/* ============================================================
   TOKENS
   ============================================================ */
:root {
  --ink:        #0A0A0B;
  --ink-2:      #1A1A1D;
  --ink-3:      #2A2A2E;
  --paper:      #FFFFFF;
  --paper-2:    #F4F4F2;
  --paper-3:    #E8E8E4;
  --bone:       #FAFAF8;
  --line:       rgba(10,10,11,0.14);
  --line-soft:  rgba(10,10,11,0.08);
  --line-dark:  rgba(244,239,230,0.14);
  --muted:      rgba(10,10,11,0.58);
  --muted-dark: rgba(244,239,230,0.62);
  --blue:       #0655FF;
  --blue-2:     #0444CC;
  --blue-tint:  #DCE5FF;
  --blue-deep:  #03257A;
  --signal:     #B5FF3C;
  --rust:       #C2410C;
  --r-sm: 4px;
  --r:    8px;
  --r-lg: 14px;
  --r-xl: 22px;
  --container: 1320px;
  --gutter: 32px;
  --t1: cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1);
  --t2: cubic-bezier(.7,0,.3,1);
}

/* ============================================================
   BASE
   ============================================================ */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: 0.001ms !important; transition-duration: 0.001ms !important; }
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  font-feature-settings: "ss01", "cv11";
}
img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button { font: inherit; color: inherit; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; padding: 0; }
::selection { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--blue); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 3px; }

.skip {
  position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 8px;
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper);
  padding: 10px 14px; border-radius: var(--r); z-index: 9999;
}
.skip:focus { left: 16px; }

.mono { font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, monospace; }
.serif { font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", "Times New Roman", serif; font-weight: 400; }

p { margin: 0 0 16px; }
p.muted { color: var(--muted); }

/* ============================================================
   LAYOUT
   ============================================================ */
.wrap { max-width: var(--container); margin: 0 auto; padding-left: var(--gutter); padding-right: var(--gutter); }
.section { padding: 120px 0; position: relative; }
.section-tight { padding: 80px 0; }
.dark { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bone); }
.dark p.muted { color: var(--muted-dark); }
.dark a { color: var(--bone); }

.h-display {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(40px, 6.2vw, 92px);
  line-height: 0.96;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  margin: 0;
}
.h-display em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--blue); }
.h-section {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.4vw, 64px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.h-section em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; }
.h-card {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.lede {
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.4vw, 22px);
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 820px;
  margin: 0 0 36px;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.dark .lede { color: var(--bone); }

.eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.eyebrow::before {
  content: ""; width: 8px; height: 8px;
  background: var(--blue);
  display: inline-block;
}
.dark .eyebrow { color: var(--muted-dark); }
.dark .eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); }

/* ============================================================
   BUTTONS
   ============================================================ */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
  height: 48px; padding: 0 22px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: background .2s var(--t1), color .2s var(--t1), border-color .2s var(--t1), transform .2s var(--t1);
  min-height: 44px;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.btn .arr { transition: transform .25s var(--t1); display: inline-block; }
.btn:hover .arr { transform: translateX(4px); }
.btn-primary { background: var(--blue); color: #fff; }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--blue-2); }
.btn-ink { background: var(--ink); color: var(--bone); }
.btn-ink:hover { background: var(--ink-2); }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--ink); }
.dark .btn-ghost { color: var(--bone); border-color: var(--line-dark); }
.dark .btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--bone); }
.btn-white { background: #fff; color: var(--blue); }
.btn-white:hover { background: var(--ink); color: #fff; }

