CANDID MEDIA AND CONSULTING
Beyond the black box: AI that is transparent, ethical, and audit-ready.
I’m Avita Barnes — a product builder and AI strategist with a BS in Computer Science and 10+ years bridging technical complexity, business ROI, and compliance. I combine data science experience with Responsible AI development to deliver technology stakeholders can trust and scale.
10+
Years in product & risk management
300+
Risk assessments delivered
$180K
Annual savings from IAM consolidation
85%
Increase in automated provisioning
What I do
A portfolio of work across three connected disciplines: managing risk, shipping products, and shaping strategy.
AI Risk Governance
NIST AI RMF implementation, model drift and algorithmic bias remediation, and Explainable AI that makes automated decisions traceable and audit-ready.
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Product Case Studies
300+ bank risk assessments, enterprise IAM governance across six brands, and NLP automation that lifted client foot traffic 15%.
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AI Strategy
Enterprise AI strategy that connects technical capability to market opportunity, organizational readiness, and long-term value.
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Let’s build responsible AI together.
Open to product, governance, and strategy roles — and available for advisory and consulting engagements through Candid MAC.