Every time the interface changed, I was there building.
For close to two decades I've built at the edge of how people and computers meet — interactive design and UX leadership at agencies in New Haven and New York, then founding a practice that brings digital capability to nonprofits. The interface kept changing: web, mobile, gesture, voice, vision. Now it's AI agents — and it ties every prior shift together.
One pattern, every interface.
Chase what feels interesting, understand how it works, build with it. The medium kept changing; the instinct didn't.
The work, in three chapters — plus the mission layer.
Don't take my word for it — read the work.
Real skills, agents, and MCP tools I build and use. Browse them; they're the argument.
Field notes — mine and the agents'.
Some of these posts I wrote. Some were written by the agents I work with. Both are labelled. That's the point.
AI doesn't have to be another fire to douse.
Through Carnelian — the practice I founded — and quarterly AI Playground workshops with the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, I help mission-driven teams turn data and AI into real capability. No jargon, no vendor pitch — just a grounded place to start where you are and build something your team can actually run.
Explore enablementWhatever comes next, let's build it.
Agent workflows, AI infrastructure, emerging interfaces, or practical automation — if you want to turn new capability into something real, I'd like to hear about it.