Exploring career paths? Want more feedback on your resume? Need to practice for an interview?
Alumniii Office Hours give you the opportunity to schedule 1:1 meetings with an alum for advice.
As former students, alumniii have traveled a similar path, and now they want to help you navigate your path.
🔀 Alumniii change monthly. Some will stay, others will rotate out, and new faces will join!
Office Hours will be accessible from September to November and from March to May.
🤔 How do Office Hours work?
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Members of the iii community may schedule a meeting with any alum.
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Review profiles below.
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When you find a good fit, click "Chat with ..."; you'll be redirected to that alum's Calendly page.
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Check their availability and choose a meeting time.
- FYI: Calendly Meeting Topics align with those listed after "I can help with."
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Prepare for your meeting.
- And, of course, attend the meeting and have a great conversation!
✍️ Please Take Note:
- Meetings are for guidance and advice - NOT to ask for internships or jobs.
- "No Shows" are unacceptable and unprofessional. If you cannot make a meeting, cancel it. If you "no show" more than once, your ability to participate in Office Hours will be restricted.
- A "thank you" message is always appreciated. When applicable, share outcomes too! For example, if an alum helped you prep for an internship interview, let them know how it went.
- Formal Mentorship - If this topic is listed on an alum's profile, they are open to mentoring you. Mentorship typically involves goal setting and regular meetings over an extended time period. This Google Doc can help with structure.
- Feedback is welcome; contact Mary Kilcoyne to share.
BUSINESS

I studied Animation Film Design and Human Centered Design during my undergrad at MIT Institute of Design, Pune, India. I went on to work for an educational technology startup and a series of freelance projects for private and non profit organizations. That experience got me interested in the junction of Design, Business and Technology. CMU MIIPS helped me pivot into the world of GTM strategy, business storytelling and communicating product and service value to the customer. I now work as a GTM Product Manager at Omicelo Investments, a mission-driven private investment group based in Pittsburgh.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Networking, Industry Insights, Career Pivots. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

10+ years @ Apple - Focus on Data Science within the scope of product analytics. Deep expertise in Music (Digital Service Provider) and eCommerce space.
I can help with: Interview Prep, Resume Review, Industry Insights

I've spent my career working across product, business strategy, marketing, and insights. My passion lies in bringing a human-centered approach to business. This led me to found my own consultancy, where I help early-stage AI startups and small local businesses build better products and experiences for their customers.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.
DESIGN

I’ve spent my career bridging design and technology—leading UX for IBM’s IT Automation portfolio and shaping products at Amazon, Samsung, and Dell. I apply my Carnegie Mellon software management training to build integrated, multi-product platforms that accelerate adoption and deliver business impact. My specialty is accelerating early-stage bets in automating observability and monitoring tools that power enterprise growth.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I have 9 years of experience in human-centered design and product development. Through my undergraduate training in economics and marketing, I bring a strong understanding of the business environment and the role that design plays in creating successful, marketable products and solutions.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Industry Insights

In the 5+ years of being in the design field, I have done everything from industrial design to architecture to service design and UX. In the last couple years in the digital product design space, I've been known to navigate the complex financial industry and the processes and systems that keep everything moving. I love to talk design, how to implement design, and what it means to design in the corporate settings that we find ourselves in.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Portfolio Feedback, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I've worked 15+ years in Visual Design and 6+ yrs in Product design, meshing together high visual polish, user experience. and business acumen for a well-rounded IC and advisor/founder role. I am located in NYC and am currently in a tech cohort for founders.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Networking, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

Designer, 15+ yrs experience. I also mentor engineers, researchers, and product. My career spans industries from law enforcement and tech to high fashion and hospitality. Outside work I play all kinds of video games and reluctantly triathlon.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Networking, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I’m a product designer focused on working with rapid-growth, early-stage teams. At Basis, I build AI agents for accounting; previously, I spent 1.5 yrs designing an AI-native financial planning and analysis product. Off-hours, I’m a (professional) hobby collector.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.
ENGINEERING

I joined MIIPS as a mechanical engineer and now work at Amazon as an Innovation Design Engineer. I have a keen interest in the automotive industry and am always looking for the next fun fact.
I can help with: Interview Prep, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP

My first degree was in Architecture. I worked in Architecture design for 2 years and then pivoted to digital. Upon graduation at CMU, I worked as Digital Product Designer for 6 yrs. My current passion is Entrepreneurship and I believe there should be more designer founders in the world. I'm from China, lived in Hong Kong and Denmark, came to the US for CMU. I currently live in Columbus, Ohio with my husband and my 3 yrs old son.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Entrepreneurship

