People
The Menderi combines lived experience with design, fabrication, program strategy, engineering, medicine, and robotics. Disabled individuals shape the work from the first conversation through testing and refinement.
Principal Designer, Founder
David leads device design and fabrication from co-design and digital modeling through prototyping, testing, and refinement. A multidisciplinary artist, designer, VFX supervisor, and fabrication studio principal, he brings decades of visual, technical, and hands-on practice to personalized assistive technology.
Director of Programs & Partnerships, Co-Founder
Julia leads programs, partnerships, communications, and platform strategy. A technology entrepreneur and communications strategist, she co-founded Hylo, an open-source platform for community collaboration, and helped establish the Consilience Project. Her work spans technology, environmental advocacy, political organizing, and public media.
Principal Strategist, Co-Founder
Victor guides disability strategy, public policy, and global inclusion. As executive director of the Center for Independent Living and director of UC Berkeley’s Inclusive Cities Lab, he brings decades of experience advancing disability rights, accessible cities, and international policy.
Product Engineering & Manufacturing
Ken brings medical-device development, CAD, electronics, rapid prototyping, and manufacturing expertise to prototype design, durability, safety, and production planning.
Medicine & Organizational Strategy
Patrick is a double board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon, physician-turned-entrepreneur, and startup strategist. He advises on medical context, specialist coordination, safety boundaries, and organizational strategy.
Technology & Systems
Hina brings 15 years of engineering leadership across program delivery, project management, data systems, and platform development. She advises on technical strategy, AI workflows, and the systems required to scale.
Robotics & Biomechanics
Kevin is a roboticist and mechanical engineer specializing in real-time control, optimization, dynamics, machine learning, and robotic prostheses. He advises on biomechanics, motion control, electronics, firmware, and fitment.
The Menderi’s coalition connects disability organizations, equipment-reuse programs, clinicians, engineers, fabricators, makerspaces, universities, and community groups.
We are hiring a Project Operations Manager and Lead Fabricator to help deliver the 10-person pilot and build the foundation for a larger personalized-device service.
Questions and applications: info@menderi.org
