Gerard grew up in Daly City and San Francisco, heavily influenced by nature, art, and technology. He’s a designer skilled in development, interactive, print, and video. In his spare time, he loves to play piano or guitar, produce music, dance, run half-marathons, go to music festivals, and play video games. In 4th grade, he won the Spelling Bee for his elementary school, but at the district spelling bee, he misspelled the word “furl.”