/* ============================================================
   NAV
   ============================================================ */
.nav {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
  backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(140%);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(12px) saturate(140%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
}
.nav-inner {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  height: 64px; gap: 24px;
}
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
.brand-logo { height: 30px; width: auto; display: block; }
.nav-links { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; }
.nav-link {
  font-size: 14.5px; color: var(--ink);
  padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 8px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
  transition: background .15s var(--t1);
}
.nav-link:hover { background: rgba(10,10,11,0.06); }
.nav-link.current { color: var(--blue); }
.nav-cta { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
.nav-mono {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--muted);
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
}
.nav-mono .pulse {
  width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: #16A34A;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(22,163,74,.6);
  animation: pulse 2s infinite;
}
@keyframes pulse {
  0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(22,163,74,.5); }
  70% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(22,163,74,0); }
  100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(22,163,74,0); }
}
.nav-burger {
  display: none;
  width: 40px; height: 40px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px;
  align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
.nav-burger span {
  width: 16px; height: 1.5px; background: var(--ink);
  position: relative;
}
.nav-burger span::before, .nav-burger span::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; width: 16px; height: 1.5px; background: var(--ink);
}
.nav-burger span::before { top: -5px; }
.nav-burger span::after  { top:  5px; }
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .nav-links { display: none; }
  .nav-mono { display: none; }
  .nav-burger { display: inline-flex; }
}

/* ============================================================
   §1 — HERO
   ============================================================ */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 88px 0 96px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero::before {
  /* faint grid wash */
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(10,10,11,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(10,10,11,0.025) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 64px 64px;
  mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 20% 30%, black, transparent 75%);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 20% 30%, black, transparent 75%);
}
.hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr;
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: start;
}
.hero-meta {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.hero-meta .name-tag {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--bone);
  padding: 4px 10px 4px 8px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.hero-meta .name-tag::before {
  content: ""; width: 6px; height: 6px;
  background: var(--signal); border-radius: 50%;
}
.hero-meta .url {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.hero-meta .url::before {
  content: ""; flex: 0 0 28px; height: 1px; background: var(--line); display: inline-block;
}

.hero h1.h-display {
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  max-width: 16ch;
}
.hero-sub {
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.3vw, 19.5px);
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 0 36px;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.hero-sub b { font-weight: 500; }

.hero-cta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 48px;
}
.hero-cta .mail-link {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  transition: border-color .2s var(--t1);
}
.hero-cta .mail-link:hover { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--blue); }

/* Credential strip — 4-up below CTA */
.cred-strip {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.cred-cell {
  padding: 22px 24px 22px 0;
  position: relative;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px;
}
.cred-cell + .cred-cell { padding-left: 24px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.cred-cell .ix {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.cred-cell .v {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.8vw, 26px);
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: inline-flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 4px;
}
.cred-cell .v .plus { color: var(--blue); font-size: 0.7em; font-weight: 500; }
.cred-cell .v.serif { font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-style: italic; }

/* Portrait card */
.portrait {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--paper-2);
  aspect-ratio: 4/5;
}
.portrait img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 18%;
}
.portrait .cap {
  position: absolute; left: 14px; bottom: 14px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.94);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.portrait .cap::before {
  content: ""; width: 6px; height: 6px; background: var(--blue); display: inline-block;
}
.portrait .corner-tag {
  position: absolute; top: 14px; right: 14px;
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--bone);
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 4px;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .hero h1.h-display { max-width: none; font-size: clamp(40px, 9vw, 72px); }
  .portrait { max-width: 460px; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .cred-strip { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .cred-cell { padding: 18px 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .cred-cell:nth-child(2n) { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .cred-strip .cred-cell:first-child, .cred-strip .cred-cell:nth-child(2) { border-top: 0; }
  .cred-strip { border-top: 0; }
}

/* ============================================================
   §2 — TRUST BAR (compact ink band)
   ============================================================ */
.trust {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bone);
  padding: 64px 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.trust::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.04) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.04) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 64px 64px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, black, transparent 80%);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, black, transparent 80%);
  opacity: 0.5;
}
.trust .wrap { position: relative; }
.trust-label {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.trust-label .sig {
  width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--signal); display: inline-block;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(181,255,60,.6); animation: pulse-sig 2s infinite;
}
@keyframes pulse-sig {
  0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(181,255,60,.5); }
  70% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(181,255,60,0); }
  100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(181,255,60,0); }
}
.trust-label .rule { flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--line-dark); }
.trust-label .count { color: var(--bone); }

