1994 PART TIME GROUNDSKEEPER, NEPOTISM HIRE BY MOTHER TO MOW LAWNS. 1996 MAINTENANCE BOY FOR PLATTE RIVER STATE PARK, ALMOST DIED TWICE. 1999 TELEMARKING RELIEF FOR THE FEN-PHEN DIET DRUG SCANDAL. SOLD PET INSURANCE. 2000 BAFFLINGLY HIRED AT ERVIN & SMITH ADVERTISING. DEEPLY OUT OF MY ELEMENT. MERCIFUL ART DIRECTOR TAKES ME UNDER HIS WING, CAREER BEGINS IN EARNEST. 2001 BEGIN WORK AT SNITILYCARR ADVERTISING. HIRED TO REPLACE INTERN. BURNT FISH IN COMPANY MICROWAVE. WORK UP TO DESIGN LEAD. 2005 GET MARRIED, FREELANCE FOR AGENCIES ACROSS THE NATION. LEARN LIFE LESSONS ABOUT BUSINESS. 2011 DESIGNER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. HIRE MY FIRST INTERN. PRIVATE OFFICE HAS COFFEE MAKER. 2014 RECRUITED TO WORK IN GAME PUBLISHING. SELL HOUSE, MOVE TO SEATTLE. MAKE NEW FRIENDS. VOW TO AVOID THE INDUSTRY. 2015 JOIN SMARTSHEET. BUILD THEIR FIRST CREATIVE DEPARTMENT, ENJOY IPO. 2018 FORM RIOT HAUS WITH TWO PARTNERS. OFFICES SMELL LIKE RED VINES. 2020 WORK FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DURING GLOBAL PANDEMIC. GRANTED TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE. 2021 BUILD DESIGN DEPARTMENT FOR CYBERSECURITY STARTUP SHIFT5.  2023 LED UX AND CREATIVE DESIGN ORG AT BLUE ACORN ICI.  2024 HEADING UP CREATIVE AT ICG.