Now

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Now

This page is inspired by the /now page project, which focuses on life updates that are more generalized than social media status updates or posts, and instead cover things you’d tell a friend you hadn’t seen in a while.

Personal

2025 has been a year of change. We welcomed Finn into our family in March, and he’s now 9 months. Miles is growing and changing, and turned 5 this month. We’re still in the Chicago suburbs, and finding our balance as a family of four.

Family photo from this summer.

I’m still living that “California sober” lifestyle, and I’m now sober. You can find the latest movies I’ve watched, rated, and reviewed on my Letterboxd profile. My current soundtrack is filled with Talking Heads.

I’m currently years old and counting.

Work

Continuing the theme of change, this October I started in a new position at McDonald’s.

I’m now leading the Cashless Payments team, focused on our cashless payments strategy, global fraud, and payments analytics teams, who enable customers worldwide to have a frictionless experience across digital channels while minimizing costs and fraud. I’ll also support key enterprise initiatives around digital sales reconciliation, stored value, delivery, and loyalty. More on that soon.

While it’s bittersweet to leave the technology team after more than six years, and a significant career pivot from my product and design background, I’m learning a lot, and I’m hopeful that this new chapter will unlock some time to focus on family and personal projects.

“Thens,” or archived now pages