My Story
I started in a vo-tech program in Butler, PA, taught myself to design, and landed my first professional role in 2011. By 2016, I was the sole designer on a product acquired for $128 million. I went on to launch Audi Select nationally, design for 2.4 million Pro users at The Home Depot, build AI products at Microsoft, and lead UX for AI at JPMorgan Chase as a VP.
In November 2025, at 35, I was diagnosed autistic. My camouflaging score was 152 out of 175 — meaning I'd spent 17 years in corporate America performing a version of myself that wasn't real. The pattern recognition, the obsessive depth, the relentless drive — it wasn't a flaw. It was the whole point.
Now I'm 36, building in public, and done pretending. Writing honestly on Substack, launching Camino Institute and Design Dream, and proving that the things that made me different are exactly what make the work better.
