University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

PhD, Computer Science (expected Spring, 2023)

The Air Force Institute of Technology

MS, Computer Science

Embry-Riddle Aeronnautical Unniversity

BS, Computer Engineering

Lead, AI and Autonomy (A&AS), United States Space Force Space Systems Command

Leads the SSC/ECZGA AI and Autonomy Sandbox as the SDA Enterprise center of excellence for the design, development, and operationalization of AI and autonomy solutions.

• Leads a 25-person team executing a $15M/year computer vision research program to automate SDA information extraction tasks
• Invented, designed, and manages a global, hybrid cloud-native autonomous situational awareness framework for USSF sensor control
• Directly manages 4 separate software products, each enhancing USSF digital infrastructure for AI and autonomy

Principal Investigator, Machine Intelligence for Space Superiority, Air Force Research Laboratory

Founded, developed, and led a 12-person lab executing a $15M computer vision research portfolio addressing 11 space domain awareness technology needs

• Supervised and mentored research and development personnel, including 7 graduate students over three years
• Served as the directorate principal representative to the AFRL machine learning working group
• Principle investigator for Air Force Office of Scientific Research generativespace scene simulation lab task

Chief Engineer, Maui High Performance Computing Center

Lead technical authority for operations of the Defense Supercomputing Resource Center in Maui, HI

• Authored strategic plans, acquired high-performance computing (HPC) systems, and supervised technical personnel
• Chief liaison to the United States Pacific Command joint staff for HPC and machine learning applications
• Oversaw operation of Hokule'a, a 32-node IBM Minsky supercomputer designed for machine learning workloads

Program Manager, Dynamic Optical Telescope System,, Air Force Research Laboratory

Directed 38-member team developing and fielding the worlds first fully-autonomous, heterogeneous optical collection asset for space domain awareness

• Managed $33M advanced technology demonstration program including large-scale, multi-system autonomous software development, novel charge-coupled device manufacturing, and optical system design and integration
• Delivered technology on-time and on-budget, obviating acute threat to on-orbit assets

Air Combat Technical Team Lead, Combat Effectiveness Flight, National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Created and led 4-person team to develop and deploy data-analytic and predictive modeling and simulation software systems for air combat analysis

• Designed artificial intelligence modules modeling pilot behavior for DoD-level acquisition studies
• Routinely briefed senior DoD leaders, congressional delegations, and technical experts

Air Combat Effectiveness Analyst, Combat Effectiveness Flight, National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Investigated technical foundations of air combat, producing numerous classified publications

• Invented novel analytic methodology to predict air combat outcomes and deployed software to automate analysis tasks
• Analysis used to inform next-generation fighter acquisition, leading to the establishment of a technical team

Admissions Officer, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps

Primary recruiter for officers pursuing technical degrees in the south-eastern United States.