Technology & Business Executive with 25+ years of experience driving digital transformation, scaling SaaS platforms, and leading global teams across cloud, healthcare, and enterprise software, with a proven record of aligning technology strategy with business outcomes and regulated solutions. I’m passionate about building technology that not only advances business but also empowers developers, engineers, and teams to do their best work. Currently, I am leading Technology and Product at Flywl, where we are shaping the future of enterprise software commerce. I live in Pleasanton and love playing tennis when free.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Entrepreneurship, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

Mechanical Engineer and Director of Photography with 15 years of experience building products, solving technical problems, and leading complex projects across five continents. My career has taken an unconventional path: after a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Master's in Product Development from Carnegie Mellon University, I spent the past decade building and running an international production business while working with clients including Google, Bloomberg, Uber Eats, Netflix, and Discovery Channel. I've been based in Asia the past 10 years but relocating back to N. America early 2027 (bringing our cat with us too)!
I can help with: Career Exploration, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I started my career negotiating semiconductor investments for Singapore. With CMU, I discovered the world of tech, product, and experiential design. Post-CMU, I took a break to travel for a year before taking up an offer to be a PM with a film tech company based in Germany. Then, I decided that it was time to do my own thing! So now I run my own creative tech practice and I have put up experiences in Singapore and Seoul. I used to believe in a linear career path but life's actually a roller coaster and I try to have fun while on the ride!
I can help with: Career Exploration, Entrepreneurship, Networking. I’m also open to formal mentorship.
INNOVATION

A designer and detail nerd. Currently designing creative tools at Adobe and based out of San Francisco. I am constantly fascinated by how people interact and react to products and services around them. With a background in Industrial design and a deep-rooted interest in user experience research, I understand the importance of each decision that goes behind making an idea come to reality.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Portfolio Feedback, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I have over 7 years of experience across design, project management, innovation, and transformation. I specialize in building and delivering projects end-to-end, from strategy and discovery through execution and implementation. I currently apply this expertise as a Transformation Manager at Penn Medicine.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Industry Insights

Experienced, cross-industry product designer and strategist with a history of shipping high-impact products. With professional training in architecture, I transitioned into digital products with my master's and am currently on Upwork's Mobile and Collab team as a Product Designer. I live in Pittsburgh and am always down for intriguing conversations about work and life!
I can help with: Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Entrepreneurship, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

Strategist with a demonstrated history of taking a human-centered approach to innovation.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Portfolio Feedback, Industry Insights
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

Most of my career has been circling around developer platforms and developer communities from the angles of advocacy, project and product management in companies such as Adobe, Dropbox, HP, Microsoft, Nokia. I enjoy being a people manager and I'm committed to be better at it each day. I came to the US 12 years ago from Latin America and went through all the paperwork and VISA hoops that you can think of. I'm happy to help.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Resume Review, Networking, Industry Insights

I have 7.5 years across product management, program management, and software engineering. I started in engineering, working on test automation, QA, and performance and scalability testing for financial systems at Barclays, Gainsight, and Arcesium, then pivoted into product after CMU. At Tekion I owned 0-to-1 omnichannel retail and GenAI support automation for automotive enterprise clients. At Meta I worked on AI infrastructure, capacity observability, and cloud and model spend governance across 40+ product teams. I'm now a TPM at Together AI working on AI infrastructure.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I’m a Staff Product Manager with over a decade of experience spanning Retail, Ad Tech, EdTech, FinTech, and Information Security. Beyond my professional role, I enjoy working on side projects to stay hands-on with technology. Originally from near Mumbai, India, I moved to California eight years ago and have been building my career here since.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Networking, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I’m a Product Manager at Trucker Path, where I work across AI, navigation, and fleet technology for the trucking industry. I came into product from a technical background, and I’ve always liked staying close to the technology itself, which is one of the reasons I’ve continued to gravitate toward AI and technically deep products. Outside of work, I have a habit of randomly deciding I should learn something new. Lately that has meant swimming, salsa, boxing and inevitably wondering why I voluntarily signed up for all of them. Fun fact: I seem to have a very low threshold for saying, “That looks fun. I should try it.”
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, Networking, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I'm currently deeply involved into building Agentic AI platform. Over the past 20 years, I founded a deeptech company, operated as CPO at three high-growth companies from Seed to Series F (pre-IPO), with two companies getting acquired. I actively advise and sometimes invest in tech founders to help them take their companies off the ground. I'm based in San Ramon, CA with my family. I moved from F1 to O1 to GC to citizenship route if this is useful. I'm actively working on starting a research lab for school & college kids to help them build AI native thinking.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Entrepreneurship, Industry Insights, Latest in AI. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

