We are Ascend
We're a team of five Carnegie Mellon University Masters of Human-Computer Interaction students who collaborated with Bloomberg News for an eight month capstone project.
Mohammed Abid
Mohammed graduated from Stanford University with a bachelors degree in Economics in 2013. After working as a financial analyst at Apple for a year, Mohammed transitioned to the design field by acting as both a user experience designer for a project at the Stanford d.school and a graphic design intern for Tesla Motors.
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Tofi Buzali
Tofi grew up in Mexico City, where he studied Telecommunications and Electronic Systems at Tec de Monterrey. Tofi has experience in software development, with professional experience working at the mobile payments startup PayClip.
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Stephen Cook
Stephen earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts in 2005 from the Maryland Institute College of Art where he specialized in traditional photography techniques. Prior to attending Carnegie Mellon University, Stephen spent five years at Boost Creative, a creative shop in Southwest Florida specializing in corporate branding, print design, and web design/development.
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Cindy Saroha
Originally from Indonesia, Cindy moved to the United States in 2009 to attend the University of San Francisco (USF) and earned a Bachelor’s in Psychology. While at USF, she gained professional experience as a research affiliate for the Twins, Adoptees, Peers, and Siblings (TAPS) Lab.
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Kaitlyn Sparks
Originating from Georgia, Kaitlyn moved to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Vanderbilt University where she earned a bachelor’s degree with a double major in Computer Science and Psychology. After graduation, Kaitlyn worked at Asurion as a program manager and a software developer.
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