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.a-underwrite{margin-top:32px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid #d7c6b7;color:#906844;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.25em;font-weight:780}
.a-facets{padding:126px 0 140px;background:#1c1512}
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.a-principle{background:#f2ece3;color:#211b17;padding:128px 0}
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.a-principle h2 em{color:#ad7e4c;font-weight:400}
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.a-principle-list b{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:32px;color:#bc966e;font-weight:500;line-height:1}
.a-principle-list h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;font-size:30px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 9px;letter-spacing:-.04em}
.a-principle-list p{margin:0;color:#6d6156;line-height:1.6;font-size:14px}
.a-project{background:#35231b;color:#fff;padding:108px 0}
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.a-project h2 span{color:var(--gold)}
.a-project-text>p:not(.eyebrow){line-height:1.8;color:#dfd0c3;max-width:530px;font-size:15px}
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.a-project .button{margin-top:23px}
.a-project-image{position:relative;overflow:hidden;height:480px}
.a-project-image img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 33%;filter:saturate(.78) contrast(1.04)}
.a-project-image:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(0deg,#251914a6,transparent 45%)}
.a-project-caption{position:absolute;bottom:20px;left:25px;z-index:1;font-weight:750;font-size:10px;color:#f6e4ca;letter-spacing:.16em}
.a-final{background:#120f0d;color:#fff;min-height:590px;display:flex;align-items:center;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.a-final-photo{position:absolute;inset:0 0 0 auto;width:60%;height:100%}
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.a-final h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.07em;font-size:clamp(65px,7vw,113px);line-height:1;margin:0 0 24px}
.a-final h2 em{font-weight:400;color:var(--gold)}
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@media(max-width:350px){.a-hero h1{font-size:49px}.a-facet-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.a-facet a{height:390px}.a-facet-text h3{font-size:33px}}

/* Career / credentials: dated claims from provided biography and education documents. */
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.a-journey h2 em{font-weight:400;color:var(--gold)}
.a-journey-intro{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:23px;max-width:355px}
.a-journey-stat{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(65px,7.2vw,115px);line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;color:var(--gold)}
.a-journey-stat span{font-size:.42em;vertical-align:top;padding-left:4px}
.a-journey-intro p{color:#cbb9ab;font-size:13px;line-height:1.7;margin:0}
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.a-year{font-size:11px;color:var(--gold);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.13em;padding-top:10px}
.a-journey-moment h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(27px,3vw,43px);font-weight:450;line-height:1.17;letter-spacing:-.05em;margin:0 0 8px}
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.a-moment-count{font-family:var(--serif);color:#73584b;font-size:33px;text-align:right}
.a-education{background:#f1eae2;color:#201915;padding:123px 0 135px}
.a-education-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.75fr 1.25fr;gap:9%;align-items:start}
.a-education-title h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(55px,5.7vw,97px);letter-spacing:-.075em;font-weight:500;line-height:1;margin:0 0 23px}
.a-education-title h2 em{color:#b18a62;font-weight:400}
.a-education-title>p:not(.eyebrow){max-width:400px;color:#5d5046;font-size:15px;line-height:1.75}
.a-education-cards{display:grid;gap:16px}
.a-education-card{background:#fffaf4;border:1px solid #d9c8b7;padding:30px 35px 31px;box-shadow:0 12px 26px #5a36210b}
.a-education-year{display:flex;gap:18px;align-items:center;color:#a2784f;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:38px;line-height:1;margin-bottom:26px}
.a-education-year span{font-family:var(--sans,Arial,sans-serif);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em;font-weight:800;line-height:1.5}
.a-education-card h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(27px,3vw,43px);font-weight:500;line-height:1.13;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:0 0 12px}
.a-education-card p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.7;color:#655548;margin:0 0 20px}
.a-education-meta{border-top:1px solid #e4d7cc;padding-top:17px;color:#997b60;letter-spacing:.035em;font-size:11px;font-weight:800}
.a-education-meta span{padding:0 6px;color:#bea080}
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/* V18: compact about page, high-trust achievements and real credentials. */
.a-hero{min-height:unset}
.a-story{padding-top:88px;padding-bottom:88px}
.a-proof{background:#231914;color:#f3e7d7;padding:35px 0}
.a-proof-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.4fr 1fr;gap:26px}
.a-proof-item{border-right:1px solid #715b4c;padding:12px 25px 12px 6px}
.a-proof-item:last-child{border:0}
.a-proof-item strong{display:block;font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(36px,4vw,65px);line-height:1;color:#e1ba84}
.a-proof-item strong span{font-size:.55em;vertical-align:top}
.a-proof-item p{max-width:320px;color:#dac8ba;margin:7px 0 0;line-height:1.5;font-size:13px}
.a-credentials{background:#f3ede5;color:#211915;padding:83px 0 92px}
.a-credentials-heading{display:flex;align-items:end;justify-content:space-between;gap:40px;margin-bottom:30px}
.a-credentials-heading h2{font:normal clamp(42px,4.6vw,74px)/1.06 var(--serif);letter-spacing:-.06em;margin:0}
.a-credentials-heading em{color:#ad8358}
.a-credentials-heading>p{max-width:390px;color:#5b4b40;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 8px}
.a-credentials-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px}
.a-credential{display:grid;grid-template-columns:43% 1fr;min-height:220px;background:#fffaf4;border:1px solid #d8c8b7;text-decoration:none;color:#241b15;overflow:hidden;transition:transform .2s,border .2s}
.a-credential:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);border-color:#9f744b}
.a-document-image{display:flex;align-items:center;padding:15px;background:#e5dcd2;min-width:0}
.a-document-image img{width:100%;height:auto;max-height:188px;object-fit:contain;box-shadow:0 7px 16px #23130e25}
.a-document-text{display:flex;flex-direction:column;padding:22px 19px 18px;min-width:0}
.a-document-text small{font-weight:700;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em;color:#a27549;margin-bottom:11px}
.a-document-text strong{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(20px,2vw,30px);font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-.035em;line-height:1.1;margin-bottom:10px}
.a-document-text>span{color:#66584a;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4}
.a-document-text i{font-size:12px;color:#9e6e3e;font-style:normal;margin-top:auto;padding-top:15px}
.a-membership{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;border-top:1px solid #d6c6b6;margin-top:23px;padding-top:23px}
.a-membership-symbol{color:#a2764b;font-size:34px}
.a-membership p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;margin:0}
.a-membership p span{font-size:12px;color:#7d6c5d}
.a-project{padding-top:65px;padding-bottom:65px}
.a-project-text p:not(.eyebrow){line-height:1.55}
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