Meet the team
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Each member of our team brings the sort of talent and skill that helps us continue to provide those who need it with an intuitive and user-friendly AAC experience.

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Michael created Spoken to help his family and continues to contribute to its design and development.

He knows how to play accordion and unfortunately does.

Michael Bond

Founder & CEO

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Tim does a bit of everything at Spoken, including making sure our users have the best possible experience.

Just don't let him near your cookies.

Tim Yoder

UX Designer

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Zach handles the front-end development. He ensures we have a great looking app and website!

He reaches his max power level when he wears fuchsia.

Zach Cronin

Software Developer

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Evan handles aspects of design, marketing, and branding. Part of all that involved making this page!

He's also an avid fan of beef stroganoff.

Evan Lauer

Designer

 

We have deep experience in:

Machine Learning

Training large language models with fine-tuned Big Data

Accessibility

Design with user experience at its core, for all users

Mobile App Development

New ideas launch quicker with rapid, cross-platform prototyping

Natural Language Processing

Understanding and synthesizing real speech from around the world

 

Special thanks to our advisors:

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Sophia Kostoff

Linguistic Advisor

Xavier University

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Matt Dennewitz

Technical Advisor

Muck Rack, Wired, Pitchfork