Capstone Testimonials

Hear from some of our recent client partners about their experiences.

The CMU students I worked with on my bootstrap startup Shoptaki were highly creative, taking initiative and providing very high-quality work. Their strong acumen and thirst for learning made a huge impact on the success of the project. Asnee Fernando, CEO, Shoptaki Inc.

Capstone Partners

Over a 15-week period, our client partners get more than a thousand hours of dedicated, focused work by a team of talented master’s students who are led by a faculty expert advisor.

I was extremely pleased with the outcomes from the Capstone Project my company worked on with Heinz College students. They were energetic, bright, and driven and were able to achieve results over and above what was outlined in the initial scope through their dedication and outside the box thinking. Nathan Peterson, Global Inventory, Forecasting & CEP Mgr., Komatsu

Make It Home Safe, LLC

Founder and CEO Carlton Vreen talks about the impact of working with Heinz College graduate students on the Make It Home Safe capstone project.

I think the topics themselves are definitely things that are very relevant today and even more tomorrow, and it was refreshing to see that the students actually went and looked at the pain points of what makes these topics so interesting. Google

Effective Partnerships

Capstone sponsors work with a team of talented graduate students and faculty advisor to address a business problem with a technology solution, contributing to the client's mission and success.

The students brought a combination of both qualitative and quantitative analysis. They brought a lot of energy and also the ability to listen and to try to sort of create policy almost from scratch. The Brookings Institution

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Solving Complex Problems

Our graduate students bring both quantitative and qualitative analysis skills to complex, systemic problems.

I was impressed with the student’s interest to learn our business and the skills they brought in to the project. They were dedicated, listened, understood the problem statement and had a clear understanding on the deliverables. They presented their work and the progress on a timely manner. Jeba Jothimoni, Principal Solutions Architect, Aires