BRAD ANDERSON developed an obsession with surfing and surfboard design after a lifetime spent working on and with watercraft and wood. Brad has been drawn to the sea since the age of 16 when he started his working life building fiberglass boats in a New Jersey industrial park. Since his escape from the suburbs as a teen, Brad has lived and worked in New England as a gasdock jockey, boatbuilder, cabinetmaker, staircase builder, and ship’s officer for over 20 years. He’s also made several sidetrips into the business and nonprofit sectors where he worked as a teacher, computer consultant, process analyst, and nonprofit manager. Brad now works with Grain Surfboards in York, Maine.