For many, many years, I believed that my primary value was my Brain. I was trained to perform and excel and outwit. More recently, I’ve come to realize that my Brain is nothing without my Body, and together they comprise my Being. My desire to create a home on the internet for myself stems from a desire to put my full Being out into the world, breaking down the walls between my “personal” and “professional” self. This site is really a way for me to organize my creative endeavors, and a secondary purpose is to put them out into the world on the chance that even one piece resonates with someone else out there, and you feel a little more human for recognizing yourself in my expressions.
Many years ago, a student of mine aptly summed me up like this: “I appreciate your take-no-bullshit attitude, but also your eagerness to compliment good work.”
Currently: Lead Product Manager for Learn at Quizlet
My guiding life principles:
- Take calculated risks. What’s the worst that can happen?
- If you don’t ask, you’ll never know.
- Communication is key.
- JFDI.
On the professional side of things: I currently lead Product for Learn, Quizlet’s premium study feature that is used by 6-7 million learners worldwide each month. I also have shepherded many other core parts of our product, leading successful redesigns for global site navigation, Flashcards, Test, Learn; briefly pinch hitting in Ads and Search, and leading the company’s biggest 0—>1 launch in 2023 with Magic Notes. My superpowers at work
- Person
- Product Manager
- Poet
- Parent
- PTSD
