Christopher Field Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia, United States

President, Principal Investigator, Managing Member, and Scientific Hardware and Software Developer for Theia Scientific's artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies, including the Theiascope platform for real-time image processing and analysis at the point-of-acquisition.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Principal developer for the ACE, Eulogy, Labstache, LIBSSH2 for LabVIEW, Logger, and LabPack add-ons for NI Tools Network and VIPM Community. ACE is a toolkit and add-on for alphabetizing cluster elements while editing LabVIEW code. Eulogy adds tools and integrations to make working with large, inherited LabVIEW codebases easy and fun, Labstache is a toolkit for parsing and rendering logic-free {{Mustache}} templates, LIBSSH2 for LabVIEW adds SSH client support via the libssh2 library to LabVIEW, Logger provides level-based application logging similar to the Log4j/php/net/cxx libraries and advanced error handling for LabVIEW-based projects, and LabPack adds MessagePack (de)serialization support to LabVIEW.Small business systems administrator and IT specialist with expertise in SalesForce administration, configuration, and customization. Translated legacy business processes and systems into SalesForce work flows, provided on-demand technical support, and trained users across multiple locations, time zones, and teams. This included working with three high-volume real estate agencies in DC, New York, and San Francisco to architect, implement, and deploy a custom SalesForce solution for tracking leads, clients, listings, buyers, expenses, closings, etc.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Architect and developer of the Illuminate Software Suite, which includes multiple applications to control instrumentation, analyze data, and export results. This included developing the image processing and analysis procedure, a particle tracking algorithm, a scalable network communication protocol, data compression strategies, data storage formats, and User Interfaces (UI).Lead designer and programmer for all embedded hardware and software systems. This included custom circuit design and fabrication, AVR microcontroller firmware and driver development, optimizing performance with a real-time operating system, coordinating stepper motor control and feedback across three axes, and implementing inter- and intra-Printed Circuit Board (PCB) communication using I2C, RS-232, RS-485, and TCP/IP.

Arlington Va

Founded the company to enable and support science, technology, and research while responsible for project management, communicating with customers, and negotiating contracts.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Lead a team of eight scientists and engineers on a one-year Office of Naval Research (ONR) program to upgrade remote test facilities for investigation of cell-to-cell failure propagation in large-format lithium battery systems using a diversified suite of instrumentation. Directed team to successful completion of program on-time and within budget, which has led to continued investigations into lithium battery safety.Developed and published laboratory methodologies for trace explosive vapor generation, detection, and quantitation while leading and mentoring a team of four young scientists and technicians as part of an ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program. Designed and implemented a patent-pending vapor generation system combining a pneumatically modulated liquid delivery system with an off-the-shelf nebulizer using an embedded microcontroller and a custom-printed circuit board, which yielded an elegant, cost-effective method for generating pulse-free, calibrated explosive vapor streams for evaluating prototype trace vapor detection sensors.Demonstrated parts-per-trillion detection of trace vapors in humidified air with a novel, 3D architecture of silicon nanowires in a vertical array with a porous electrode constructed in a state-of-the-art Class 100 cleanroom using a patent-pending micro-fabrication procedure. Extended, tested, and deployed sensor technology for real-time, mobile distributed chemical sensing of fire gases on robotic platforms for enhanced situational awareness as part of an ONR program for autonomous shipboard firefighting within a multi-institutional collaboration (NRL, Virginia Tech, and Penn State).

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Built a MicroElectroMechanical Sysetms (MEMS)-based gas chromatography instrumentation by integrating electronics and micro-fabricated components into a usable prototype and demonstrated autonomous data collection at a remote test site within three weeks of introduction to project and research group.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Analytical Chemistry

Bachelor'S Of Science, Chemistry And Computer Science