Profile · Toronto

Raised across seven cities. Building in one.

Home is Toronto with my wife and daughter. Family life is at the center of how I spend my time and what matters most to me.

Through 4th Culture, my design practice, and my independent work, I design, develop, and make electronic music. Across all of it, I enjoy understanding how things work, finding practical ways to improve them, and building experiences that are useful in everyday life.

I am a Third-Culture Kid who spent his teenage years abroad. Growing up in different places gave me a broad perspective and a strong habit of adapting, learning quickly, and solving problems from more than one angle.

Interests

  • Home & making: 3D modelling, printing, automation, renovation

  • Food, cooking & hosting

  • Board games, trading card games & playful strategy

  • Skateboarding, hockey & staying active

  • Travel, nature, culture, science & history

Values

What I keep coming back to, and where each idea is better explained than I could.

Past ventures

Three companies, wound down

1999 – 2015

Each one sharpened how I build and how I lead. None of them are still running, and I would not trade any of them.

2015

TowIt

Anti-congestion global service technology startup. Co-founder and partner, Toronto.

Read on Wikipedia
2008

Chiqpea

Freelance-first digital advertising agency. Co-founder and partner, Toronto.

Link coming soon
1999

Boardwise

The first online skateboard shop in the Middle East. Founder, Dubai.

Link coming soon

Places I have lived

Kitchener to Toronto, the long way

Seven cities, four decades