Meet Team Kiavi

We are a team of 5 Masters students at the Human Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. Our team comes from a diverse set of backgrounds, which strengthens us to apply each of our unique skills into the project.

Michael Fassbender
CEO
Jason Smith
Product Designer
Amanda Peterson
Design Director
Billy Maxwell
Lead Developer
Joshua Harris
CTO
Esther Ford
Recruiter
Jae Kim

Jae is a product designer who comes from a business consulting world. He has professional experience in client services for products where he engaged in a range of projects including CX , workflow improvement, and operational efficiencies.

Jennifer Lee

Jennifer is an aspiring product designer with a background in Information Science and Studio Art. Her passions lie in visual and interaction design, but is looking to further hone her skills as a researcher through this project.

Lea Emerlyn

Lea is a Senior studying Human-Computer Interaction, Business and Media Design at CMU. She was an intern for PNC Bank as a UX Design Intern Summer of 2021. She also worked as a Product Design Contractor for Sony PlayStation.

Vikitha Bezawada

Vikitha is an aspiring product designer currently pursuing her Master's in Human-Computer Interaction. She has a background in architecture but is looking to explore work at the intersection of design, technology, and strategy.

Yang Cheng

Yang has an extensive background in startups working in generalist roles with a Cognitive Science background. Before she joined MHCI, she was a curriculum designer at ReadyAI. She was recognized as Pittsburgh Business Times’ 30 under 30 in 2020 for her work creating programs and curriculum that give students access to learning AI.