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@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{scroll-behavior:auto!important;animation:none!important;transition:none!important}}

<style>.company-mark{font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.25}.company-affiliation{display:block;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;color:#c9d5da;margin-top:5px}.company-divider{color:#ecc17b}.brand-logo{display:block;max-width:160px;max-height:40px;width:auto;height:auto;object-fit:contain;margin-bottom:7px;filter:brightness(0) invert(1)}<style>.brand-logo-inline{height:25px;width:auto;max-width:80px;vertical-align:middle;margin:0 6px;filter:brightness(0) invert(1)}.brand-logo-icon{height:28px;width:28px;object-fit:contain;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:9px}<style>.tellme-archive{max-width:110px;max-height:45px;filter:grayscale(1) invert(1);object-fit:contain}
/* Experience page refinement. Scoped to v2; leaves all other pages unchanged. */
#experience .exp-section{padding-top:28px}
#experience .company-image{width:100%;height:166px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;background:linear-gradient(120deg,#0d3550,#244963);display:block}
#experience .company-card{min-width:0}
#experience .company-body{padding:20px 19px 19px}
#experience .brand-lockup{min-height:60px;display:flex;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:center;flex-direction:column;gap:6px}
#experience .official-wordmark{max-width:100%;max-height:58px;object-fit:contain;display:block;filter:none}
#experience .logo-verifone{width:180px;max-height:56px;filter:brightness(0) invert(1)}
#experience .logo-arris{width:156px;max-height:56px;filter:brightness(0) invert(1)}
#experience .logo-fp{width:76px;max-height:64px;filter:brightness(0) invert(1)}
#experience .logo-juniper{width:172px;max-height:52px;filter:brightness(0) invert(1)}
#experience .logo-cisco{width:94px;max-height:64px;object-fit:contain;filter:none}
#experience .brand-nd{display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-start;gap:10px}
#experience .nd-box{background:#317fe8;color:#fff;font:700 24px/1 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-2px;padding:10px 7px;border-radius:2px}
#experience .nd-word{color:#fff;font:700 1.32rem/1.1 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.045em}
#experience .brand-note{font:500 .74rem/1.3 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;color:#cfdae1;letter-spacing:0}
#experience .tellme-mark{width:174px;height:auto;max-height:62px;display:block}
#experience .brand-cisco{flex-direction:row;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-start;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}
#experience .brand-separator{color:#ecc17b;font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1}
#experience .latitude-name{font:600 .95rem/1.2 'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;max-width:132px;color:#fff}
#experience .company-card h2{margin-top:14px}
@media(max-width:600px){#experience .company-image{height:128px}#experience .company-body{padding:14px}#experience .brand-lockup{min-height:59px}#experience .nd-word{font-size:1.0rem}#experience .nd-box{font-size:20px}#experience .logo-verifone{width:130px}#experience .logo-arris{width:130px}#experience .logo-juniper{width:125px}#experience .logo-cisco{width:75px}#experience .latitude-name{font-size:.79rem}}

/* Contact call-to-action is functional; secure form awaits owner-selected delivery service. */
.contact-connect .btn{margin-top:15px}.contact-connect .muted{color:#bfced5}

/* Contact page: scoped guidance for professional inquiries. */
#contact .contact-boundary{color:#e7c58b;font-size:.86rem;margin-top:25px}
#contact .contact-topics{margin:13px 0 9px;padding-left:21px;color:#eff3f6;font-size:.91rem;line-height:1.62}
#contact .contact-topics li{padding-left:4px;margin-bottom:10px}
#contact .contact-topics li::marker{color:var(--gold)}
#contact .contact-connect .btn{margin-top:13px}

/* Preview-only hero background. Layout and portrait match production. */
.hero {
 background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(6,23,36,.58) 0%,rgba(6,23,36,.50) 31%,rgba(6,23,36,.28) 57%,rgba(6,23,36,.04) 100%),url('/assets/hero-bay-bridge.webp');
 background-position:center,center 43%;
 background-size:cover,cover;
 background-repeat:no-repeat;
}
@media(max-width:600px) {
 .hero {
  background-image:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(6,23,36,.91) 0%,rgba(6,23,36,.84) 52%,rgba(6,23,36,.40) 100%),url('/assets/hero-bay-bridge.webp');
  background-position:center,72% center;
 }
}

