2024 —
Illusion of Life, Inc
CoFounder & Chief Creative Officer, Partnerships & Product

My character work at Lingonberry Intelligence became part of the foundation of a new company, where I joined as a cofounder.

I was the first puppeteer of our flagship character, Spark the Magic Talking Dog. I partnered with Boston Dynamics and the creators of The Muppets to help bring characters to life.

I assembled the creative team and led the vision as Creative and Character Director. I also served as Performing Artist in Residence at our New York location, as well as at touring venues across the United States.

2020 — 2026
Lingonberry Intelligence
CEO & Creative Director
Character Intelligence Products, Experiments & Client Services. Birthplace of HostOS, the Operating System that Characters like Tanaki, Spark Lingonberry, MO, Starby & more were Born Within. Acquired by Illusion of Life 2024.
2020
Famera
CEO, Creative & Product Director
A psychedelic DisneyLand™ simulator designed to explore with friends. Famera was a short-lived but deeply loved social network that captured a cult following. It made waves online when it pulled in Lindsay Lowend, drawing widespread attention into its orbit.
2016 — 2020
Thinko Computer Entertainment Studio
CoFounder & Creative Director
Home to the Mr. Puppet Glove Animation System, funded by Epic Games. We created video games, internet stunts, and digital products for a wide range of collaborators, including Tumblr, Passion Pit, Francis and the Lights, Vice Media, Microsoft, Google, along with numerous startups.
2015
Intermedia Labs
Product Designer
Creators of HQ Trivia. Before that, I worked on a more niche project called HYPE, a social network that let anyone create their own live streaming shows using “HyperMedia.” I contributed to the product and hosted several shows myself.
2012 — 2015
Keezy Music Software
CoFounder & Creative Director
Keezy was a music software company that created playful tools and instruments for making music. It collaborated with artists including Reggie Watts, Francis and the Lights, Kanye West, Bon Iver, and Chance the Rapper. Its work resonated widely, earning recognition from Apple Inc., which frequently featured Keezy’s creations in its retail stores.
2011 — 2015
Elepath, Inc
Product Designer & Developer
An experimental software incubator, originally started by the founder of Vimeo and CollegeHumor. At one point, its slogan was “Tools & Toys for the Modern Mind.” Within this Darwinian software breeding ground, I launched and sunset 30 to 40 products, rapidly iterating and learning what worked by building and shipping at speed.
2010
Elevate Labs fka MindSnacks
Creative Director
Award winning Educational Games for Mobile.
2005 — 2008
Photon VFX, Australia A Village Roadshow Company
Animation Generalist
At this studio, I worked across every department of an animation pipeline, including lighting, animation, shading, rigging, modeling, and software development.