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North Chicago, Illinois, US

• Lead an organization focusing on AI, machine learning (ML), data engineering, ML engineering, data science, data governance, data product, product analytics, and strategy for data.
• Quadrupled the size of the team in less than one year.
• The team builds data products including generative AI, ML models, and curated static data assets.
• Our data products enable and support diverse applications including consumer apps, business customer portals, sales CRMs, marketing campaigns, internal analysts, process optimizations, etc.
• The team also builds and maintains a data technology platform to facilitate storage, processing, sensitive data protection, data observability, etc. for our own data products and other organizations.
• The team also initiated and continues to administer the division-wide data governance program.

Boston, MA, US

HealthCorum optimizes the value of healthcare delivery. The platform's rule-sets and AI-based benchmarks allow for evaluating and optimizing provider networks. I provided advice and guidance to the executive team with a focus on development of AI, machine learning, and technology solutions.

• Pear Therapeutics developed and delivered FDA-cleared Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs) for drug addiction and chronic insomnia. After going public in 2021 with valuation ~$1.6B, Pear ran out of funding in 2023.
• Headed transformation of Pear's data resources for scale, advanced analytics, and machine learning.
• Managed data engineering and data science teams. Recruit and cultivate talent skilled in data.
• Provided critical technical direction and wrote some code along with leadership responsibilities.
• Led Pear's Center of Excellence (CoE) for Data, Machine Learning, & Analytics, which pursued solutions for data governance, MDM, cataloging, analytical tooling, third party data sources, etc.(additionally held title of.

Provide technology development & consulting services for clients in AI & machine learning, IoT, software, big data, & communications. Work with clients to design architecture, write code, and advise on business strategy.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Best Buy acquired GreatCall (my previous employer) for $800M as the foundation of Best Buy Health to innovate in the delivery of healthcare. My role included the following:
• Led the AI, Machine Learning, & Data Science team. This team enabled data-driven products in coordination with product teams, and it devised business optimizations enabled by AI and machine learning. The team applied.
• Led a cross-functional task force to resolve technology-related issues.
• Delivered presentations to customers and employees on applications of AI and machine learning.
• Advised legal team on intellectual property, M&A, data governance, and contractual issues around data. Played a key role in the acquisition of technology and talent from BioSensics.

San Diego, California, US

• GreatCall provided nation-wide cellular and emergency response services to ~1M consumers. They expanded their offering to include health and wellness monitoring by acquiring my previous employer (Healthsense). My role.
• Established the AI, Machine Learning, & Data Science team, the company's first group dedicated to applying modern AI and machine learning. Recruited talent, adopted tools, created processes, coordinated data flows and.
• Continued to provide technical guidance concurrently with leadership responsibilities. Occasionally performed technical analyses, developed algorithms, and wrote code.
• Temporarily oversaw all cross-functional technical aspects of the company’s B2B business.
• Helped to guide architectural decisions regarding data flows, storage, IoT, and embedded code.
• Supported legal team for M&A and intellectual property. Heavily involved with technical due diligence for Best Buy’s acquisition of GreatCall. Served on the patent committee.(additionally held title of Director, Data.

Mendota Heights, Minnesota, US

• Healthsense was a startup that applied technology to predict the onset of adverse conditions related to the health and wellness of seniors. Wireless sensors measured personal behaviors, environmental conditions.
• Involved with all system design decisions including algorithms, data science, IoT, software architecture, data flows, customer interfaces, and product features.
• Wrote extensive software implementing the product. This included mathematical algorithms, real-time data flows, business logic, and user interfaces.
• Researched machine learning approaches to assessing health risk from sensor data.
• Oversaw a small team of software developers who coordinated with clinical experts and DevOps/IT. The team worked remotely from distributed locations across the country.
• Investigated next generation hardware for sensors and communication hubs.(additionally held title of Senior Software Engineer)

Burlington, Massachusetts, US

• During this time, Aware’s communications technology division exclusively focused on the products that I helped spearhead, which optimized and made predictions for communication networks. I was head of engineering for.
• Oversaw the engineering organization consisting of small teams of software engineers, algorithm/data scientists, QA, IT, and field engineers.
• Deeply involved with high-level architecture and day-to-day technical issues. Continued to do technical analyses, write code, and facilitate deployments to ensure success.
• Instrumental in winning contracts with international data communications companies.
• Helped execute intellectual property protection strategy by generating patents, investigating patent infringement, and implementing proprietary protection mechanisms.

Burlington, Massachusetts, US

• Helped spearhead a product development effort at Aware that went from exploratory R&D with virtually no revenue to a wide product line generating annual revenues in the millions. This new product category involved.
• Led a team of PhD and Masters-level engineers and computer scientists to develop core algorithms, software, and embedded firmware. Routinely wrote production code, developed embedded data collection firmware, and.
• Researched and developed machine learning and signal processing algorithms, including detection and identification of physical faults and interferers, prediction of data rates for both real and hypothetical scenarios.
• Instituted Agile development methods (e.g., Scrum and XP), which significantly increased transparency of projects to customers and internal product teams. Tracked productivity/success metrics for all projects..
• Largely responsible for winning a recurring multi-million-dollar contract to be a supplier of diagnostics technology to Alcatel, the world’s largest DSL equipment manufacturer at the time.
• Promoted our technologies to international standards bodies and world-wide customer base through presentations and publications. Helped author the international standard for single-ended line testing, which has been.

Burlington, Massachusetts, US

• Aware was seminal in developing broadband technologies such as DSL and Wi-Fi, eventually selling $90M+ in patents to Intel and other companies. My role included the following:
• Generated novel intellectual property for digital communication systems based on adaptive signal processing and other mathematical algorithms. Contributed to innovations in multicarrier modulation, a foundation of.
• Solely architected and implemented the physical layer processing for an Intel DSL modem entirely in assembly language on a multi-core DSP board. Improved DSP hardware architecture to increase demodulator efficiency by.
• Developed embedded code implementing a mostly-software DSL modem for SigmaTel, including training algorithms and data pump. Simulated end-to-end performance in Matlab.
• Wrote embedded DSP code and traveled worldwide to integrate with customers.(additionally held title of Senior Engineer)

• Member of a NASA team to integrate, test, and launch the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite, which monitored global atmospheric conditions that shape climate.
• Performed analyses and design reviews for the NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite and ground stations, which are used in NASA's Space Network to communicate with spacecraft.
• Performed design analyses for the WorldSpace digital audio broadcast system, which provided radio service to under-served regions in Africa, India, and the Middle East.
• Conducted educational seminars for NASA scientists and contract engineers on spread spectrum, satellite communications, Java programming, and other topics.

Bedford, MA, US

• Developed software and embedded firmware to control robotics of a novel silicon wafer laser cutting, sorting, & packaging system for photovoltaic cells used in solar panels.
• Participated in developing electrical and motor control systems for the Patriot high-performance hybrid race car for Chrysler, years before mainstream commercialization of electric vehicles. Utilized novel flywheel.
• Investigated three-dimensional ultrasound imaging technologies for medical diagnostics.
• Participated in research of magnetic shielding to cloak ships from mines.
• Helped devise initial design and develop proof-of-concept for a robot that detects and mitigates oil spills from ships. Formed a corporate subsidiary, helped raise funding, and patented the technology.

Bachelor Of Science (Sb), Electrical Science & Engineering

Master Of Science (Ms), Electrical Engineering