/* Shared Bay Area identity across all main website views. */
.page-intro {
 background-image:url('/assets/hero-bay-bridge.webp');
 background-position:center 43%;
}
.page-intro:before {
 background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(6,23,36,.88),rgba(6,23,36,.88) 48%,rgba(6,23,36,.78));
}
.exp-hero {
 background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(6,23,36,.88),rgba(6,23,36,.82) 55%,rgba(6,23,36,.38)),url('/assets/hero-bay-bridge.webp');
 background-position:center,center 43%;
}
.beyond-shell {
 background-image:url('/assets/hero-bay-bridge.webp');
 background-position:center;
}
.beyond-shell:before {
 background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(6,23,36,.90),rgba(6,23,36,.82) 44%,rgba(6,23,36,.62));
}
.contact-shell {
 background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(6,23,36,.90),rgba(6,23,36,.75) 48%,rgba(6,23,36,.43)),url('/assets/hero-bay-bridge.webp');
 background-position:center,center;
}
@media(max-width:600px) {
 .page-intro,.exp-hero,.beyond-shell,.contact-shell {background-position:72% center;}
 .exp-hero,.contact-shell {
  background-image:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(6,23,36,.92),rgba(6,23,36,.85)),url('/assets/hero-bay-bridge.webp');
 }
 .page-intro:before,.beyond-shell:before {
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(6,23,36,.90),rgba(6,23,36,.82));
 }
}


/* About personal statement: preserves the existing lead typography. */
#about .about-statement{margin:0 0 24px;padding:3px 0 3px 22px;border-left:2px solid var(--gold2)}
#about .about-quote-mark{display:block;color:var(--gold);font:400 44px/.7 var(--serif);margin:3px 0 10px}
#about .about-statement .lead{margin:0}
@media(max-width:600px){#about .about-statement{padding-left:16px}}

/* About storytelling: chapter cues, AI turning point, and people-led closing. */
#about .about-chapter{margin:0 0 22px}
#about .about-chapter-title{font:600 .84rem/1.4 var(--sans);color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:.025em;margin:0 0 7px}
#about .about-chapter p{margin:0}
#about .about-ai{margin:26px 0 0;padding:20px 24px 22px;border-top:1px solid rgba(236,193,123,.5);background:rgba(6,23,36,.48);border-radius:0 0 4px 4px;max-width:720px}
#about .about-ai h2{font:400 1.65rem/1.2 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.015em;margin:0 0 12px;color:var(--white)}
#about .about-ai p{margin:0}
#about .about-people-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.85fr) minmax(0,1.35fr);gap:clamp(28px,5vw,72px);align-items:start}
#about .about-people-layout h2{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,2.7vw,2.45rem);line-height:1.16;margin:0;max-width:430px}
#about .about-people-copy{min-width:0}
#about .about-people-copy p{margin:0 0 16px}
#about .about-people-copy .about-people-outcome{color:var(--gold);font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.55;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:17px;margin:21px 0 0}
@media(max-width:800px){#about .about-people-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:22px}#about .about-people-layout h2{max-width:620px}}
@media(max-width:600px){#about .about-ai{padding:18px 17px}#about .about-ai h2{font-size:1.5rem}#about .about-people-copy .about-people-outcome{font-size:1rem}}


/* Beyond Work: independent personal projects. */
#beyond .personal-projects{background:#0b2030;padding:48px 0 60px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
#beyond .projects-heading{max-width:770px;margin-bottom:26px}
#beyond .projects-heading h2{font:400 clamp(1.9rem,3vw,2.6rem)/1.18 var(--serif);margin:11px 0 12px}
#beyond .projects-heading p{color:#becad1;margin:0;max-width:650px}
#beyond .ballot-project{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(260px,.95fr) minmax(0,1.35fr);border:1px solid rgba(236,193,123,.3);background:#0a1e2d;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden}
#beyond .ballot-project-art{margin:0;min-width:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:18px;padding:35px 24px;color:#ecc17b;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,rgba(236,193,123,.1),transparent 70%);border-right:1px solid rgba(236,193,123,.18)}
#beyond .ballot-project-art figcaption{font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.09em;text-align:center}
#beyond .ballot-project-copy{padding:34px 38px}
#beyond .ballot-project h3{font:400 clamp(1.65rem,2.5vw,2.2rem)/1.2 var(--serif);margin:10px 0 17px}
#beyond .ballot-project p{color:#cdd8de;font-size:.94rem;max-width:720px}
#beyond .ballot-project .btn{margin-top:8px;color:#ecc17b}
@media(max-width:700px){#beyond .personal-projects{padding:32px 0 40px}#beyond .ballot-project{grid-template-columns:1fr}#beyond .ballot-project-art{padding:23px;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(236,193,123,.18);flex-direction:column;gap:15px}#beyond .ballot-project-copy{padding:25px 22px}#beyond .ballot-project .btn{line-height:1.4}}

#beyond .ballot-project-preview{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;max-width:520px;border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgba(236,193,123,.3)}
