David Bray, Phd

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Principal and CEO at LeadDoAdapt (LDA) Ventures, Chair and Distinguished Fellow at NGOs @ The Stimson Center
Reston, VA, US
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TOOK PATH LESS TRAVELED, MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. Highly skilled with computers, early AI, simulations. Hired by USG at 15: physics + early Internet. Age 17: space, satellites, & computers. Later Microsoft & Yahoo! + global humanitarian work. 2000: Joined Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response Program. Slated to brief FBI & CIA on response plans, slated for 11 Sept 2001. Rescheduled for Oct, 1st case of anthrax 24 hours later. Led BPRP's tech response in 2001 + to West Nile, SARS, monkeypox.PHD IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS & DECISION ANALYSIS; post-doctoral work at Harvard, MIT, Oxford. Then Afghanistan in 2009: Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award. 2010: Senior National Intelligence Service Executive asked to be Executive Director for Congressional Commission on Research & Development Programs of U.S. Intelligence Community. Achieved bipartisan success with >75% of Commission's recommendations implemented. Received National Intel Exceptional Achievement Medal.TOOK LEADERSHIP ROLE TACKLING EXISTING APT CYBERTHREATS. 2014-2016 at FCC in role with previous high turnover, we made successful org-wide push to public cloud & private hosting, saved millions of dollars for development vs. maintenance. Armed Forces Communications & Electronic Association's Outstanding Achievement Award + Global CIO Award twice in 2015 & 2017. Joined Vint Cerf as Executive Director for People-Centered Internet coalition; experienced political disinformation attack & survived with 2021 NY Attorney General confirming my concerns raised as valid. 2017-2020: worked with U.S. Navy, Marines, & Special Operations on tech-meets-global security activities. Asked to give United Nations Charter Day address to General Assembly on Future of AI, Data, & Internet. Briefed countries + Fortune 500 companies on leadership actions needed amid tech, data, AI, bio, & space trends.2020: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION. Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies & Data, Industry, Congressional Members + Global Allies: science, cybersecurity, trust in AI, supply chains, biotech, & space. Achieved bipartisan success in 2021: report hand-delivered to U.S. President & Congress. 2022-now: CEO & Board Advisor on adaptive leadership, tech, & transformational strategies. 2023: "Industry Genius" Award & elected member of National Academy of Public Admin. 2024: invited to host 5 Davos dinners + Emory Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. Named one of 24 Americans Changing the World by Business Insider.BE BOLD, BE BRAVE, BE BENEVOLENT & please Let me know how I can help you.

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Principal and CEO at LeadDoAdapt (LDA) Ventures, Chair and Distinguished Fellow at NGOs
Reston, VA, US
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David Bray, Phd Work Experience Details
  • The Stimson Center
    Principal And Ceo At Leaddoadapt (Lda) Ventures, Chair And Distinguished Fellow At Ngos
    The Stimson Center
    Reston, Va, Us
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  • The Stimson Center
    Principal & Ceo At Leaddoadapt (Lda) Ventures, Chair & Distinguished Fellow At Ngos
    The Stimson Center 2019 - Present
    Washington, Dc, Dc, Us
    LDA Ventures: CEO & Principal for LeadDoAdapt Ventures focused on incubating new tech efforts, providing strategic action for Boards and directing orgs navigating data, tech, & global turbulence, 2021-present. Provide executive leadership, executive consulting, foresight, agility, resilient tech & business development, tech expertise, and focused performance needed to operate at global scale. Co-founder & CEO for planned $1B stealth space, air, and data co focused on regional insights for secure infrastructure (2022-present). Strategy & board roles with Swan Island Networks (2004-05), Sermo (2007-08), MapLarge (2018-20), Beacon Global Strategies (2018-20), Hu-manity (2018-20), Unibap AB (2018-), Virtru (2019-), ElevateU.work (2019-), AI co (2019-), quantum materials co (2020-), stealth space sat co (2020-), stealth biomedical co (2021-), stealth data fabric co (2021-). Advisor to Guardians.AI focused on counter-disinformation in 2018. Chief Strategy Officer for MapLarge.com (2018-20) & Board Chair for pro-privacy collaboration platform (2020-) including successful exits; also investor in fintech & biotech startups.Stimson: Named a Distinguished Fellow with bipartisan Stimson Center & Business Executives for National Security (BENS.org) focused on data, AI, tech, and global impact, 2021-present; Co-Chair (starting 2021) and now Chair of the Accelerator, Loomis Council (2024-present). Keynoter to U.S. Space Force, Air Force, Harvard Medical, NASA; industry advisor to State Dept, banks, & fintech 2021-present.Atlantic Council: Executive Director for successful bipartisan Commission on the Geopolitical Impacts of New Technologies and Data: www.atlanticcouncil.org/geotechreport achieved endorsements by two U.S. Senators and two U.S. Reps plus industry accolades in Europe, Australia, & Asia. Report hand-delivered to both the U.S. President and Speaker of the House in 2021. Commission completed in 2021, transitioned to Distinguished Fellow role with AC for 2021 & 2022.