.trust-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line-dark);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.trust-cell {
  background: var(--ink);
  padding: 22px 18px 18px;
  position: relative;
  min-height: 132px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-between;
  transition: background .2s var(--t1);
}
.trust-cell:hover { background: var(--ink-2); }
.trust-cell .ix {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 9.5px; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.32);
}
.trust-cell .badge-wrap {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  height: 56px;
  margin: 6px 0 10px;
}
.trust-cell .badge-wrap img { max-height: 56px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; }
.trust-cell .badge-wrap.text {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: -0.008em;
  color: var(--bone);
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.trust-cell .lbl {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  line-height: 1.3;
  text-align: center;
}
.trust-cell::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; right: 12px; bottom: 10px;
  width: 5px; height: 5px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
  border-left: 0; border-top: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) { .trust-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .trust-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }

/* ============================================================
   §3 — PERSONAL INTRODUCTION (editorial letter)
   ============================================================ */
.intro {
  padding: 140px 0 120px;
  background: var(--paper);
  position: relative;
}
.intro .wrap { max-width: 900px; }
.intro h2 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(32px, 3.6vw, 52px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.028em;
  margin: 0 0 56px;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.intro h2 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; }
.intro-body {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 0;
}
.intro-body > p {
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.25vw, 20px);
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 0 26px;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.intro-body > p:first-child::first-letter {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 5.2em;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.86;
  padding: 0.08em 0.12em 0 0;
  color: var(--blue);
}
.signoff {
  margin-top: 40px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 2.8vw, 40px);
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.signoff::before {
  content: ""; flex: 0 0 80px; height: 1px; background: var(--ink); display: inline-block;
}

/* ============================================================
   §4 — ORIGIN STORY
   ============================================================ */
.origin {
  background: var(--bone);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 140px 0 120px;
}
.origin h2 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 88px;
  max-width: 22ch;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.origin h2 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; color: var(--blue); }

.origin-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr;
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: start;
}
.origin-rail {
  position: sticky;
  top: 96px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-left: 16px;
}
.origin-rail .rail-num {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--ink);
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.origin-rail .rail-lbl { line-height: 1.4; display: block; }
.origin-rail .step {
  position: relative;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
}
.origin-rail .step::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: -20px; top: 4px;
  width: 7px; height: 7px; background: var(--line); border-radius: 50%;
}
.origin-rail .step.is-active::before { background: var(--blue); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--bone), 0 0 0 4px var(--blue); }

.origin-chapters {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 56px;
}
.chapter h3 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2vw, 30px);
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.022em;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  text-wrap: balance;
  max-width: 26ch;
}
.chapter h3 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; color: var(--blue); }
.chapter p {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.chapter p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.chapter p.muted { color: var(--muted); }

/* Career-arc timeline — full-width below origin chapters */
.career-arc {
  margin-top: 96px;
  padding-top: 56px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.career-arc .arc-label {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
}
.career-arc .arc-label::after {
  content: ""; flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--line); display: inline-block;
}

.arc-track {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(8, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  padding-top: 32px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
}
.arc-track::before {
  /* baseline rule */
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 56px; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--line) 0%, var(--ink) 12%, var(--blue) 50%, var(--ink) 92%, var(--line) 100%);
}
.arc-entry {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 12px 0 0;
}
.arc-entry .yr {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 34px);
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.arc-entry .dot {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 52px;
  width: 12px; height: 12px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--bone);
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
}
.arc-entry.key .dot { background: var(--blue); border-color: var(--blue); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(6,85,255,0.12); }
.arc-entry .ms {
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding-top: 8px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  line-height: 1.4;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 18ch;
  min-height: 80px;
}
.arc-entry.key .ms { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 500; }

