Our Team
In every front-facing aspect of our project, whether it be presentations to stakeholders or deliverables describing aspects of the product, there was a concentrated and deeply successful effort in acting as a cohesive unit. Work was carefully and equally distributed every step of the way, largely according to team roles. We found that we functioned most effectively when these roles were more strongly considered. There was undeniably some overlap (again, we worked as a fairly unified group), but for the most part, each role and the responsibilities of that role were mostly adopted by the people assigned those roles. Thus, the profiles below are less about exactly what each member did, and more about how they approached their work (as well as how that approach contributed to the team).
Jack Biggar
Visual Designer/Synthesizer
Jack is pursuing a DMS major in the University of Rochester. Given the wide berth afforded by his dual roles, he had a hand in practically every significant step of the process. His tireless influence is the cause of both JamBand's strong foundations as an idea and its focused execution as a product.
Dylan Rattet
Team Lead
Dylan is a student at the University of Rochester, majoring in economics, minoring in digital media, and currently playing on the University of Rochester football team. A dedicated and motivated individual with strong leadership, marketing, and creative skills, he is expected to graduate in 2026 with a BA in economics.
Blayne McLawrence
Generator
Blayne's deft understanding of the digital world and its real world applications has only strengthened upon his studies as a DMS major. With that in mind, it's no wonder how he took so naturally to not only crafting the ergonomics of the JamBand itself, but also seamlessly tying that to more substantial digital integration through the app.
Patryk Swierzbinski
Industrial Designer
Patryk Swierzbinski (Junior, DMS/Math Major) acted as the team’s industrial designer and the forefront in literary research, pragmatic considerations, and a great deal of the team’s writing endeavors. As someone with an extensive and active background in writing, he was often took the role of the team’s “editor” before deliverables were submitted.
Raul Allicock
Visual Designer
Raul's creativity has left its footprint firmly in the roots of JamBand. Being a DMS major, his substantial investment and belief in our work imbued a careful touch in the visual elements of the product and cemented our vision of how users will interact with JamBand.
Eric Zhang
Synthesizer
As a Finance major, Eric is a deeply detail-oriented person. His work in refining the team's ideas made our product all the better, and made him an ideal candidate for taking questions during presentations. His prescient insights proved indispensable every step of the way.