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  • Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Distinguished Executive With Mit Harvard Ihmc Cmu Gmu, Marshall & Eisenhower Fellow
    Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 2014 - Present
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
    Leader: Recognized as a "2023 Industry Genius" & "Global Executive Who Matters" by HMG Strategy; "Leader Who Cares" by 5th Element focused on leading data, AI, and digital transformations. Named Distinguished Executive In-Residence at GMU in 2024; visiting executive in-residence coach at Harvard in 2015. Guest lecturer at global executive events with Harvard, MIT, CMU, GMU, Georgetown, & University of Oxford on tech leadership since 2007. Selected as a Marshall Memorial Fellow for 2017-18 to Europe on issues of Trans-Atlantic concern. Selected as Eisenhower Fellow to Taiwan & Australia in 2015 on strategies for IoT and AI. Expert advisor to United Nation, World Economic Forum, & BENS.orgHarvard: Executive Keynoter at Harvard on "Organizational Decision Making in an Exponential Era" & "Change Agents in Exponential Times" to Harvard ExecEd participants with Leadership in a Networked World Program. One of few paid guest lecturers at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government to C-level executives for "21st Leadership Decision Making" course in partnership w/ Dr. Jennifer Lerner 2015-present. Invited to give keynote at Harvard University & Nat'l Assoc. of State Chief Administrators in 2017. Advisor to Forbes Ignite & NDIA Special Ops since 2018. Co-authored major research study that warned of countering disinformation in public service and crises in 2020 due to erosion of USG workforce & autonomy of non-partisan Senior Executives with former Chair of the National Intelligence Council in 2018-2019.Humans & Machines: Executive keynoter & Senior Fellow at Institute for Human-Machine Cognition focused on more people-centered AI, 2018-present. Named to Social Data Science Board at Oxford in 2018. Worked with subset of Marshall Memorial Fellows to organize 1st-ever participatory, cyber-crisis executive exercises at GLOBSEC in 2019. Named adjunct Faculty Member at Singularity University (2017-present), CMU, & GMU for expertise in Disruption, Leadership, and Global Impact.
