Who am I and what I do?
Out of all the things I could call myself, builder is probably the most accurate one.
As a kid I played with metal construction sets - building cars, cranes, houses, whatever I could think of. Once something was finished I'd take it apart and build it again differently. That's more or less what I do now, except it's software.
What changed with experience is the standard. Building for my own amusement turned into caring about what I ship and who ends up using it. That's also why I like being involved across the whole process. The more I understand how things connect, the better my decisions are and the more I can actually contribute.
How my hobbies shaped my profession
- Psychology and philosophy
- A better read on how people actually think, which shows up in my UX decisions.
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Thinking a few steps ahead, handling stress, and staying calm when things get difficult.
- Photography
- Exploring photography sharpened my eye for composition, hierarchy and spacing, giving me a stronger foundation for creating clear and intentional interfaces.
Beyond development
I also handle SEO and accessibility. Both come down to structuring content so people and machines can find what they're looking for. Accessibility isn't a checklist to me. For a lot of people with disabilities it's the only way to fully use the web, so I don't treat it as optional.
I like leaving things a little better than I found them.
Two lovely quotes that guide me both in life and work
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
If you can't express something in words, pictures or sounds you're not going to be able to encode the information in bits. Nor would you want to.