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .arc-track { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); row-gap: 24px; }
  .arc-track::before { display: none; }
  .arc-entry { padding: 18px 14px 18px 36px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 0; }
  .arc-entry .dot { left: -6px; top: 22px; }
  .arc-entry .ms { margin-top: 6px; min-height: 0; max-width: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .arc-track { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .origin-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .origin-rail { position: static; display: none; }
}

/* ============================================================
   §5 — MY ROLE
   ============================================================ */
.role {
  padding: 140px 0;
  background: var(--paper);
}
.role h2 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  max-width: 24ch;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.role h2 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; color: var(--blue); }
.role-intro {
  font-size: clamp(17px, 1.25vw, 19.5px);
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 0 56px;
}
.role-transition {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 40px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 16px;
}
.role-transition::after { content: ""; flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--line); }

.role-cols {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.role-col {
  padding: 40px;
  background: var(--bone);
}
.role-col + .role-col { border-left: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--paper); }
.role-col .col-head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.role-col .col-head .glyph {
  width: 36px; height: 36px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--bone);
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.role-col + .role-col .col-head .glyph { background: var(--blue); }
.role-col .col-head h3 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 26px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 0;
}
.role-col > p {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.role-col > p.muted { color: var(--muted); }
.role-col .small-lbl {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 24px 0 12px;
}
.role-col ul.specifics {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;
}
.role-col ul.specifics li {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 24px 1fr; gap: 10px;
  font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.5;
  padding: 12px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.role-col ul.specifics li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.role-col ul.specifics li::before {
  content: ""; width: 7px; height: 7px;
  background: var(--blue);
  align-self: start; margin-top: 8px;
}
.role-col + .role-col ul.specifics li::before { background: var(--ink); }

.role-less {
  margin-top: 48px;
  padding: 40px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  background: var(--bone);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 240px 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
}
.role-less .col-head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.role-less .col-head .glyph {
  width: 36px; height: 36px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--paper-3); color: var(--ink);
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.role-less h3 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 22px;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  margin: 0;
}
.role-less p {
  font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.role-less p.muted { color: var(--muted); }

.role-quote {
  margin-top: 48px;
  padding: 48px 48px 48px 64px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bone);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  position: relative;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.2vw, 32px);
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  text-wrap: pretty;
  max-width: 1100px;
}
.role-quote::before {
  content: "“";
  position: absolute;
  top: 32px; left: 28px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 64px;
  color: var(--blue-tint);
  line-height: 0.8;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .role-cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .role-col + .role-col { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .role-less { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; padding: 28px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   §6 — TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
   ============================================================ */
.expertise {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bone);
  padding: 140px 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.expertise::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.035) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.035) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 64px 64px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, black, transparent 90%);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, black, transparent 90%);
  opacity: 0.5;
}
.expertise .wrap { position: relative; }
.expertise h2 {
  color: var(--bone);
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  max-width: 24ch;
}
.expertise h2 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; }
.expertise .sub {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 0 64px;
}

.exp-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(6, 1fr);
  gap: 18px;
}
.exp-card {
  background: var(--ink-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--ink-3);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: 28px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  grid-column: span 2;
  transition: border-color .2s var(--t1), transform .2s var(--t1);
}
.exp-card.wide { grid-column: span 3; }
.exp-card:hover { border-color: var(--blue); }
.exp-card .head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  padding-bottom: 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.exp-card .ix {
  width: 32px; height: 32px;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--bone); color: var(--ink);
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.exp-card.flagship .ix { background: var(--blue); color: #fff; }
.exp-card .title {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 18px;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.exp-card .meta {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  margin-left: auto;
}
.exp-card .desc {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.exp-card .desc a { color: var(--bone); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark); padding-bottom: 1px; }
.exp-card .desc a:hover { border-color: var(--blue-tint); color: var(--blue-tint); }