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  • World Economic Forum
    Exec Speaker To Global Boards Fortune 500S Un Sxsw, Leader At World Economic Forum
    World Economic Forum 2014 - Present
    Cologny, Geneva, Ch
    WEF: Named top "24 Americans Who Are Changing the World" by Business Insider & a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Invited to join WEF's Global Future Councils 2020-2021 as a leading executive expert in data, tech, bioscience, AI, and space. Also invited to advise Forbes and join The Explorer's Club as a fellow member reserved for those who have distinguished themselves by directly contributing to scientific knowledge. Invited to film address to ASU's counter-disinformation workshop in 2019 & present on countering 'polarizing social wedges' in open societies before Dept of Defense in 2018. Invited panelist & spoke at launch of World Economic Forum's Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Fran in 2017.Keynotes: Invited keynoter to Fortune 500s, UN, SxSW. Forbes, TEDx events and several global forums on leading change in turbulent environments. Keynoted to CEOs, EVPs, and Senior-level audiences in India, Denmark, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Belgium, & Vietnam. Gave public & private executive keynotes to banks, businesses, and tech companies at multiple international events. Multiple surveys ranked as a gifted communicator & “most engaging keynotes” by attendees. Advisor to & regular guest on CxOTalk.com live interviews with Fortune 500 and C-Suite executive starting in 2014. Invited keynoter at international events and Consumer Electronics Show, “Suits and Spooks", & innovation events; emcee for “Next Gen Public Service Awards” for multiple years. Invited to give 2019 United Nations Keynote on future of AI, IoT & tech.Executive Boards: Elected to Board of Directors for the Senior Executives Association (SEA), also named lifetime member in 2011. Named to serve on NSquare Board tackling nuclear challenges (2018-present) & fulfilled two terms to non-profit National Leadership Council of Society for Science and the Public (2015-2023). Named to Board of AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors in 2018; ATARC's Industry Advisory Board in 2021.
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  • People-Centered Internet
    Executive Dir For Pci Coalition & Founding Director Global Geotech Commission & Center
    People-Centered Internet 2017 - 2021
    Palo Alto, Oo
    PCI: Accepted an invitation from co-creator of TCP/IP, Vint Cerf, to become Executive Director for the People Centered Internet coalition, coordinated strategic partnerships & program management with World Bank and IEEE to provide support, expertise, and potential funding for demonstration projects that measurably improve people's lives using the Internet. Invited to Co- Chair AI Governance, Big Data, and Ethics Summit in D.C. in 2019. PCI projects included connectivity for underserved populations, healthcare, disaster response, education, counter-disinformation, and entrepreneurship. Led meaningful innovation in challenging, thorny human and technical environments by offering to be non- partisan "human flak jacket" and take any friction for teams willing to think and act outside the box to deliver results differently and better.Atlantic Council: Invited in late 2019 to become Founder and Inaugural Senior Director for a new global GeoTech Commission & Center launched successfully despite pandemic. Led GeoTech Commission & Center's bipartisan vision scaling from concept to $3 million by 2021 in revenue as a non-profit amid COVID-19. Oversaw strategic partnerships, business planning, and financial execution focused on producing 50+ live GeoTech Hours. Collaborated on 12-month study on AI & China in Jan 2021 & report of SolarWinds-related exploits in Mar 2021. Hosted several “tech for good” events & analyses of tech and geopolitical trends, including AgriTechAction in Nov 2020 and a new conference with the Embassy of Finland on “data for good”. Assembled a global network of Senior Fellows & Action Council members committed to illuminating for world leaders how new tech and data can benefit people, prosperity, and peace. Outside AC Senior Director role, also served on multiple Boards of Directors involving data, bio, commercial space, disruptive tech & counter-disinformation efforts. Won a $1.35m State Dept award to train leaders around the world on AI & geopolitics.
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  • Council On Foreign Relations
    Senior Consultant On Foreign Relations, Strategic Defense, Human Data Rights
    Council On Foreign Relations 2013 - 2020
    New York, Ny, Us
    CFR: Named a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in 2014 focused on international issues intersecting with disruptive technologies and socioeconomic impacts. Served as a senior consultant to multiple groups on how technology impacts communities and societies invited visiting associate and speaker on “Creating a Cybersecurity Commons” at the University of Oxford’s Global Cyber Capacity Centre starting in 2013. Graduation speaker on “New Opportunities and New Challenges” at Emory University. Organizer of regular informal, non-attribution brainstorm sessions of “big thinkers” on how globally to advance public safety, security, freedoms, & prosperity from 2010-the start of COVID-19.DoD: Senior consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense starting in 2018, focused primarily on increasing overall adaptability of military services, strategic partnerships, business planning, and risk management for potential 'bad day' scenarios for the Navy & Marines, also advised Air Force, Army, and U.S. Special Operations. Mentored, coached, emceed annual events for Young Government Leaders & NextGenGovt.com for 7+ years. Awarded Next Gen Public Service Leadership award in 2016 and prestigious Arthur S. Flemming award for leadership.Human Rights: Worked with international standards development orgs on data sharing, protection, and interoperability standards starting in 2010. Invited to Co-Chair an IEEE Committee focused on Artificial Intelligence, automated systems, & innovative policies globally for 2016-2017. Invited to join startup efforts of Hu-manity.org and champion data freedom of choice as Chief Philanthropy Officer and Senior Fellow. Directed social impact and outreach efforts of movement to create more equitable, pluralistic, data societies in which all of us have Choice and Continuous Consent regarding our data. Keynoter at an MIT Summit; gave public address to data scientists on how they can play a role as positive “change agents” to help improve our world.