Engineer turned PM turned entrepreneur turned PM again - I’m a builder at heart, titles are mostly vanity. I’ve worked at tiny startups and big tech and everything in between. I can offer perspectives on navigating the role transitions, relocation transitions (I’ve lived in 4 different states in the U.S and 6 different cities before ultimately moving to Canada which I now proudly call home). Fintech, Commerce and Logistics is my jam.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, Entrepreneurship, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I am a seasoned product leader with over 25 years of experience in building and launching enterprise collaboration solutions across startups and Fortune 50 companies. I currently lead the productization of Large Language Model (LLM)-based applications at Cisco Webex within the Cisco Collaboration AI organization. My team has delivered innovations such as the AI Assistant for meeting summarization and conversational AI, as well as the Webex Assistant, an enterprise voice assistant powered by NLP technology. Passionate about continuous learning, I actively explore advances in NLP, generative AI, conversational assistants, and recommendation systems to drive customer value. In addition my MSSM degree, I hold an M.B.A. from Santa Clara University and a B.E. from the University of Madras, India.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I have 10+ yrs of experience leading product teams to conceptualize and launch consumer-facing products across different industries – from Fortune 100 enterprises (AT&T and Sears), to venture-backed startups, most recently as a Director of Product Management at Babylon Micro-Farms. I’m currently advising an early-stage EdTech startup on customer discovery and growth. I live in the Washington, DC area. I’m an avid runner and enjoy playing percussion instruments.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, Portfolio Feedback, Networking. I’m also open to formal mentorship.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

I started my career as a software developer and transitioned to technical program management. I spent 15 years at Google and currently work for an AI hardware startup. I live in Austin, Texas and work from home.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, International Student. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

Started my career as a Mechanical Product Designer for 3 years. Pivoted into Product Management. Worked as a PM for HW and Automotive products for another 3 years. Currently shifting again into Software Management
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, Networking, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING

My career at TikTok benefits a lot from what I learned from MSSM (e.g., product vision, roadmap, project management, etc.). I'm a huge cat lover with 2 fat cats.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I have worked in the valley for about 25 years and am currently at Aircall. Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to build from the ground up, augment and lead globally spread out engineering organizations through rapid growth and innovation. I live in Union City with my family.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I have 5 years of software engineering experience so far. I grew up in Hangzhou, China and now live in the SF Bay Area.
I can help with: Networking, Industry Insights

I am a Founding Engineer at a seed-stage startup, LiquiDonate, working to create a sustainable solution for excess inventory and returns. I have over 10 years of experience in software development and was the Head of the Software Development Department at my previous company in Malaysia. I am also a mom to two kids!
I can help with: Career Exploration, Portfolio Feedback. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

Hello! Please learn about me here: https://www.cmu.edu/iii/about/news/2022/alumni-spotlight-suterwala-software-skills-used-to-fight-cancer.html I have since joined Altos Labs, where I build foundation models to understand biology. I'm happy to chat about software engineering, biotech, machine learning, or navigating career transitions. Looking forward to connecting!
I can help with: Career Exploration, Networking, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

I am an experienced technology innovation executive with deep expertise in managing large cross-domain programs, software products, and technology services across and within business functions and global geographies. My strengths include the ability to support desired business outcomes through enabling customer-centric technologies.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Resume Review, Leadership, Corporate Ladder. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I'm a business designer, focused on user research, fuzzy-front-end business modeling, and go-to-market strategy. I've worked primarily in or adjacent to financial services- in econometrics, payment-space-marketing, retail banking and commercial finance- building and launching new offerings at startups and legacy companies like Capital One, Salesforce and ServiceNow. These days I'm Head of Revenue at a PO finance startup. I live in Southern California with my wife and our dog, Tiny. Talk to me about standup comedy, vintage cars, screenwriting, cycling, or- you guessed it- design :)
I can help with: Career Exploration, Resume Review, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

I work with global companies, clients, customers, startups, and global teams in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and ASEAN countries. I’m also a member of the University’s Alumni Association Board. I live in San Francisco Silicon Valley and grew up in West Germany.
I can help with: Career Exploration, Interview Prep, Resume Review, Entrepreneurship, Industry Insights. I’m also open to formal mentorship.