.tag-group { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; margin-top: auto; }
.tag-group .row {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px;
  align-items: baseline;
}
.tag-group .row-lbl {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 9.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(244,239,230,0.4);
  margin-right: 6px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  align-self: center;
}
.chip {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 4px 8px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.03);
  color: var(--bone);
}
.chip.solid { background: var(--blue); border-color: var(--blue); color: #fff; }

ul.advisory-list {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;
}
.advisory-list li {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 18px 1fr; gap: 10px;
  font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--bone);
}
.advisory-list li::before {
  content: "→"; color: var(--blue-tint);
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace; font-size: 13px;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .exp-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .exp-card, .exp-card.wide { grid-column: span 1; }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .exp-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ============================================================
   §7 — INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE (ledger)
   ============================================================ */
.industry {
  padding: 140px 0;
  background: var(--paper);
}
.industry h2 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.industry h2 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; color: var(--blue); }
.industry .sub {
  font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 780px; margin: 0 0 56px;
}

.ind-list {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.ind-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 64px 2fr 3fr 2.5fr;
  gap: 32px;
  padding: 36px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  align-items: start;
  position: relative;
  transition: background .2s var(--t1);
}
.ind-row::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: var(--bone); opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity .2s var(--t1); z-index: -1;
  border-radius: 8px; margin: -4px -16px;
}
.ind-row:hover::before { opacity: 1; }
.ind-row .num {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted);
  padding-top: 6px;
}
.ind-row h3 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 1.9vw, 26px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.ind-row .signal {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.2vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.ind-row .signal::before {
  content: "Signal";
  display: block;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.ind-row .work {
  font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted);
}
.ind-row .work::before {
  content: "Work type";
  display: block;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.ind-close {
  margin-top: 48px;
  padding: 32px 36px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  background: var(--bone);
  font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink);
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.ind-close::before {
  content: "If your industry is not on this list ↓";
  display: block;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .ind-row { grid-template-columns: 48px 1fr; row-gap: 14px; }
  .ind-row .signal, .ind-row .work { grid-column: 2; }
}

/* ============================================================
   §8 — CREDENTIALS & EDUCATION
   ============================================================ */
.credentials {
  padding: 140px 0;
  background: var(--bone);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.credentials h2 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 56px;
  max-width: 16ch;
}
.credentials h2 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; color: var(--blue); }

.cred-group {
  margin-bottom: 56px;
}
.cred-group:last-of-type { margin-bottom: 0; }
.cred-group .grp-head {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
}
.cred-group .grp-head::after { content: ""; flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--line); }

.cred-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 2.7fr;
  gap: 40px;
  padding: 28px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  align-items: start;
}
.cred-item:first-of-type { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.cred-item h3 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 1.9vw, 26px);
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  line-height: 1.18;
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.cred-item .meta {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 8px;
}
.cred-item dl {
  margin: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px;
}
.cred-item dl > div { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr; gap: 24px; align-items: baseline; }
.cred-item dt {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.cred-item dd {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.cred-item dd .placeholder {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--blue);
  background: var(--blue-tint);
  padding: 2px 6px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}

.cred-close {
  margin-top: 56px;
  padding: 28px 32px;
  border: 1px dashed var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink);
}
.cred-close::before {
  content: "Verification";
  display: block;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .cred-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .cred-item dl > div { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 4px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   §9 — NOTABLE ENGAGEMENTS
   ============================================================ */
.engagements {
  padding: 140px 0;
  background: var(--paper);
}
.engagements .lead { margin-bottom: 64px; }
.engagements h2 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.engagements h2 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; color: var(--blue); }
.engagements .sub {
  font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 780px; margin: 0;
}

