As a History major in college, I wanted to be an anthropologist. Fate - and Jamie Oliver - had other plans. You can still call me a student of the human race, though my inspiration now is the mystical visual.

My passion for exploring and embracing new cultures has seen me cross borders in more senses than one - from advertising and the internet in Mumbai to design and branding in Saigon and Shanghai. India taught me to have an opinion. Vietnam taught me to listen to others’ opinions. And China taught me to execute opinions at an unnerving pace and scale!

As Design Director and co-manager of the creative studio at The Brand Union, Singapore, strategic design is my interface between art and business. Between work and life, it will always be my trusty backpack.