Welcome to the Bird Index
Everyone at American Cyborg selects a bird when they join the team. It's a way to express both individuality and unity.
This is a list of all the birds that have worked with American Cyborg.
Each bird links to a page listing all their projects.
We are very grateful to all of you!
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Core Team
| Icon | Bird | Name | Title | Roles |
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| Bluebird | Laura B. Greig | Founder | Laura directs the company and manages the projects. | |
| Albatross | Justin P. Cooper | Co-Founder | Justin writes stories and poems for Excelsior!, hosts events for Peridot Green, and travels with Big Cypress. | |
| Finch | Elizabeth A. Watkins | Co-Founder | Elizabeth advises on research science for Rookery, and writes for Excelsior!. | |
| Starling | Ashley M. Koenen | Co-Founder | Ashley advises on legal and financial compliance for American Cyborg and Rookery. |
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Collaborators
| Icon | Bird | Name | Title | Projects |
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| Raven | Celia | Office Manager | Celia designed automations for plant and animal care at Peridot Green, took meeting minutes for American Cyborg, and established a reporting practice. She also composed music for Rookery demo video. | |
| Cardinal | Bryan | Artist | Bryan designed our brand identity and established a critical theory practice. | |
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Owls | Ben, Christina, Midge, Emily | Artists | Ben, Christina, Midge, and Emily make original art for us to show at Peridot Green and archive in Rookery. They also make iconography for American Cyborg and Big Cypress. |
| Condor | Joseph | Artist | Joseph built our first Rookery art archive through precision photography and metadata capture. He helped shape our niche through market research. | |
| Flamingo | Kristin | Artist | Kristin built our first 3D art archive and VR/AR prototypes for Rookery. | |
| Kestrel | Joe | Artist | Joe created art for Peridot Green, and prototyped a board game for Excelsior!. | |
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Toucan | Rad | Designer | Rad animated our demo video for Rookery. |
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Pelican | Chauntel | Artist | Chauntel narrated our demo video for Rookery. |
| Bowerbirds | Glowbox & AREA 17 |
Web Developers | Glowbox and AREA 17 built the MVP for Rookery. | |
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Nightingale | Jake | Cybersecurity | Jake advises on security protocols for American Cyborg. |
| Egret | Sunjay | Cybersecurity | Sunjay advises on security protocols for Rookery. | |
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Wren | Lauren | Event Manager | Wren hosted events for Peridot Green. |
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Pigeon | Erin | Poet | Erin wrote poems for Excelsior! and catalog contents for Peridot Green. |
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Pitirre | Chiara | Web Developer | Chiara built an off-cloud version of Rookery's MVP. |
| Phoenix | Emma | Web Developer | Emma built a color engine for Rookery. |
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