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Fairfax, Va, Us

East Syracuse, New York, Us

Leading R&D efforts in autonomy, cognitive sensing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning capabilities for multi-domain unmanned and distributed systems. Serving as a Principal Scientist, providing technical direction and overseeing execution of multiple Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Office of Naval Research (ONR) programs involving autonomy, control algorithms, and situational awareness capabilities. Continuously involved in roles of program capture, solution development, software engineering, and program management. Developing maritime autonomy and maritime domain awareness technology as a part of Saab's Skapa innovation and emerging technology initiatives.

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Developed unmanned ground and aerial vehicles (UAV/UGV) including robust multi-vehicle planning and software architectures, high performance distributed sensor data processing algorithms, and the Hive, a drone fleet aircraft carrier that makes large scale autonomy possible. Led execution of several programs with defense agencies such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) on numerous projects involving scaled UAS autonomy and counter-UAS.

Fairfax, Virginia , Us

Teaching drone innovation workshop courses where students build drones and prototype solutions to real world problems in areas such as Search and Rescue, First Response and Wildfire management.

Washington, Dc, Us

Startup recruiting and staffing company focusing on senior-level executive talent.

Harrisonburg, Va, Us

Challenging students to design solutions using small unmanned aircraft to real world engineering problems across multiple domains such as Ecology, Biology, First Response, Aerial Imaging, Landmine Detection and Disarmament, and more.

President of one of the mid-Atlantic's largest organizations related to small unmanned systems. Shared technical expertise in aerial robotics technology with the DC area community. Led numerous workshops, tutorials, and demonstrations on building and flying robots. Served as a public face for the DC Area Drone User Group community. Developed kits for makers to build their own flying robots.

Hardware and software engineering for robots (particularly Small Unmanned Aerial Systems UAS/UAV). Developed custom circuitry and PCB designs, build-to-order drones, parts sourcing / logistics / resale, and aerial video and 2D/3D mapping services. Customers include DoD and Universities.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Developed a drones and robotics Center of Excellence, which leveraged emerging unmanned systems technology to improve safety, efficiency, performance, and the lives of people in our own organization and in the communities AES serves energy to.

Washington, Dc, Us

Contract work: Developed instrumentation for multi-agent UAS/UAV research experiments.

Fairfax, Virginia , Us

Performed research as a PhD student under the direction of Jyh-Ming Lien. Research was in the field of swarm control and motion planning. Developed algorithms for shepherding and visibility-based pursuit. Along the way, developed a lot of hardware, software algorithms, and electronics for all sorts of UAVs, humanoid, and wheeled robots.

Fairfax, Virginia , Us

Independent contractor, performing IT installation, maintenance, and support services for healthcare providers in the D.C. Metro Area.

Reston, Va, Us

Network engineer, technology strategist, infrastructure designer, web developer, and systems administrator.

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Co-founded small software development company with an emphasis on managing information overload.

Fairfax, Virginia , Us

Tutored in Calculus, Probability and Statistics, Discrete Math, Geometry, and Algebra. Provided help on a walk-in basis.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science

Master Of Science (M.S.), Computer Science