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Passionate about living creatively & with intention.

Geographer +Artist +Engineer

From a young age, the irresistible urge to explore the unknown has guided me. This insatiable curiosity has led me through a diverse array of pursuits, each distinguished by its own unique creative response. A deep-rooted fascination at the intersections of science, art, and spirituality has not only shaped my professional milestones—from mapping to renewable energy to photography—but also fueled my personal passions and hobbies. 

Geographer

My work and interest in Geography is an expression of my love for exploring and knowing this world of ours. Whether mapping local deer population studying the possible affects of radiation near decommissioned nuclear facilities for the DOE, building maps of central Africa to identify locations of bonobos or designing an underwater autonomous vehicle to map seamounts in the Caribbean, I am driven to  More…

Engineer

Inspired by engineers like Buckminster Fuller who innovate for global critical needs, I am driven to intimately understand the world around me through critical observation and intuition.  While I’ve spent my life as a “tinkerer”, I found my calling as an engineer through education as a makerspace manager—in fact officially titled “Tinkerer”—in East Palo Alto, CA and as a mentor at CIJE, More…

Photo taken by Courtney Bent in Tanzania

Photographer

My draw to photography was as much craft of this technology as it was about the thrill of “capturing the moment.” I’ve tackled a myriad of subjects—from capturing candid moments to highly conceptual art photography. Every project calls for a uniquely creative approach, whether it was bringing out a subject’s inner essence or crafting visual narratives. More…

Mission log

Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum
22Sep

Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum

I’ve heard the term “Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum” but truly only recently understood the phrase while deeply immersed in the creative process for hardware design. I found myself hitting development walls. Sometimes these challenges were due to needing to learn a new skill, get over a technological hurdle,…

TV Review: Cowboy Bepop
18Sep

TV Review: Cowboy Bepop

I know I am late to the game but this series is so good that it is worth talking about… Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop is a charming, from-the-hip sci-fi series that was released during the shutdown period of COVID when we were hungrily consuming as much on-demand media as we could…

“Gödel, Escher, Bach” 45 years later
15Sep

“Gödel, Escher, Bach” 45 years later

Does Gödel, Escher, Bach hold up 45 years later? I found Douglas Hofstadter’s book much later in life and years later to truly appreciate the work. And despite his timeless discoveries covering 3 types of data, ultimately many of his predictions about AI were off.