Meet the team

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Aziz has a background in computer science and UX design. His past experience includes software engineering and UX design work at startups in the electric vehicle industry including work on building design systems. He is currently researching context-aware voice assistants in the home and autonomous vehicles experiences. When not designing, Aziz loves to run and watch cricket and the NBA.

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Carolyn has a background in business, human computer interaction, and design. She has worked as a product design intern in both startups and large corporations in the technology industry. As a student, she has worked as a research assistant with Carnegie Mellon’s HCI research institute on multiple projects studying career transitions and sleep habit change.

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Will has a professional background in branding, packaging, and graphic design in the outdoor sports industry. As a student, he has worked on design projects for large businesses with a focus on UX and service design. When not working on designing user-centered products and services he can be found running, biking or rock climbing.

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Christie has an academic background in both research and design. She has worked on several design teams that have addressed various scopes including sustainable reconstruction and improving students’ work environments in non-traditional settings. She has worked on user-centered projects that focused on designing solutions to make daily user needs and interactions easier in light of the pandemic.

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Zach has an academic background in psychology and computer science. His past experiences include research in cognitive psychology, institutional effectiveness, and recruiting. As a student at CMU, he has worked on several design and research projects focused on improving user interactions and promoting pro-social causes.