Title: Project Designer
Years in the Industry: 1
Been Loving Life at Form Since: Day 1. The energy around the office is palpable; it makes it such an exciting place to work!
Favorite Destination: A tie between Monaco and Paris
Hometown: Fort Myers, Florida – the City of Palms
Currently Living In: Chinatown, DC
Alma Mater: University of Florida – Go Gators!
Couldn’t Live Without: Cheese. My girlfriend and I have started buying Parmesan in bulk because we use so much of it.
If you were a drink you’d be: A margarita. Rocks. With salt.
Hidden Talent: Chef! My girlfriend and I cook together almost every night. I’m pretty good at it…I like to think. Spaghetti Carbonara is my specialty.
If you were a song, you’d be: What’s My Age Again by blink-182. I’m a kid at heart (plus I saw them live in 2009 – that was an awesome concert).
Last Meal: Chicken Tender Publix Sub, with a glass of Strawberry Orange juice from Sun Harvest Citrus in my hometown, Fort Myers, FL. Seriously, if you haven’t tried either of these, put them on your bucket list.
If you weren’t a designer, you’d be: a judge on the Food Network show Chopped. I would love to try all the crazy, delicious dishes they see from episode to episode!
Favorite aspect of design: I excel at and love architectural visualizations. I think it’s an underrated part of our industry. For designers, lines and shapes on a screen make sense, but sometimes we need to convey that information in a more relatable, visually appealing way to clients. It’s so great to see a client react when their vision becomes a (relative) reality for the first time.
First thing you’d buy after winning the lottery: Meals at Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy; Faviken in Jarpen, Sweden; and Alinea in Chicago – three of the best restaurants in the world. By now you can see a common thread – I’m a bit of a foodie.
Best spot in DC/VA that only the locals know: I’m still pretty new to the area, but my favorite brunch spot so far is La Tasca in Chinatown!
Salty or sweet: Can I vote for sour?
Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter: Fall. I love turning leaves, Halloween, and the return of football!
The one piece of advice you’d share with someone getting into the industry: Embrace the difficult tasks. Investing time in work that is difficult or outside of your comfort zone will help to grow yourself and your design mind in ways you can’t imagine.
The first thing you do when you get to work: Wash my hands. I take the metro, so that shouldn’t need any explanation.
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