in design and sculpture.
MG Gallery, Oakland
Ran an art gallery while at school
Shows, openings and bingo nights, called on a bingo machine I rescued and restored.
Rebar, San Francisco
Early member
The art and design studio behind Park(ing) Day and parklets, which turned parking spaces into small public parks.
Exploratorium, San Francisco
Project lead, Studio for Public Spaces and Global Studios
Led public-space and museum projects, including fog installations at Jewel Changi Airport, the Lookmobile and Buchanan Mall, and brought in new work at home and abroad. I also taught in the Tinkering Studio.
Public Recreation
2017 to 2020Co-founder and Product Lead
An outdoor fitness company that went through Y Combinator, then pivoted to Workout Daily.
User Hero
2020 to 2021Co-founder and Head of Product
A research repository for product teams, launched with a three-engineer team.
Reforge
2021 to 2026Growth, Membership, Enterprise, then Reforge Build
Design for growth, pricing and enterprise, then product lead for Reforge Build, an AI prototyping tool.
Miro
2026 to nowProduct Lead, AI Workflows
Agent workflows for product development, after Miro acquired Reforge.

Safe After Me
An end-to-end encrypted vault for the documents, accounts and wishes a family needs.
ShipSure
Security checks for people shipping apps built with AI coding tools.
Jargon Jar
A Slack app that fines your team for corporate buzzwords, with a leaderboard of who owes what.
Archie
A platform for accounting credentials.
Pairlight
Matching event organizers with speakers.
Graphic novels and a children’s book
Stories I’ve written and made on the side.
Travel photography
A photo site from years of travel.
Music
Synths now, saxophone before that.