Favorite thing at Cirrus?
My favorite thing at Cirrus, is our clients. I love learning about what makes their businesses work, and how we can help them. The many different types of business we work with, and the ways that we help them, always keeps me challenged and learning.

Favorite Hot Sauce?
Mouth of the South Salsa!

Most memorable concert?
Rodrigo y Gabriela – the things they do with acoustical guitars are amazing!

If you could only keep five possessions, what would they be?
Bike, Trailer, Cooler, Grill, Truck

Favorite Movie Quote?
“This is no longer a vacation. It's a quest. It's a quest for fun. You're gonna have fun, and I'm gonna have fun... We're all gonna have so much f#$%ing fun we're gonna need plastic surgery to remove our goddamn smiles! You'll be whistling 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of you’re a$$holes!” – Clark Griswald, Vacation. As a parent, taking family vacations now, this quote makes more sense than ever!

What is your favorite thing about Tucson?
Being out in the desert on my bike – the views, the wildlife, and the sunsets, are amazing.

Favorite thing at Cirrus
The Team Spirit! We have the best team that I can remember in 16 years of being at Cirrus. We have fun, work hard and trust each other. I’ve got great confidence for the future.

Most Memorable Concert
Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2015. My wife and I went for my 40th Birthday. We hiked our legs off visiting all of the surrounding waterfalls and enjoyed the awesome music and mystique that Telluride has to offer.

Worst Pet Peeve
When someone eats crunchy cereal next to me in a quiet room.

Travel anywhere in the world
Tropic Star Lodge, Panama. Chase billfish in hopes of a Grand Slam.

Like about my job
I love to use my creativity. I love learning about our clients’ businesses and developing creative ideas to solve their challenges and reach their goals.

Favorite thing at Cirrus?
The awesome people I get to work with and for.

Most memorable concert?
KLPX Fest 2009. It was insane. If you were there, I salute you.

Favorite Movie Quote?
“60% of the time, it works every time.”

Shark diving, bungee jumping or sky diving?
Bungee jumping into shark infested water! Boom!

If you could witness any event of the past, present, or future, what would it be?
Super Bowl VII, when my Miami Dolphins went undefeated in the regular season and went on to win the Super Bowl.

At the beach would you rather play in the sand, or play in the water? 
Hard to choose because of my sandcastle skills but snorkeling and diving are my go to activities.

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
Hard to get my shoes off if they aren’t untied.

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
I’d like to travel to New Zealand. The Lord of the Rings movies really hyped that country up.

Shark diving, bungee jumping or sky diving?
Let’s go with shark diving. I want to see just how big those things are in person.

If you could witness any event of the past, present, or future, what would it be?
I’d like to see the invention of time travel. Boom. That’s past, present and future.

Favorite Hot Sauce?
Frank's.

Most memorable concert? 
Mc Hammer/Vannilla Ice.

What is the weirdest scar you have and how did you get it? 
Scar on my left ear from an at home Mom haircut (I moved).

What is your best childhood memory? 
My mom surprising me with a Tommy Guerrero skateboard for Christmas one year.

What was the best vacation you’ve ever taken? 
Going to Chicago and to Wrigley field to a Cubs game.

Favorite thing at Cirrus?
Duh, we like to ride bikes!

Favorite Hot Sauce?
My homemade salsa, the "3,2,1 Punch!"

Favorite Movie Quote?
"The Dude abides"

What's your worst pet peeve?
When you’re friends use bad grammar in they’re email, its usually producing a negative affect

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
I prefer flip flops

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
Nope.

What is your favorite thing about Tucson? 
Low Humidity.

What's your worst pet peeve? 
Being misunderstood.

What do you like about your job? 
I've always enjoyed combining art and technology to communicate ideas through images and layout. Designers contribute to society by constantly freshening visual media to make it more interesting. I love the endless number of new things to learn within the industry! 

If you could witness any past, present, or future event, what would it be? 
I would love to see a future event of myself winning the lottery.

Favorite thing at Cirrus?
The professional way that all the people at Cirrus work. They really care about the quality and the timeliness of the projects we produce for our clients.

Most memorable concert?
Pink Floyd, July 1994 in Washington D.C. A close second would be Peter Frampton and Yes in 1976.

At the beach would you rather play in the sand, or play in the water?
In the water! I have seen the movie Jaws and I’m not afraid of sharks!

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
I would like to take my wife to Europe. We would go to Germany first, then France, England and Italy.

What's your worst pet peeve?
I do a lot of driving in Tucson. My worst pet peeves are drivers that tailgate, run red lights and don’t use their turn signals.

Most memorable concert?
Pixies! Harry Belafonte. No wait—They Might Be Giants. Oh! Violent Femmes. So many memories. Do I have to pick one?

