I came to design later than most. After studying mathematics and business, I began my career in investment banking, drawn by a fascination with markets and how our financial system works. But I missed the sense of creativity and tangible impact that comes from building something people actually use. I was drawn instead toward the energy of startups — to the idea of disruption through technology, something I’d been passionate about since my teenage years programming games on a TI-89 calculator.

Moving into tech as a Product Manager changed everything. I started sketching wireframes in Balsamiq, learning from engineers and designers, and discovered the power of an iterative, human-centred, and collaborative process. Reading The Design of Everyday Things put words to what I’d been experiencing. Design connects how people think with how technology works. Learning Sketch soon after gave me a way to channel that creativity into action.

Today, I’m still learning. I’ve gone from Sketch to Figma to Framer and Webflow, and now to pushing code to production with Cursor. Lately, I’ve been exploring how to build AI agents with Make and n8n, fascinated by how large language models can turn workflows into intelligent systems. I see this as the next frontier for designers: shaping experiences where humans and agents collaborate seamlessly. I want to help shape the future rather than watch it happen.