Samuel is a computer engineer with a background in software, hardware, manufacturing, and art. In 2009 he launched NewsBlur, a news reader and popular successor to Google Reader. In 2016 he launched Turn Touch, a wooden home automation remote control. He led the electronics teams on two interactive biofeedback sculptures at Burning Man, Pulse+Bloom and Grove. Before moving to San Francisco he worked in the New York Times newsroom and at Microsoft. His passion is to build products that act as productivity multipliers. Samuel spends his free time hiking in the forest and machining in the wood shop.