about

Hey, I’m Chris

And I’m trying to become a modern Renaissance Man.

I’ve worn a number of hats in my life — IKEA-furniture builder,

developer product leader, artist, bartender, floral arranger,

and more. It seems that the more hats I wear, the more I want

to own. Trading card collector, woodworker, financial guru,

rancher, race car driver. I can even picture myself in these hats as

I write this, and it is riveting. Life is incredible that you can

become anything and anyone you want, even if no one else sees it

or believes it. Sooner or later, you just are.

This page is a memoir and a reflection of the hats I’ve worn,

the hats I am wearing, and the hats I will eventually wear.

On to the next hat.

Education

— Valedictorian from McHi in 2015

— B.S. Management Science & Engineering from Stanford

University in 2019

Personal

— Picked up my sister’s copy of Pokémon Crystal in 2001,

and I was hooked. I attribute my fast

— Began practicing Tae-Kwon-Do in 2004. Received my First

Degree Black Belt in 2013.

— Began playing the saxophone in 2007. Played all 4 variants

proficiently by 2014. Got some regional awards for jazz and

other performances. Sadly haven’t played in a few years, but

this spurred a deep love for music.

— Began mowing lawns and selling chocolates to pay for

school events and dates in 2007. Maybe my neighborhood

couldn’t turn down a bright-eyed kid going door-to-door,

but I think I was a damn good salesman.

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— Began painting in 2017. This was mainly a therapeutic outlet

for me, but now I use it as a way to bring joy to others’ lives.

— Began collecting colognes in 2020 in fear of losing my smell

from COVID. I can sniff out pretty much all major colognes

that you’d find at your local department store.

— Started a journaling company, Joidavi, in 2020 focused on

helping people find their daily happiness. This was the most