.eng-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; }
.eng-card {
  padding: 56px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 80px 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  position: relative;
}
.eng-card:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.eng-card .stamp {
  position: sticky;
  top: 96px;
  align-self: start;
}
.eng-card .stamp .num {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(36px, 4vw, 64px);
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 0.9;
  display: block;
}
.eng-card .stamp .total {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  color: var(--muted);
  display: block;
  margin-top: 8px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-top: 8px;
}
.eng-body { }
.eng-meta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.eng-meta .pill {
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--bone);
}
.eng-meta .pill.blue {
  background: var(--blue);
  color: #fff;
  border-color: var(--blue);
}
.eng-title {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 2.8vw, 38px);
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  text-wrap: balance;
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.eng-quote {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 1.8vw, 26px);
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--blue);
  border-left: 2px solid var(--blue);
  padding-left: 20px;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  max-width: 38ch;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.eng-narrative { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 40px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.eng-narrative p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink); margin: 0; }
.eng-outcomes {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 22px 0 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.eng-outcomes .lbl {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  padding-top: 2px;
}
.eng-outcomes .val {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.eng-outcomes .val b { font-weight: 500; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .eng-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; padding: 40px 0; }
  .eng-card .stamp { position: static; display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 14px; }
  .eng-card .stamp .total { border-top: 0; padding-top: 0; margin-top: 0; }
  .eng-narrative { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .eng-outcomes { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   §10 — THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
   ============================================================ */
.thought {
  padding: 140px 0;
  background: var(--bone);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.thought h2 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  max-width: 24ch;
}
.thought h2 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; color: var(--blue); }
.thought .sub {
  font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 780px; margin: 0 0 56px;
}

.thought-section { margin-bottom: 64px; }
.thought-section:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.thought-section .sub-head {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-bottom: 16px;
}
.thought-section .sub-head h3 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2vw, 28px);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin: 0;
}
.thought-section .sub-head .lbl {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.thought-section .sub-head .all-link {
  margin-left: auto;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.thought-section .sub-head .all-link:hover { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--blue); }

.writing-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 16px;
}
.writing-card {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: 20px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 280px;
  transition: border-color .2s var(--t1), transform .2s var(--t1);
}
.writing-card:hover { border-color: var(--ink); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.writing-thumb {
  aspect-ratio: 16/9;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--paper-2), var(--paper-3));
  border-radius: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.writing-thumb::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, rgba(6,85,255,0.18), transparent 50%),
    repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 0 8px, rgba(10,10,11,0.04) 8px 9px);
}
.writing-thumb .placeholder-tag {
  position: absolute; bottom: 8px; left: 8px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
  border: 1px dashed var(--line);
  padding: 3px 6px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.writing-card .meta {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--muted);
  display: flex; gap: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.writing-card h4 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}
.writing-card .excerpt {
  font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
}

.speaking-block {
  padding: 32px 36px;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink);
}
.speaking-block a { color: var(--blue); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blue); padding-bottom: 1px; }
.speaking-block a:hover { color: var(--blue-2); }

.linkedin-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
.linkedin-card {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: 22px;
  min-height: 200px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;
  position: relative;
}
.linkedin-card .head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.linkedin-card .head .ic {
  width: 18px; height: 18px;
  background: #0A66C2;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 3px;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 10px;
}
.linkedin-card .preview {
  flex: 1;
  padding: 14px;
  background: var(--bone);
  border: 1px dashed var(--line);
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: center;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
}
.linkedin-card .metrics {
  display: flex; gap: 14px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.research-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 16px; }
.research-card {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: 28px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px;
  transition: border-color .2s var(--t1);
}
.research-card:hover { border-color: var(--blue); }
.research-card .topic-pill {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
  align-self: flex-start;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  background: var(--blue-tint);
  color: var(--blue);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.research-card h4 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 20px;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 0;
}
.research-card h4 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; }
.research-card p {
  font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--muted); margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .writing-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .linkedin-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .research-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .writing-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .linkedin-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ============================================================
   §11 — BELIEFS (signature manifest)
   ============================================================ */
.beliefs {
  padding: 140px 0;
  background: var(--paper);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.beliefs h2 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  max-width: 26ch;
}
.beliefs h2 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; color: var(--blue); }
.beliefs .sub {
  font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 840px; margin: 0 0 80px;
}

