Sebastian Esteva

I bring three core strengths to any team: an interdisciplinary skill set spanning engineering, human performance, and design — systems, community, and product alike; a deep curiosity that drives me to understand complex problems from every angle; and strong communication skills developed through hands-on experience.

Two things pulled me toward engineering early on. The first was my grandfather — a world-traveled engineer back in Mexico I mostly knew through family stories, which gave the word "engineer" a kind of mystery. Every time I built a paper airplane or clicked together magnetic toys as a kid, that connection came up: he was an engineer too.

The second was fantasy — Percy Jackson, Avatar: The Last Airbender, any world built on magic. I knew I'd never actually bend water or meet a demigod, but I realized I could build things that captured that same sense of wonder. That's still what drives me today.

Whether it's a physical object, a community, or a system, I'm always looking for the next thing worth making.