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  • Federal Communications Commission
    Senior Executive, Chief Information Officer & Champion Of Positive Change Agents
    Federal Communications Commission 2013 - 2017
    Washington, District Of Columbia, Us
    FCC: Named top "24 Americans Who Are Changing the World" by Business Insider in 2016. Parachuted into role to turn FCC's IT efforts around across 18 different Bureaus and Offices. Led direction & recruitment of interdisciplinary teams in a challenging environment. Transformed FCC’s legacy IT with 207+ systems to award-winning solutions in less than two years; led change in 1/2 the time at 1/6 the cost and saving millions of dollars. Oversaw successful “Operation Server Lift” which moved all remaining FCC systems to commercial solutions, reducing future O&M costs from 85%+ to less than 50% of the annual budget. Awarded Fed100 Award, AFFIRM's Leadership Award in Cloud Computing, and Armed Forces (AFCEA) Outstanding Achievement Award. Championed teamwork, product development, & social media marketing of 1st-ever voluntary, citizen-led U.S. mobile “crowdsourcing” of broadband speed testing; achieved 1st-ever public service app to achieve a rank of #4 on the iOS store next to Google Chrome. Led team that kept system up 99.4% despite 23+ million comments (18m were less than authentic) alongside disinformation attack in 2017. Awarded Global CIO 100 awards twice – which typically go to Fortune 500 companies – making FCC the only public-sector organization to receive global recognition twice in such a brief time, exemplifying power of championing positive "change agents" in turbulent environments.SECDEF: Requested by Department of Defense to assist in 2015-2016 on high-priority items for DoD outside of FCC work. Assembled an "X-Cell" of highly skilled individuals from across government willing to work weekends and nights (outside of day jobs) to address these items for SECDEF and successfully fixed an effort that had faced large org challenges. Invited VIP for DARPA Robotics Competition in 2015. Presented before Congress and Congressionally appointed Commissioners; briefed & consulted on strategy for multiple Administrations. Awarded AFFIRM's Executive Leadership in 2016.
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  • Office Of The Director Of National Intelligence
    Senior Executive, Executive Director For National Commission On Research & Development
    Office Of The Director Of National Intelligence 2010 - 2013
    Washington, Dc, Us
    ODNI: Invited to lead as Principal Strategist and Executive Director with the National Commission for the Review of Research and Development (R&D) Programs of the U.S. Intelligence Community in early 2012; brokered Commission interactions with Congress, the White House, and across twelve Congressionally appointed bipartisan Commissioners and across the Executive Branch. Led teams recommending new efforts and reviewing future science and technology plans of the entire IC and its unclassified multibillion budget, to include the CIA, NSA, FBI, National Laboratories, IARPA, DARPA, and In-Q-Tel. Met with the heads of the IC agencies to solicit their future R&D and technology needs; topics included cybersecurity, counter-nuclear R&D, future breakthroughs in algorithms, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. Received the National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal in 2013 and directed an interagency team receiving the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation for advancing foresight for the IC.ISE: Chaired initial White House subcommittee efforts to improve relations among the information integration, network interoperability, and civil liberties activities of the U.S. government from 2010-2012. Pioneered, directed, and led responsible information sharing efforts across defense, intel, law enforcement, security, and diplomatic communities internationally as part of the Information Sharing Environment (ISE). Received "Best Cyber Presentation" with the DHHS Deputy CIO, emphasizing the need to advance shared services that protect civil liberties, individual privacy, public safety, and our national security in 2010. Keynoted and presented before 100+ different USG and international agencies; received public commendation for leadership in a report by Intelligence and National Security Alliance in 2011. Awarded the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership for the entire federal gov't as one of youngest senior execs for the honor.
