I am Fourth Generation Texan from a very small town in the desert: the town of Laredo, Texas. Laredo sits on the border between Texas and Mexico, where a unique, microcosmic culture coexists; A mix where 95% of the population identifies as Hispanic, yet roughly half that speak Spanish fluently or for that matter, English fluently. This unusual bi-cultural upbringing in Laredo provided a huge amount of guidance when I decided to transfer to Italy more than 25 years ago.  ​​

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Grateful for my upbringing when I moved to Italy, I easily adapted to the local Italian culture. In Texas, I had been working for an oil conglomerate as a financial planning analyst.  However, when I arrived in Italy, I started working with the Ferragamo Group for the launch of their first hotel.   This would mark my initial departure from Finance and into Design.  Ever since that moment I have continued into the design realm, carrying with me the biculturality of my upbringing, while embracing a third culture: European.  ​