About Me
Considering my URL, you probably already know my name.
I’m currently splitting my time between business production, creating art, and freelancing under my digital design studio, Vernonian Creative.
I tend to be creative and use technology, so I wrap up my design, analytical, organizational, and communication skills into the concise parcel of *creative technologist.*
Outside of my job, my creativity ebbs and flows from creating physical and digital artifacts, including lino prints, fonts, expressive typography, games, and food.
If you want more context about who I am, checkout my timeline below!
Timeline
Origins
1997
- Become a baby, Indonesia
1998
- Moved to Bangkok, Thailand
1999
- Moved to Arvada, CO
- Moved to Centerville, VA
2001
- Moved to San Salvador, El Salvador
2006
- Moved back to Centerville, VA
2008
- Moved to Pretoria, South Africa
- Attended the American International School of Johannesburg (AISJ)
Formative
2010
- Moved to Amman, Jordan
- Attended the American Community School
2013
- Move back to Pretoria, South Africa
- Drummed for a highschool rock band, Three Cheers for Estaban
- Educated through the International Baccalaureate system, focusing in Art, Literature, and Physics at AISJ
- Graduated from the AISJ, class of 2016
Discovery
2016
- Moved to Boulder, CO
- Started at University of Colorado (CU)
- Struggled with depression, isolation, and anxiety
- Learned how to dance swing
2018
- Began studying creative technology, design, and digital media
- Worked as a graphic designer, Teaching Assistant, and UIUX Researcher for CU
Plague
2020
- Almost died in Las Vegas (not COVID related)
- Quarantine
- Graduated with Bachelor’s of Science in Creative Technology and Design from CU, class of 2020
- Interned as a UI Designer at IHS Markit
- Mental spiral, job searching, isolation
- Started internship at garage-stage startup, The.com
2021
- Hired full-time at The.com
- Started freelancing under Vernonian Creative
My Oyster
2022
- Began transitioning
- Moved to Portland, OR
2023
- Laid off in the “Big Tech” AI revolution
- Embraced full-time freelance work
- Fell in love with life
- Skied for the first time
2024
- Hired and worked in a digital marketing hellscape as a web designer, WordPress developer, and SEO.
- Pursued and experimented with linoleum printing
2025
- Launched an Etsy store for my art prints: InkBlockPrint
- Quit my digital marketing job
- Creating and working with Glacial Art Glass