Lead development of ACORN, a Rust
CLI metascience multitool that improves scientific practice through
open, sustainable, and reproducible methods.
Collaborate with senior R&D staff to deliver ML engineering and
advanced analytics for national security applications — from concept
through production.
Prototype and validate new algorithms, evaluating effectiveness and
scalability before full deployment.
Contribute geospatial visualization expertise to cross-disciplinary
teams spanning data science, ML, remote sensing, physics, and geography;
recognized CesiumGS/cesium
contributor.
Build and publish containerized environments using Docker and
Apptainer.
Architect automated data ingestion and processing pipelines; define
API and data contracts using DSLs such as TypeSpec, schemas (purple), and type-safe
data models.
Implement end-to-end MLOps workflows (similar to MLflow or DVC) for
experiment tracking, model lifecycle management, and reproducible
science.
Manage the full scientific data lifecycle — ingestion to publication
— using technology such as S3-compatible object storage and CKAN data
catalogs.
Enforce GitOps practices via GitHub Actions CI/CD with automated
security scanning (Checkov, Hadolint, ShellCheck, etc.).
Visit my GitHub account
for examples — including gold, a containerized
dev environment, and pwsh-prelude, a
cross-platform PowerShell standard library (42 stars)
03/20 - 04/22,
Operations Research Analyst / Data
Scientist
Contributing author to the DoD ADEPT (AI
Design Engineering for People and Technology) framework.
Deputy team lead and ISSM for a multi-million dollar national
security program; accountable for information system security and
compliance.
Served as AI/ML subject matter expert for the Advanced Warfare
Solutions branch; advised senior leadership on emerging technologies and
their operational implications.
Developed mathematical models and software tools using scientific
methods to evaluate and predict mission support capabilities across
multiple programs.
Applied operations research techniques — including genetic
algorithms for problems with no closed-form solution — to improve
mission effectiveness and efficiency.
Owned security baseline — monitored releases, reviewed changelogs,
applied version updates, filed security impact reports, and trained
teammates on modern tooling.
Lead developer for a multi-million dollar application; designed and
owned front-end architecture, build pipeline, and CI/CD workflows.
Cross-organization consultant and daily mentor; served as the team’s
web technology authority on tooling, patterns, and best practices.
Authored tomo-cli — a Node.js
CLI with a React-based terminal UI that scaffolds production-ready
projects with React, Webpack, Parcel, ESLint, Jest, and Cesium.js.
Built full-stack JavaScript applications and REST APIs with Express
and Node.js; integrated automated testing, code coverage, and CI/CD from
day one.
Provided technical counsel on network
analysis and operations research
to multiple USSTRATCOM groups; improved products and advanced the
approval process.
Modernized the division’s web presence and knowledge management
tools; designed a visual process grammar that directly contributed to
the data modernization of the division and measurably
improved productivity.
05/06 - 07/10, Submarine
Warfare Officer
USS Louisiana (SSBN 743)
Applied nuclear engineering training and submarine warfare
qualifications daily — operating the engine room, standing watch, and
leading the crew.
Achieved zero deficiencies on the Operational Reactor Safeguard Exam
by leading 100% verification of all damage control gear.
Overhauled the command’s classified material security program;
drafted and executed a remediation plan that eliminated all security
discrepancies at inspection.
Selected from 10 officers as the submarine’s inaugural LAN officer;
wrote operating instructions and maintained 100% compliance through
inspections.
Supervised nuclear reactor and engine room operations at sea and in
port; led teams through complex technical procedures and casualty
situations.
