Growing up in the eastern rural farmlands of Iowa, I learned many life lessons in the work I spent on my parent's Red Angus cattle farm. Such lessons as diligence and taking pride in one's work, as well as a respect for all things, man or nature. As a child, my mom would throw my siblings and I out of the house, telling us to go "play" rather than be indoors and watch television for which I am eternally thankful. Those years of childhood instilled a sense of imagination and wonder that still drives my designs today. Taking in everything and being able to create and design things that no one else has imagined or thought up yet is the very thing that fuels my passion. The interaction between the user and the product should be both visually pleasing and physically engaging for all involved. I simply want to challenge the user, improve my abilities, and continue to discover new and exciting designs to benefit all.