it's pronounced spurdy*
(* in ’merica, at least)
It’s French, but I’m actually French-Irish-Jewish — a mutt of nationalities, really.
I’m 37 years-old, married, and have four children. I love my family.
I was born and raised in Colorado and moved around a lot during my formative years — Florida, Georgia, Virgina — finally landing in Seattle, WA in 1998. I’ve been here ever since.
I’m a Christian, and I try to live and love like Jesus did. My faith is important to me, but I don’t consider myself religious.
My story
My professional career began as a teenager in 1995 with my first job designing yellow page advertisements for local businesses. Prior to that I’d dabbled with some graphic design as a hobby and had won a few logo design competitions.
For almost 12 years I helped lead digital and media productions at The City Church, where I launched several award-winning websites and campaigns, the most notable being “JESUS IS ____”, which was nationally recognized and inspired dozens of lookalike projects and installations.
During that time I also co-founded a side company called Sky Balloon with two friends. We developed iPhone apps in our spare time to hone our skills. We worked on over a dozen apps and shipped five. Our most popular app (with over 300k downloads) was a quick-launch video camera called Capture, which was featured on CNN, CNET, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Wired, and dozens of smaller publications and blogs.
In 2011, I left my career at the church to help start Tagboard, a social media software company. After creating the brand and product prototype, I assumed a Chief Product Officer role and helped lead a team of designers and developers to build, deliver, and manage the whole of Tagboard’s product. Later, I transitioned to a more central role in the company as Chief of Staff, providing coaching and support for the leadership team, as well as inside counsel for the rest of the organization worldwide.
