He would often draw elaborate mazes in primary school, and was first introduced to puzzle boxes by a fellow student in his first-grade class.
[5] After completing high school, Sound attended Colorado College, where he received a mathematics degree in 2000.
After his first win at the Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition in 2002, Sound took a series of woodworking jobs in Los Angeles and Denver, before relocating to Portland to focus on improving his skills.
[5][10] Another notable design of Sound's is the Lotus Table, the top of which is composed of ten concentric rings of inlaid wood which must be rotated to create geometric patterns.
If the correct patterns are formed, drawers will open in sequence, resulting in the table resembling a lotus flower.