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  • Harvard Kennedy School
    Senior Strategist, Expert, And Leadership Coach On Scaling Startups, Artificial Intelligence
    Harvard Kennedy School 2005 - 2011
    Cambridge, Ma, Us
    Harvard, MIT, & Sermo: Post-doc to both Harvard KSG and MIT. Worked on Leadership in a Networked World at Harvard and Collective Intelligence at MIT. Spoke, wrote, & worked on Leadership in a Networked World at Harvard simultaneous to work and evaluation of novel approaches to Collective Intelligence involving both humans and machines at MIT. Advised Sermo.com as startup organization on mid- and long-term strategies for an online, knowledge ecosystem of 70,000+ physicians resulting in improved: (1) medical situational awareness leveraging large-scale Internet and human-centered design; (2) peer-to-peer healthcare innovations & information sharing related to U.S. healthcare; (3) business analysis & enhanced decision making across U.S. health providers. Authored case studies regarding startup company’s approach to knowledge brokering and information arbitrage among a community of U.S. physicians, including how the knowledge platform increased engagement, customer satisfaction, and new business development of novel therapeutics and medical techniques.CDC: Pioneered organizational and technology strategies for BioPHusion pilot at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). to test and implement improved: (1) inter-organizational IT-enabled collaborations and business transformation within the agency; (2) biothreat situational awareness, intelligence assessments, and decision-making; (3) enhanced global public health coordination efforts with public-private partners and global scientific experts. Led a comprehensive agency-wide assessment of the technological, social, and business processes influencing the performance outcomes of knowledge exchanges in the agency and with the CDC’s partners from 2005-2008.
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  • National Defense University
    Visiting Associate & Senior Leader Of Practice On Tech, People, And Transformations
    National Defense University 2001 - 2011
    Us
    NDU: Served as a Visiting Associate of practice and guest lecturer at the National Defense University (NDU) starting in 2009 on networked leadership, data science, artificial intelligence, crisis response, and disruptive emerging technologies. Provided multiple guest lectures to classes on transformational leadership, cybersecurity, emerging technologies, leading change in difficult environments, and emergency response to crises and bioterrorism. Earlier from 2001-2004 completed multiple certifications while full-time USG employee to include: Transformational Leadership, Emergency Management, Enterprise Planning, IT Security, Program Stewardship, certified Project Management, and certified Project Lifecycle Development.DOE: Developed and advised on innovative international, organizational, and technology strategies for U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy and Environmental Security Directorate to test and implement improved: (1) collaborations, business, and big data transformations; (2) crisis response leveraging scientific expertise; (3) transnational tech indicators for enhanced global security coordination efforts with international partners. Collaborated as an expert & senior leader with international security partners on addressing Tech, People, and Transformational issues regarding the future ahead.
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  • Institute For Defense Analyses
    Senior Strategist, Expert, & Defense Researcher On Global Security, Disruption, Tech Trends
    Institute For Defense Analyses 2008 - 2010
    Alexandria, Virginia, Us
    IDA: Deployed to Afghanistan voluntarily in 2009 as a Special Advisor to a Brigadier General for 120 days overseeing STRAT EFFECTS for NATO’s International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan; tasked by new Administration to help Generals “think differently” on critical strategies to improve regional military & humanitarian stabilization operations as well as inform future DoD policy and DARPA efforts. Awarded NATO Service Medal in 2009. Awarded DOD’s Joint Civilian Service Commendation Award, highest-ranking joint civilian service award under authority of combatant commanders, in 2010. Invited panelist at U.K.-U.S. closed discussions on “Measuring and Mapping Cybercrime.” Invited expert with both IARPA's Security & Privacy Assurance Research and Aggregative Contingent Estimation pioneer efforts. Served as Visiting Associate faculty, parallel with full-time work, at the National Defense University starting in 2009. Invited expert with NSF and NSA’s “Science of Security” endeavor in 2009, focusing on transformative cybersecurity research and alternative models of cyber-related behaviors.STPI: Served and led as a strategist with the Science & Technology Policy Institute (STPI) to POTUS, VPOTUS, DOD, ODNI, NSF, DOE, and national security reps on issues to include global crisis response, counter-terrorism, advanced cyberthreats, & continuity of operations. Led multi-team efforts spanning multiple scientific subjects, often under tight timelines akin to management consulting for policy. Authored and brief non-partisan policy assessments & strategic recommendations for Executive Office of the President. Produced analytic recommendations for President’s Council of Advisors on Science & Tech; presented successful findings to White House leadership, military Generals, and U.N. reps; strategy & operations management research recognized as part of McKinsey's “Top Ten Business Trends to Watch.” Awarded an IBM Center for the Business of Gov’t Grant in 2010.
