As long as I can remember I've loved doing things that are creative and colorful. I grew up outside of Philadelphia, an area rich with art and history. Those roots still inspire and inform my style today. I started out in drawing and painting taking classes throughout childhood and then at Rhode Island School of Design. I transitioned to design as I loved the idea of problem solving and creating for a user. I studied Industrial Design at Carnegie Mellon and loved my time there. I then went into retail design but realized I wanted a say in the strategy of what we were designing so I headed to business school at Boston College. I spent the next ten years doing brand management, consumer research, packaging, product development, and more but I was managing rather than creating. After taking a break I found myself yearning to get back to my creative roots and start making things again.