Now

May 2026

Work

Still spending my days as a staff product designer at Etsy. Also serving as an interim product manager for my squad, focusing on improving the web sign in experience.

Life

Picked up a running habit this year. Currently focused on improving my 5k pace and seeing where things go from there.

AI

It’s become a normal part of my coding and prototyping workflow. I’m coaching and learning from colleagues at work. I still don’t use it for generating images, designs, or original writing.

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August 2025

Work

Doing a rotation as a product manager at work (in addition to product design work).

Projects

Using the output of my spiral visualizer project to create a second physical piece of art (and working on a writeup for the first piece).

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June 2025

Work

I spend my days as a staff product designer at Etsy. Currently, my squad is focused on improving the web homepage. I also collaborate with local nonprofits and friends to bring their ideas to life on the web.

Projects

Using the output of my spiral visualizer project to create a physical piece of art

AI

It’s solidly in the ‘we’ll see’ category for me. It’s not the everything engine. It’s not useless.

I’ve used it to successfully code projects that would never have seen the light of day without the ability to move from idea to working code in a short exchange. Other use cases: proofreader. Vim debugger. Rubber duck debugger. I don’t use it for generating images, designs, or original writing.