Jun 2018 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Responsible for the development and implementation of our core AI, ML, and "big data" analytic capabilities across multiple customers and mission sets. I lead a team of highly-talented, motivated engineers and consultants that conceptualize and deliver novel solutions. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to represent Perspecta at public forums on these topics and through engagements across the Federal Government.

Jan 2016 – May 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Jul 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Provided technical leadership to a customer program developing a cloud-based data integration and multi-source processing environment for national security missions.

May 2008 – Jul 2014 · 6 yrs 2 mos · Lorton, VA

• Providing mission-focused capability development for the Intelligence Community. Primary responsibilities include concept exploration studies, business development, CONOPS development, systems engineering and requirements decomposition, and collaborative user engagement. BAE Systems' subject-matter expert on the intelligence methodology of Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI).
• Technical author of winning proposals (new business and ECP's) contributing to new opportunities in a high growth R&D area
• Thought leader and trusted agent contributing to DoD/IC program execution
• Innovative visionary leader, recognized for unconventional ideas and unique perspectives
• Self-starting motivated team-member with 6 years of experience working with a virtually distributed bi-coastal team
• Prolific writer with a reputation for explaining complex material clearly
• Collaborative coalition builder with a penchant for working across organizations and agencies
• Extensive experience in high-profile presentations and demonstrations to audiences of all sizes and experience levels, including over a dozen briefings to agency directors and IC/DoD senior leaders
• Developed and proliferated the concept of "Mission Engineering" across BAE Systems GEOINT-ISR business area; mentored new employees on this discipline and collaboratively developed new concepts across teams of intelligence analysts, systems engineers, and software engineers

May 2007 – May 2008 · 1 yr

• Managed a team of twenty-five graduate research assistants and directed over $1.3M of sponsored research for the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), Raytheon, BAE Systems, and Applied Research Associates.
• Developed an approach for the quantification of systems-of-systems effectiveness with respect to capability-based measures of effectiveness using constructive simulation, physics-based models, agent-based modeling, probabilistic methods, and neural networks.
• Demonstrated expertise in operations research and military simulations.
• Developed innovative methods for "visual analytics" for national security systems using SAS/JMP quantitative analysis tools.
• Applied systems engineering methods to the decomposition of complex systems including hardware and information systems with a focus on portfolio management, technology impact forecasting, and budget assessment.
• Developed and instructed a short course on design-of-experiments, optimization methods, visualization techniques, and surrogate modeling for the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
• Developed a parametric decision support tool for program planning, capability analysis, and interactive wargaming.

Sep 2005 – May 2006 · 8 mos

• Participated in the MacArthur Foundation-funded program on technology and international security policy. Developed a multi-attribute decision making environment for energy independence with a systems-of-systems focus. Studied the impact of denied basing on Long Range Strike design factors and mission objectives in Western Asia. Demonstrated the use of risk assessment techniques on WMD response prioritization for homeland security. Prepared presentations on aerospace policy and weapons system effectiveness.

Jun 1999 – May 2007 · 7 yrs 11 mos

• Performed in a leadership role on sponsored research programs for Rolls-Royce, NASA, Boeing, Pratt and Whitney, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Missile Defense Agency. Developed an optimization routine for the NASA NPSS propulsion analysis code. Implemented a capability-based collaboration environment for AFRL using neural network surrogate models and advanced visualization capabilities to support the AF-ICE program. Implemented a multi-attribute decision making approach for missile defense target vehicle selection.