I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff that makes real change in the real world. We need a lot more of that and a lot less abstract stuff.

When I was younger, I didn't even realize the way I think visually is different.

I believe that the place where an animal dies is a sacred one. There is a need to bring ritual into the conventional slaughter plants and use as a means to shape people's behavior. It would help prevent people from becoming numbed, callous, or cruel. The ritual could be something very simple, such as a moment of silence. In addition to developing better designs and making equipment to insure the humane treatments of all animals, that would be my contribution.

I'm a visual thinker, not a language-based thinker. My brain is like Google Images.

I don't define myself as autistic first. I don't want to be a professional autistic. I think it's important to have a real job.

I've got my one area I work in and I want to educate people about autism and I also want to improve, you know, animal handling and transport and make a real change out in the field on the ground.

Engineering is easy - it's the people problems that are hard.