.belief-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; }
.belief-block {
  padding: 64px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 2fr;
  gap: 64px;
  position: relative;
}
.belief-block:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.belief-block .glyph-num {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(96px, 14vw, 200px);
  line-height: 0.85;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--blue);
  position: sticky;
  top: 96px;
  align-self: start;
  user-select: none;
}
.belief-block .belief-content { padding-top: 12px; }
.belief-block .belief-tag {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
}
.belief-block .belief-tag::before { content: ""; width: 8px; height: 8px; background: var(--blue); }
.belief-block h3 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(26px, 2.8vw, 42px);
  letter-spacing: -0.028em;
  line-height: 1.06;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.belief-block h3 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; color: var(--blue); }
.belief-block p {
  font-size: 16.5px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.belief-block .belief-link {
  margin-top: 8px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--blue);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blue);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
}
.belief-block .belief-link:hover { color: var(--blue-2); }

.belief-quote {
  margin-top: 96px;
  padding: 64px 64px 64px 80px;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bone);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.belief-quote::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.04) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.04) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 56px 56px;
  mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 80% 20%, black, transparent 70%);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 80% 20%, black, transparent 70%);
}
.belief-quote .mark {
  position: absolute;
  top: 24px; left: 32px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 96px;
  line-height: 0.7;
  color: var(--blue);
}
.belief-quote p {
  position: relative;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.32;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--bone);
  max-width: 60ch;
  margin: 0;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .belief-block { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; }
  .belief-block .glyph-num { position: static; font-size: clamp(72px, 18vw, 120px); }
  .belief-quote { padding: 48px 32px 48px 40px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   §12 — CONNECT
   ============================================================ */
.connect {
  padding: 140px 0;
  background: var(--bone);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.connect h2 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.2vw, 60px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 0 56px;
  max-width: 22ch;
}
.connect h2 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; }

.connect-sub-h {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
}
.connect-sub-h::after { content: ""; flex: 1; height: 1px; background: var(--line); }

.direct-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 64px;
}
.direct-card {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-lg);
  padding: 32px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px;
  position: relative;
  transition: border-color .2s var(--t1), transform .2s var(--t1);
}
.direct-card.feat {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--bone);
  border-color: var(--ink-3);
}
.direct-card:hover { border-color: var(--blue); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.direct-card .ix {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.direct-card.feat .ix { color: var(--muted-dark); }
.direct-card h3 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 22px;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
  margin: 0;
}
.direct-card .email-line {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--ink);
  word-break: break-all;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  margin: 4px 0 0;
}
.direct-card .support {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
  flex: 1;
}
.direct-card.feat .support { color: var(--muted-dark); }
.direct-card .actions { display: flex; gap: 10px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-top: 8px; }

