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Hello from Chicago
(and the internet).

Living as an one-dimensional being is downright boring 'cause I enjoy so many things, like eating pho. Here are few others:

Currently…

For the next several years, I'm doing a tour of duty as an innovation specialist / civil servant at 18F, a federal digital consultancy collaborating with agencies to improve how government serves the public through technology — To be more responsive, useful and accessible for all.

Specifically, I'm focusing on design patterns, libraries and systems. At the moment, project-wise:

• Login.gov — A startup within the government to provide and support simple, secure access to government services online, while protecting privacy.
• Technology Transformation Services (TTS) / JoinTTS — TTS applies modern methodologies and technologies to improve the public’s experience with government.

On the personal front: I live in the northwest side with Lydia, who is a freelance sign language interpreter, in a quiet neighborhood called Norwood Park, and together we're raising four young children (two boys and two girls). Teaching them not be a jerk, but pleasantly firm is our priority right now.

To know more what I'm up to, check out /now.

Ritually…

I read books (you too? we should be Goodreads friends). Current interests are domestic surveillance, ethics of technology, neurodiversity, and systems thinking. And some far out fictions, of course.

I listen to songs (you too again?! let's be Spotify friends). Current jams are modular, Beijing experimental, Japanese ambient and afropunk. And someday, I may make playlists for these.