I’m from Houston, where growing up I performed as a professional magician, started and ran a mobile DJ business, raised money for a film production company at my school, and became fluent in Spanish while studying in Ecuador.
At the University of Texas at Austin, I majored in Economics and Plan II Honors and minored in mathematics. While at UT, I co-founded and co-anchored the current affairs program on KVRX student radio.
Now I live and work in Los Angeles. For more about my particular interests and experiences, read on.
This website is a compendium of my thoughts, interests, ideas, experiences, and passions.
Professional
I love to engage both my left and right brain. I’m most productive and fruitful when I work on projects that require both artistic creativity and systematic development.
I’m passionate about education (how we teach & what we teach, as well as larger social issues of access to education and its effects on labor), information design, current events, and media production.
Storytelling is not only a central passion of mine (as a writer), but I believe that through narrative we communicate ideas most effectively.
My work has included designing e-learning at the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies, writing and reporting for Marketplace on public radio, and designing systems for information management in a number of settings–including for Yahoo! Entertainment.
In the summer of 2010, I founded The Analogy Studio — a consulting and contracting firm specializing in developing innovative ways to use media for education.
For more information about my professional life, read on.
Personal
My avocational interests include creative writing, cooking, cycling, yoga, travel, reading, film, music, and more.
Since 2004 I’ve lived in Los Angeles and love it here. The city is a fascinating melting pot. A kind of metropolis experiment where all cultures meet. The city has never ceased to fascinate me. (Though yes, LA is way too congested.)
If you have thoughts to share, please contact me here.
Thanks!
Salvo
