When I encounter a problem - something that's not quite right with a product - I enjoy breaking it down in my mind and exploring possible alternative solutions: Why this? Why not that? I apply the latest in technology and design to reinvent that product and solve my frustrations.

Google has the business resources, global scale and platform reach to accelerate Nest growth across hardware, software and services for the home globally.

People buy products, and they want to understand what those things are and how they are applicable to their life.

Every team member who brings intelligence, experience and passion to their creations should be called an artist or designer.

Every person I talk to has a story about how their smoke alarm went off or woke them up with a battery beeping. So you take it off the wall and you take the battery out and say screw this. They hate the products.

There are a lot of designers who think they understand technology and a lot of technology guys who think they understand design. But to put them together and make it robust and repeatable for the mass market? It's an art.

I started designing the greenest the most connected home before the iPhone and the iPad.