.elsewhere-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 14px;
}
.elsewhere-card {
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: 22px 24px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px;
  transition: background .2s var(--t1), border-color .2s var(--t1), transform .2s var(--t1);
  position: relative;
}
.elsewhere-card:hover { background: #fff; border-color: var(--ink); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.elsewhere-card .head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
}
.elsewhere-card .platform {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 16px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.elsewhere-card .ext {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--muted);
  transition: transform .2s var(--t1);
}
.elsewhere-card:hover .ext { transform: translate(2px, -2px); color: var(--blue); }
.elsewhere-card p {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .direct-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .elsewhere-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ============================================================
   §13 — CLOSING CTA (atmospheric blue)
   ============================================================ */
.closing {
  position: relative;
  padding: 140px 0 120px;
  text-align: center;
  color: #fff;
  background:
    radial-gradient(50% 70% at 50% 30%, rgba(122,160,255,0.45), transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 100% 100%, rgba(2,20,90,0.55), transparent 65%),
    radial-gradient(80% 60% at 0% 100%, rgba(2,20,90,0.55), transparent 65%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #0A5CFF 0%, #0633B5 70%, #021E78 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.closing::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -2px; pointer-events: none;
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at center, rgba(255,255,255,0.18) 1px, transparent 1.4px);
  background-size: 28px 28px;
  mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, black, transparent 75%);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, black, transparent 75%);
  opacity: 0.55;
}
.closing::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background: repeating-radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, transparent 0 80px, rgba(255,255,255,0.04) 80px 81px);
  mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, transparent 5%, black 25%, transparent 85%);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 50%, transparent 5%, black 25%, transparent 85%);
}
.closing .wrap { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.closing .eyebrow {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.74);
  justify-content: center;
}
.closing .eyebrow::before { background: var(--signal); }
.closing h2 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.6vw, 64px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  max-width: 22ch;
  color: #fff;
  text-wrap: balance;
}
.closing h2 em { font-style: italic; font-family: "IBM Plex Serif", serif; font-weight: 400; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78); }
.closing .csub {
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.3vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.84);
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  max-width: 62ch;
  text-wrap: pretty;
}
.closing .ccta {
  display: inline-flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}
.closing .footnote {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.66);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 24px;
}
.closing .footnote .dot {
  display: inline-block; width: 4px; height: 4px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
  align-self: center;
}

/* ============================================================
   FOOTER
   ============================================================ */
.footer {
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--bone);
  padding: 80px 0 32px;
}
.footer-top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 48px;
  padding-bottom: 56px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
}
.footer-brand .desc {
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 18px 0 0;
  max-width: 380px;
}
.footer-brand .brand-logo { height: 40px; filter: brightness(0) invert(1); opacity: 0.95; }
.footer-cred-row {
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 16px;
}
.footer-cred-row a {
  color: var(--bone);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  padding-bottom: 1px;
  transition: border-color .2s var(--t1);
}
.footer-cred-row a:hover { border-color: var(--bone); color: #fff; }
.footer-col h4 {
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.footer-col ul {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px;
}
.footer-col a { color: var(--bone); font-size: 14px; }
.footer-col a:hover { color: #7AA0FF; }
.footer-bot {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;
  padding-top: 32px;
  flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px;
  font-family: "IBM Plex Mono", monospace;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--muted-dark);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.footer-bot .legal { display: flex; gap: 24px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.footer-bot a:hover { color: var(--bone); }
.social-row {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
}
.social-row .social {
  width: 36px; height: 36px;
  display: inline-grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.04);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  transition: background .2s var(--t1), border-color .2s var(--t1);
}
.social-row .social:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,0.10); border-color: var(--bone); }
.social-row .social img {
  width: 16px; height: 16px; display: block;
  filter: invert(1) brightness(1.2);
  opacity: 0.82;
  transition: opacity .2s var(--t1);
}
.social-row .social:hover img { opacity: 1; }

@media (max-width: 980px) { .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 540px) { .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ============================================================
   STICKY CTA + BACK-TO-TOP
   ============================================================ */
.sticky-cta {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 20px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, 80px);
  z-index: 60;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px;
  padding: 8px 8px 8px 18px;
  background: var(--ink); color: var(--bone);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -10px rgba(10,10,11,0.4);
  transition: transform .35s var(--t1), opacity .25s var(--t1);
  opacity: 0; pointer-events: none;
}
.sticky-cta.show { transform: translate(-50%, 0); opacity: 1; pointer-events: auto; }
.sticky-cta .pulse-dot {
  width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--signal);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(181,255,60,.6); animation: pulse-sig 2s infinite;
}
.sticky-cta a.cta-btn {
  background: var(--blue); color: #fff;
  padding: 8px 14px; border-radius: 999px;
  font-weight: 500;
  display: inline-flex; gap: 6px; align-items: center;
}
.sticky-cta a.cta-btn:hover { background: var(--blue-2); }

/* viewport entry */
.fade-up { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px); transition: opacity .7s var(--t1), transform .7s var(--t1); }
.fade-up.in { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fade-up { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
}