Favorite thing at Cirrus?
The atmosphere. No matter how busy we may be there is always music playing. If you have a question or need some help the open studio keeps all the designers connected.

My most memorable concert
The first concert I chose to go to, Three Days Grace, Chevelle, and Adelita’s Way in Greensboro, NC.

At the beach would you rather play in the sand or play in the water?
I would rather play in the water.

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
If I don’t have to, no.

What is your favorite thing about Tucson?
You have to love the weather. I can deal with the heat and the “cold” of winter is much better here than in other places I’ve lived.

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 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.

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

Favorite thing at Cirrus?

Working for a company that's just the right size - everyone knows each other, the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed, and everyone is really engaged and knows the details of every client, every order.

If you could only keep five possessions, what would they be?

My computer, My 11' screen-accurate Doctor Who scarf, knitted by my aunt, My passport, My kitchenaid mixer, My board game collection (totally cheating counting it as one. Fight me.)

If you could witness any event of the past, present, or future, what would it be?

A Beatles show at the Cavern in '62.

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?

Australia is probably top of the list, particularly to catch the Great Barrier Reef before we finish completely destroying it.

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?

This question has alerted me to the existence of people who don't untie their shoes when they take them off. Those people are savages.

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?

I love the new building!

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?

Never (most of my shoes don’t have laces anyways.)

What’s your favorite thing about Tucson?

The sunsets & monsoon season

Shark Diving, Bungee Jumping, or Sky Diving?

Shark Diving!

What was the best vacation you’ve ever taken?

Two weeks in New York, first time ever being there and I toured ad agencies and went to a Broadway show.

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 laid back atmosphere that really feels like you’re among friends. Coming to work doesn’t feel like a humdrum 9 – 5, there’s always a new adventure around the corner and new experiences with new challenges that keeps the workday energetic and exciting.

Favorite Hot Sauce?
Franks, duh.

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
London, to “sit on a park bench that’s older than my country”

At the beach would you rather play in the sand, or play in the water?
Neither, beaches are the worst!

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
Nope, then you’d have to tie them back!

What is your most memorable concert?

It's a tie between Queen Bey in Seattle and The Used in Honolulu. Please don't make me choose.

At the beach would you rather play in the sand, or play in the water?

Water. Playing in the sand is exhausting.

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?

Nope, that usually waits until I need to put them back on.

Favorite Movie Quote

"We mustn't dwell. No, not today. We can't. Not on Rex Manning day!"

Would you rather go shark diving, bungee jumping or sky diving?

Shark diving, obvi.

Favorite thing about Cirrus?
You really feel like you’re a part of a work family and no matter what you come together to provide the client with something we can be proud to have our name on.

Favorite Hot Sauce?
Valentina!

Most memorable concert?
Paul McCartney’s Out There. He had such great non-stop energy and told stories about the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix like you were in his living room.

If you could only keep five possessions, what would they be?
A music player, a sketchbook, sunglasses, a comb, and my wedding ring.

What is your favorite thing about Tucson?
The big town/small city community feel it has.

What is your best childhood memory?

Watching John Wayne film at Old Tucson

What was the best vacation you’ve ever taken?

A camping trip on the San Juan Islands

At the beach would you rather play in the sand, or play in the water?

I would rather play in the sand, and look for shark teeth

What is your favorite thing about Tucson?

The awesome sunsets

What do you like about your job?

Bank and merchant reconciliations

Favorite Hot Sauce?

Tapatio

Most memorable concert?

All six of the Ramones concerts I’ve seen. So much energy!

What is your best childhood memory?

Summer fishing in Michigan with my little brother.

What was the best vacation you’ve ever taken?

Saigon, VN 1999, I met the love of my life, my wife and best friend Linh.

What do you like about your job?

I love the creativity in my work. I love taking ideas and making them a reality. The look on a satisfied customer is my reward.

My favorite part about Cirrus
The fun, yet “get things done”, team atmosphere. It’s never boring, always a new challenge and the days go by quickly (sometimes too quickly!) GO TEAM CIRRUS!

Favorite Hot Sauce
Red Devil

Most memorable concert
U2 / Achtung Baby Tour (yeah that was a long time ago, I know)

Weirdest Scar
“Larry” I got it in an ATV accident.

Do you untie your shoes to take them off?
No way!

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.

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.

What is your favorite thing at Cirrus?
Aqua Pure Hydration's Alkalized, Antioxidant Bottled Water

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

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

What is your favorite thing about Tucson?
Low Humidity

What do you like about your job?
I’ve always enjoyed combining art and technology to communicate ideas through images & layout. Digitally speaking, the Adobe Design Software Bundle is the most accommodating and fascinating software to work with. Designers contribute to society by constantly freshening up visual media, and there is a lot of variety to make it interesting. There’s no specific need for expensive certification, and no limit to different project platforms. While workloads constantly vary, the job promotes self-management as well as teamwork.

Favorite thing at Cirrus?

The casual work environment, natural light, and good taste in music.

Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?

A pair of shoes has done me well when I don’t need to worry about tying or untying them.

What is the weirdest scar you have and how did you get it?

I tried going up a water slide once and faceplanted. I now have a reminder on my brow.

If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?

I would love to travel to Japan! It’s clean, polite, and has a lot of history to see. Their unique culture and media is something I and a lot of my friends find super interesting.

What is your best childhood memory?

Some of my best childhood memories are playing on Nintendo consoles with friends after school. Trading Pokémon, fighting in Super Smash Brothers, or just sharing cheat codes and tricks. It was a great time!