About Us

The MAYAns

We’re a design consultancy and technology research lab. At heart, we’re designers who have an intense desire to turn human experiences with technology products into positive, fruitful interactions. Our clients aren’t insulated from innovation by gatekeepers or handlers. Everyone at MAYA is a practitioner.

Peter Lucas

Founder / Principal

Joseph Ballay

Founder / Principal

Mickey McManus

President / Chief Executive Officer

Dutch MacDonald

Vice President of Operations / COO


Samvith Srinivas

Designer and Researcher

Gary Kiliany

Director of Development, Interstacks™ and MAYA Engineering Fellow

Matthew Lim

Electrical and Computer Engineer

Magesh Balasubramanya

Research Engineer

David Bishop

Human Sciences Director / Senior Interaction Designer

John Crowley

Director of Engineering / Senior Design Engineer

Christopher DeMarco

IT Director

Amy Ferchak

Interaction Designer

Francine Gemperle

Designer and Researcher

Kimberlee George

Production Coordinator

Greg Gibilisco

Visual Designer

Paul Gould

Communication Designer

Al Gusky
Al Gusky

Senior Accountant

Kevin Hoffmann

Senior Software Engineer

Jack Keil

Senior Support Technician

Bill Lucas

MAYA Fellow

Pete Maher - Director of Operations, LUMA Institute
Pete Maher

Director of Operations, LUMA Institute

Roderick McMullen

Interaction Designer

Chris Pacione
Chris Pacione

Director, LUMA Institute

Lori Paul

Executive Assistant

Marc Peterson
Marc Peterson

Visual Design Director / Senior Visual Designer

Terry Pronko

VP Operations, MAYA Group & HR Director

Stuart Roth

Senior Software Engineer

Mike Sabatini

Software Engineer

Susan Salis

Director, New Business Development

Katie Minardo Scott

Designer and Researcher

Jeff Senn

Chief Technologist / Head Research and Development

Ranjani Shankar

Software Engineer

Stephen Spencer

Visual Designer

Daniel Szecket

Visual Designer

Barbara Trdinich

Human Resources & Customer Relations

Richard Tribone

Senior Software Engineer

Jon West

Senior Analyst


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