I’m an interface designer focused on the open source WordPress software. Since 2011 I’ve work at Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Simplenote, Akismet and more.

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Before all that, I…

• …founded a small web design agency named Upstate Interactive, working with startup companies from around the globe to establish their website and brand.
• …created XHTMLGenius.com offering rapid creation of standards-compliant HTML and CSS websites and templates.
• …worked at a design agency in Miami, helping global brands bring their messages online for the first time in the early 2000’s.
• …helped to manage the website for Alienware, a gaming-focused computer manufacturer now owned by Dell.
• …studied mechanical engineer, 3d modeling, physics and mathematics with degrees from SUNY Delhi and SUNY Polytechnic Institute.