About — Kayvea

Why we exist.

Kate Burdekin founded Kayvea after seeing the same pattern again and again: technically sound systems that failed to land with the people who had to use them. The hardest part of a complex system is rarely the technology — it's the gap between what was built and how people actually work.

The missing piece was rarely a better platform. It was the senior, hands-on work of defining what success means, translating between technical and operational teams, and staying until the system worked. That is what we do, for data and AI leaders, technology partners, and research programs. We don't parachute in with frameworks and leave.

Our team brings together expertise in data informatics, systems implementation, change management, and documentation — with a bias toward action and a commitment to leaving every engagement better than we found it.

Kate A. Burdekin

Founder & CEO

Kayvea LLC

Kate Burdekin is a trained informaticist with an MPH and more than 16 years in health informatics, clinical research, and federal research programs. She has led data initiatives for NIH-funded coordinating centers at RTI International, including the Nutrition for Precision Health program within All of Us and the Down Syndrome Cohort Development Program (DS-CDP).

Her work centers on program oversight, requirements documentation, and rapid prototyping: turning complex data and stakeholder needs into tools and processes people actually use. She brings deep experience with OMOP, REDCap, EHR data pipelines, and AI implementation and governance.

Based in Durham, North Carolina.

Kristin Williams

Principal Consultant

Kayvea LLC

Kristin Williams is a public health analyst with 15+ years of experience managing complex, multi-site projects for federal clients — including NIH and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

At Kayvea, she runs engagements end-to-end while owning the firm's internal operations and delivery infrastructure, bringing technical fluency and a track record of building strong client relationships across diverse stakeholders.

MPH from the University of Pittsburgh. Based in Pittsburgh, PA.

What we hold steady.

The firm, not the founder.

We're built to outlast any one person. Our brand language and engagement structure reflect that.

Technically grounded.

We don't outsource the hard thinking. Every engagement is led by someone who understands the systems.

Thoughtful AI.

AI accelerates the work — it doesn't replace the thinking. Every engagement uses AI under careful judgment, with documented governance.

Honest scope.

Advisory means advisory. We don't take ownership of execution we can't fully resource.

Built to work with public-sector and federal partners.

WOSB Certified

Woman-Owned Small Business certification, current and active.

SAM.gov registered

NAICS 541519 (primary), 541611 (secondary).

AI governance in place

Formal AI Governance and Acceptable Use policies referenced in client and employment agreements.

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