At the beach would you rather play in the sand, or play in the water?
I like a fun balance of both. I love constructing sand animals and bodysurfing while learning water appreciation.

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
I untie my shoes to put them on…

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
I would love to visit the Galápagos Islands! A volcanic archipelago with a premier seat to view some of the most unusual animal friends in the world? Be still my heart.

What was the best vacation you’ve ever taken?
Probably 2021’s solo visit to Hawaii just to get away and unwind, but I always love vacations with friends and/or family. Australia never disappoints.

Do I untie my shoes?
Nope! I just kick them off!

Fave thing about Tucson?
The sunsets - they are truly epic!

Worst pet peeve?
Commercials. Hit the mute button A.S.A.P!

At the beach?
In the sand ~ making castles and villages.

Fave thing about Cirrus?
The smell of ink/toner and freshly printed materials. Production!

Favorite thing at Cirrus?
High Ceilings, spacious floor plan, nice break room, oh and being accepted as a team member by all.

Shark diving, bungee jumping, or sky diving?
Zip lining

What's the best vacation you've ever taken?
I took my daughter to Finland to play in the snow and to attend a family wedding.

At the beach would you rather play in the sand, or play in the water?
I lived by the beach at an age where I thought I was too old to play in the sand and I didn't like swimming in the ocean but now I'll play in the sand but still wont go in the water.

What is your favorite thing about Tucson?
Waking up to see the first snowfall of the season on the mountains and still be able to go outside in 70 degree temperatures

Favorite thing at Cirrus?
The people! Creative, open to new ideas and amazing communication skills.

Favorite Movie Quote?
“As you wish”

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
South East Asia/Thailand. I would love to see wild jungle elephants and the amazing beaches.

If you could only keep five possessions, what would they be?
I have had real world experience with this when I moved to Peru. I had to fit everything I wanted to take in 2 suitcases. You learn very quickly you really don't need things, they are all replaceable.

At the beach would you rather play in the sand or play in the water?
In the water and it should be warm like a bath.

Favorite thing at Cirrus?
The collective attitude is professional, but also laid back. 

Favorite Hot Sauce?
The pico de gallo that my husband makes – is that considered a hot sauce?

Most memorable concert?
Desert Trip, 2016 – a 3-day music festival, camping out and watching legends from the ‘60s/’70s perform. 

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why? 
The 4th dimension – to understand existence better.

What was the best vacation you’ve ever taken?
Traveling up the California/Oregon coast and visiting the Redwoods – my favorite place on Earth. The giant life forms have a mystical vibe, and elves and fairies obviously live there.

Favorite thing at Cirrus?
That Cirrus can be given a cause that develops into a creation which enables our customers to communicate with theirs.

What do I like about my job?
What I like best about my job is that my primary responsibility involves interacting with employees on all different levels of the organization and across all functional areas.

Tell me about the best vacation you’ve ever taken
Driving to Texas, Wisconsin, then to Oregon visiting relative with my 2 sisters, brother and parents in a truck with a camper staying at KOA’s. Seeing sites such as Blackhills, Yosemite and California coast, as a young boy of 12.

Favorite Movie Quote?
“I’ll be your Huckleberry.”

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
To outer space to view the Earth. While in the Navy I experienced travels across our oceans and thru our seas and visited numerous countries and cities. What a delight it would be able to view the Earth from afar.

Favorite Hot Sauce?
Tabasco.

Most Memorable Concert?
Seeing the Ramones for the first time.

At the Beach?
I would rather play in the water.

Childhood Memory?
Living in Okinawa.

Best Vacation?
San Diego for the first time and seeing the beach with my current girlfriend.

Favorite thing about Cirrus?
I love the team! Everyone is very welcoming, friendly, and willing to share their knowledge and expertise. I’m very excited to learn and experience new things as a designer here at Cirrus!

Favorite Hot Sauce?
I love Sriracha, hot chili oil, and anything with crushed red Thai peppers in it.

If you could only keep five possessions, what would they be?
Not counting things like my wallet, phone, or laptop, I would need these five items in my life: Nike running shoes, Kindle Paperwhite, my glasses, art supplies, and ginseng face serum.

Shark diving, bungee jumping, or sky diving?
Shark diving for sure! I’ve always been fascinated by the ocean and sea creatures in general, and I think it would be an awesome experience! I’m not a huge fan of great heights or jumping off of tall buildings, so I think swimming in the ocean with some sharks sounds like a better plan.

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
I would love to do a long tour through Asia and Europe! I would love to visit mainland Japan, Okinawa, China (especially Taishan, where my family comes from), Hong Kong (to visit my aunt/cousins), South Korea, Thailand, Tibet, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Iceland.