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About me

The person behind the portfolio

The work is on the other pages. This one is the rest: what I’m proud of outside of design, what I do in my free time, and the books I keep recommending.

Things I’m proud of

None of them are on my CV.

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4,554 m
Climbed in the Monte Rosa massif

Two summits, including Signalkuppe, where the Margherita Hut sits. It’s the highest mountain hut in Europe.

1,700 km
Moved abroad to study

From Zarasai to Aberdeen in Scotland, for a degree in Neuroscience with Psychology.

7 jobs
Worked my way through uni

Worked as waiter, bartender, sales assistant, carer, court interpreter, research assistant and graphic designer alongside my studies.

0 lessons
Taught myself guitar

Learned to play guitar by watching youtube videos. Big thanks to justin sandercoe.

12 m
Went scuba diving

Went 12 meters underwater, even though I’m not that comfortable in water.

What I love to do outside of work

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Spending time with family
Playing guitar
Traveling
Listening to music
Flying drones
Making YouTube videos
Writing
Going to concerts
Watching movies
Reading books

Music I like

Mostly what’s playing while I cook.

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Artists
John Mayer
John Mayer
Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
AC/DC
AC/DC
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
George Ezra
George Ezra
Styles
Christmas music
Movie scores
Jazz
Funk
Soul
Blues
Instrumental

Movies and TV I love

A few favourites, and many more where these came from.

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Movies
Interstellar
The Shawshank Redemption
The Harry Potter films
The Godfather
The Lord of the Rings
The Star Wars films by George Lucas
Pulp Fiction
Back to the Future
Gladiator
The Indiana Jones films
TV shows
Friends
House M.D.
Band of Brothers
Breaking Bad
The Offer
Chernobyl

YouTube

Videos for people switching into UX.

Open channel

Writing

On designing AI features, accessibility and product teams.

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Books I’d recommend

23 books I keep recommending. Click one to open it on Goodreads.

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