David Pitman

Dave Pitman is Vestal’s interaction design guru, constantly thinking about how to improve user experience. His strong computer science background means he is also Vestal’s technology director.

At MIT, David performed research in three different labs across three different departments of the Institute. His research included designing informational displays for complex multi-variable optimization problems for the Department of Defense, as well as a user interface for diagnosing sketches of patients with dementia. For his work on this user interface, David received the 2006 Licklider UROP award from MIT’s Computer Science Department, and his work has been featured in the magazine Technology Review. David received a B.S. from MIT in Computer Science and Engineering, with an emphasis in Artificial Intelligence. Currently, he is deferring enrollment into MIT’s M.Eng. graduate program, where he will be continuing work on user interaction and human factors.

David is also a former USA Canoe/Kayak Team member, and continues to coach high school athletes in kayaking. He studies architecture history and foreign language in his free time.