Family, curiosity, and perspective.
I'm a husband and stepfather, and family has become a big part of what motivates me and how I think about the future. I've traveled to the Philippines several times to spend time with my wife and stepchildren. Spending meaningful time there—not simply visiting as a tourist—has given me a different perspective on everyday life outside the United States and an appreciation for how differently people can experience the world.
Curiosity has always been a big part of my personality. I was adopted at birth and eventually became interested in genealogy as a way of learning where I came from. What started as a personal project turned into years of research. I traced parts of my family history back to the 1500s and eventually found my biological family.
That research also uncovered a family history I knew nothing about growing up. I'm a first-generation American, with biological roots in South Africa and generations of family history connected to horses—from breeding and managing them to working as jockeys. Discovering that history gave me a connection to a part of my background I didn't know for much of my life.
I like learning things simply because I'm curious.
I'm a longtime Star Trek and science-fiction fan, I enjoy technology well beyond what I use professionally, and I'm usually interested in figuring out how something works simply because I want to know.
I also earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 2004, something I'm still proud of today.
Professionally, I enjoy solving difficult problems and producing results. Personally, I'm someone who values family, curiosity, learning, and seeing the world from perspectives beyond my own.