Ilmo and I worked together on the UX team at Google. He was one of the nicest, smartest, and most helpful people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with.

He was always willing to help anyone who needed it, and was extremely generous with his time and experience.

He was an incredibly smart person, yet didn’t make a show of it.

He was also very funny, in subtle ways.

I had some great lunches with him in MountainView.

After I left Google, he was really generous with his time in helping me establish my new company. He didn’t do a huge amount, but what he did was really valuable and helpful.

Even though it’s a while since I spoke to him, I’ll miss Ilmo a lot and will always remember him.

Adam Banks