Seth was an electrical and software engineer whose career spanned positions in engineering, project management and business development. He began his professional life as a software engineer at Pratt & Whitney in Minneapolis, held multiple positions over twelve years at Arm, Inc, and spent a year as a a Senior Director at Samsung. His last position was as General Manager of Thundersoft America, Inc. where he oversaw the company’s growth in the US. He retired in Fall 2015 upon receiving his cancer diagnosis.

He traveled extensively for personal enjoyment and throughout his professional life, Including extended stays in South Korea, Singapore, Germany and the UK. He lived in Shanghai, China for two years.

He graduated from Grinnell College in 1995 with a degree in Computer Science. He was an avid tinkerer and maker and had been a volunteer and supporter of Seattle Makers Space before the Covid shutdown. He was a lover of pastries and at one time dreamt of opening his own bakery. Seth lived in Seattle, Washington with his wife Bulgaa Legden, an accountant, whom he met a year before his diagnosis. They were married in 2016. Bulgaa lovingly supported him through the last years of his life. 

Seth died February 3, 2021 at Evergreen Hospice center in Kirkland, Washington. He was 47. The cause was complications from stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, Washington. Visit his Caring Bridge page for more information and photos.