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Kirkland, Wa, Us

Syracuse, New York, Us

Syracuse, New York, Us

Austin, Us

I am the head of Product Strategy and Marketing at GenXComm - a company building managed and well-orchestrated 4G and 5G networks to support different industries worldwide.

Redmond, Wa, Us

The future is connected. Connections mean access to information. All of the information you want, whenever you need it, no matter what else is happening. I am leading a team of visionaries, innovators, and world class engineers to help imagine this future. Leveraging my expertise in edge computing, wireless communications, network optimization, and my clear understanding of a truly exceptional user experience, I am building information systems and communications gateway architectures that leverage the revolutionary flat panel antenna structures developed at Kymeta Corporation. Its not enough to provide connectivity. I am looking for ways to provide an end to end experience for the customer that delivers information to applications in the most optimized, elegant, and efficient manner possible.

Redmond, Wa, Us

I currently work at Kymeta, a company building revolutionary flat panel, software defined, metamaterials-based electronic scanning antennas for satellite communications. My role here is to define how satellite networks can converge with terrestrial networks so that a single communications ecosystem can be realized. Imagine a day where you don’t have to choose between satellite or cellular. Better yet, imagine a day where you never have to worry about losing network coverage. You, personally, are simply connected…no matter where you are.I’m building that. About Kymeta - Kymeta has been recognized with a 2017 Fast Company World’s Most Innovative Companies in Space award and the 2017 Puget Sound Business Journal Innovation Award for Technology. Kymeta has also been awarded the 2016 Seattle Business Silver Tech Impact Award for Emerging Technology and the 2016 2b AHEAD Innovators Award, which was closely preceded by the Frost & Sullivan 2016 New Product Innovation Award. Kymeta has also been recognized as a CNBC Disruptor for two consecutive years, a FiReStarter by Strategic News Network and a top 50 MIT Technology Review Disruptive Company.

Gaithersburg, Md, Us

I am currently engaged in research and strategy development for emerging public safety communications technology. I am the principle investigator for the next generation of highly mobile deployed networks specifically designed to support public safety wireless networks. I am taking the traditional concept of the centralized 4th Generation Long Term Evolution (4G LTE) and fully decentralizing that so that individual networks can be as ubiquitous as the apparatus that first responders use in the field. This involves integrating very small form factor LTE cores with small form factor radio access networks (RAN) to provide an incident area network that moves with the incident. In addition, I am researching ways of tying many of these networks together in a robust, reliable, ad hoc, and self healing manner so that single networks can dynamically become larger and more complex networks. Finally, I'm implementing edge computing techniques leveraged from emerging technologies within the Internet of Things (IoT) space so that data collected at the edge can stay at the edge, and there is a reduced dependance on large-scale backhaul to cloud-based services.Additionally, as these networks are highly mobile, I am a licensed sUAS operator and maintain a fleet of heavy-lift sUAS to fly LTE networks. The future of highly mobile deployable networks is exciting, and I'm helping to define it.

Falls Church, Va, Us

In this role, I supervised and provided hands-on strategy expertise to the engineering team responsible for developing designs, concepts, and technology for future business pursuits.Several key projects include:The Advanced Airborne 4th Generation Long Term Evolution research program. Here, I was responsible as Lead Researcher to develop LTE architecture, involving groups of multiple small form factor unmanned aerial systems to provide rapidly deployable, robust, and high capacity LTE network to challenged environments. I Conducted studies to determine the limits and feasibility of integrating commercial LTE systems on various types of airborne platforms. This ultimately impacted business unit strategy regarding entry into the public safety market and the use of 4G LTE systems in tactical communications networks.The Stratospheric Communication Node research and development project. Developed solutions as Chief Engineer for highly complex air and ground communications network, primarily based out of constellations of stratospheric balloons. This research culminated with the launch and flight of a 1500 kg payload attached to a 1.2 million cubic foot balloon. The mission flew to over 70,000 feet and performed communications relay functionality which demonstrated the feasibility of a very large lighter-than-air vehicle performing a communications re-establishment function.The Surrogate Satellites program. On this project, I was the Chief Engineer and Program Manager tasked with developed a surrogate satellite capability. A concept which replacing traditional communication satellite capabilities by utilizing high altitude aircraft rather than satellites. Flight testing this with live military systems revealed far greater results and reliability over traditional satellites.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Held responsibilities as Flight Test Director, and Integration Lead for multiple major airborne and ground-based communications systems.Key Projects:Restricted Developmental and Operational Test Program Led team of engineers on integration and testing of high bandwidth communications backbone, designed to provide continued communications to senior leaders in denied environments. Integrated and tested airborne radio onboard three aircraft platforms, including national leadership aircraft and six different ground stations located across the United States.  Implemented highly complex, high security network infrastructure to connect test sites to key Government locations. Directed complex flight test scenarios of over 100+ flight hours, and successfully demonstrated and presented the system to senior Pentagon and Strategic Command officials. Delivered strategic direction as Flight Test Director for airborne Ka-band satellite communications data link certification tests, which resulted in the first certified airborne Ka-band satellite communications platforms in the Department of Defense.Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Joint Urgent Operational Need Program Oversaw the activities associated with a communication relay platform, designed to connect dissimilar radios and devices across the battlefield, as Test manager and Flight Test Director. Worked to develop and implement new methods of systems engineering, integration and test, to keep up with the quick reaction nature of the program. Directed and controlled the successful development and execution of a flight test sequence at the National Test Range at Edwards Air Force Base. The highly calculated flight test period broke several flight testing records.

Provided oversight as the Technical Lead for the Marine Corps Systems Command Tactical Air Communications Center, and held responsibility as Test Director for multiple Marine Corps and Joint-service tests, which included data and radio system firmware certification testing, experimentation and evaluation testing, initial acceptance testing, and joint certification testing.

Quantico, Virginia, Us

Delivered operational services as Communication Systems Repairman and Operator at the Systems Engineering and Integration Support Division, of the Marine Air Command and Control Squadron Branch, at Camp Pendleton California. Lead Operator and Test Advisor for integration tests, joint-level certification tests, development and operational tests, and multiple efforts for multiple tactical communication systems.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management - Magna Cum Laude

Certificate In Complex Systems Architecture, Systems Engineering

Business Information Management