They say pick a lane. I picked the intersections instead — design, product, engineering, philosophy, AI. The dots seldom connected. That's where I live.

Product Principal at ThoughtWorks, Amsterdam. Shaping intelligent products across healthtech, aviation, retail, and public sector. Now shipping my own experiments.

• ux-audit — A design eye for AI coding assistants. UI/UX guidance and review skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and Windsurf.
• content-engine — AI-powered research archive and co-creation workspace. Built for writers who think before they publish.
• obsidian-task-automations — Lightweight macOS automations for Obsidian daily notes. Pure bash + launchd. No dependencies, no drama.

About product thinking, design systems, recommendation engines, and the messy territory where technology meets taste. Sometimes about Michelangelo's forearms. Depends on the day.

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