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One of the first engineers at Amazon and the former Operations Director at Twitter, Eric is helping to support the site reliability of Healthcare.gov.

“The opportunity to create real change in how technology is developed and managed within government was just too good to pass up.”

At Google, Ann Mei led global engineering for mobile apps and services used by hundreds of millions of people. After also working at Apple, Intuit and MercyCorps, she's now the Executive Director of the U.S. Global Development Lab at USAID.

“I am driven by a desire to bring tools, technologies, and approaches that have been transformative in Silicon Valley to tackle one of the world's toughest problems - extreme poverty.”

A researcher and entrepreneur, Clarence brings his experiences from CNA Corp., IBM, and philanthropic startups to help businesses and local municipalities use government data to improve security and disaster responsiveness.

“There is something truly unique about this opportunity to use my skills for such great impact.”

America's foremost expert on usability and design of ballots and voting systems, Dana is leading user experience research for tools for immigration and visa applications.

“I've long worked on design problems with public impact -- joining the US Digital Service has afforded me the chance to change culture at an extraordinary scale.”

Kathy brings a strong background in health data analytics and product management. An early member of Google's health team and a health data analyst at IBM, Kathy is now a member of the digital service team improving Veterans' access to healthcare.

“Being my mother's patient advocate during her battle with Leukemia and witnessing my brother's heroism as a captain in the Marine Corps is what really drove me to work on the VA health systems.”

After working with Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Mike became known as the automated testing evangelist during his time at Google. He is now driving development best practices at 18F.

“After my hiatus from the tech industry, 18F lured me back with promises of challenging work, exceptionally-skilled colleagues, and an important mission. I am humbled by this opportunity to serve my country.”

Ellen was the third engineer hired at Amazon, where she led engineering for the distribution centers and other large software projects. She is now the Engineering Director for the Digital Service at the VA.

“I love working with bright, dedicated teams to do big things, and I’m particularly drawn by the ability to be of service to our country’s Veterans.”

After managing data visualization and analysis for The New York Times, Rachel now serves as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at VA, applying open data and innovation to effectively reach and support America's Veterans.

“I was drawn by the opportunity to offer the VA strategies for seamless service-delivery that we find in the private sector. It's an honor to work with and for those who have fought for our freedom.”

Alan co-founded the Weather Underground — one of the country's foremost weather sites, later acquired by The Weather Channel. He brings his expertise in weather and consumer product development to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a Presidential Innovation Fellow.

“I co-founded a company — Weather Underground — which met success in a large part because of the science and data that the government provides at no cost to industry. I am pleased to return the favor.”

Building on an extensive career in user experience and interaction design with organizations such as Pivotal Labs, the U.S. Navy and the Smithsonian, Jesse now leads research and design at 18F to discover new ways to help the public access federal records.

“I wanted to work on real problems that impact the millions of people who look to the U.S. government to help them accomplish a goal. There are great people inside government—eager to adopt user-centered methodologies.”

With a background in product design, Ryan comes to government from Microsoft, Ginger.io, and Salesforce.com. A key member of the Healthcare.gov rescue team and a former Presidential Innovation Fellow, he now serves as the Deputy U.S. CTO working to tackle government-wide issues facing digital service teams.

“When I decided to join, a colleague asked why I would want to work on 'plumbing' problems. The truth is, these are the most important 'plumbing' problems of our generation — and guess what – I can help fix them.”

A system engineer, product manager, and former investor, Mina was a key player in the effort to fix Healthcare.gov, and joins the government to tackle data usability challenges in healthcare. Mina has led projects at Optum, General Catalyst Partners, and Deka R&D corp.

“I have experienced, firsthand, the value of data-driven healthcare. I have seen the challenges and heartbreak created when systems do not talk to one another and people can't access the information they need. We can and must do better.”