Alissa Ampezzan is a Lead Designer at Civis Analytics and in charge of all things design (product, brand, and marketing). Her main focus is building a long-term strategy for user-centered, data-driven product design. Previously, she worked in educational product design, including a mobile cross-platform application that supports Common Core inquiry learning by connecting middle school classrooms with museums. She got her start at a marketing design studio where her passion for purpose-driven design developed as she helped many non-profit clients build brands and campaigns to maximize their impact. Alissa loves being a wolverine so much, she collected two degrees from the University of Michigan, a BFA in Graphic Design and an MA in Digital Media & Education.

Michael Facchinello is a UX Architect at Clique Studios. He specializes in making client business requirements into digital experiences that engage end users. At Clique he’s worked on 100’s of web projects including: immersive web applications with an emphasis on engagement, e-commerce development and optimization, marketing websites with a focus on conversion, triggers, brand engagement and form optimization. Positioned at the center of the organization, he works closely with project managers, designers, developers, and partners, where his primary responsibility is to architect projects and the user experience within them to ensure project success.