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  • Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
    Bioterrorism Preparedness And Response It Chief, Associate Director Of Informatics
    Centers For Disease Control And Prevention 2000 - 2005
    Atlanta, Ga, Us
    BPRP: Led CDC’s Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program’s (BPRP) technology response to 9/11, anthrax, West Nile, SARS, monkeypox, ricin, and other international emergencies; received Health and Human Services Secretary’s Award in 2002 for anthrax response the year prior; nominated as Federal Employee of the Year for the National Center for Infectious Disease at CDC and shared similar award for SARS and monkeypox response in 2004. Directed advanced “SWAT” team of 21+ technology professionals focused on technology efforts for BT response starting in 2000 with subsequent promotions. Pioneered the U.S.’s electronic mechanisms for lab reporting via the international Laboratory Response Network for Bioterrorism with CDC and DoD; named an Innovations in American Government finalist in 2005.DHAP: Directed informatics strategy across 10 different branches with a total $650M+ budget and 600+ personnel in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) at the CDC when promoted in 2004; led national informatics initiatives, international outreach, and enterprise change strategies; directed senior staff on organizational transformation, business integration, knowledge management, and innovative S&T endeavors. Oversaw division’s technology assets, capital planning, and OMB submissions for multimillion-dollar efforts; brokered new collaborations aided by technology across with the 50 states and internationally; monitored the progress of 220+ different enterprise application efforts.
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  • Habitat For Humanity International
    Volunteer International Crew Leader, Emergency Medical Technician
    Habitat For Humanity International 1998 - 2001
    Atlanta, Georgia, Us
    HFHI: Served as a part-time volunteer with annual Jimmy Carter Work Projects and blitz builds from 1998-2001 in the Philippines, Romania, Nepal, Ghana, and South Korea and Hurricane Mitch recovery in Honduras efforts while also doing consulting work. Received Habitat for Humanity’s “President’s Circle” honor. Served with International Committee of the Red Cross, as a volunteer science news reporter for major cable news outlets focused on internet and science issues, and as a health correspondent in South Africa covering post-apartheid public health problems in 1998; taught HIV/AIDS prevention to local students in Cape Town. Continue to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) and other NGOs, both locally and abroad in Afghanistan, Thailand, Mexico, Kyrgyzstan, Brazil, and Peru from 2001-present.
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  • Microsoft Gold-Certified Partner & Solution Provider
    Enterprise Project Manager, Senior Systems Developer For Fortune 500 Companies
    Microsoft Gold-Certified Partner & Solution Provider 1998 - 2000
    Redmond, Washington, Us
    IntelliNet: Produced and deployed enterprise solutions in support of business, knowledge management, and e-commerce needs of Fortune 500 companies; served as a consultant with a Microsoft Gold-Certified Partner (IntelliNet) & Solution Provider. Developed, analyzed, and implemented customized enterprise-level solutions, most notably: (1) KM & digital collaboration solutions saving combined $500K/year; (2) awarding-winning business transformation & sales management solutions for organizations comprising 15,000+ employees; (3) pioneering internal R&D solutions to best leverage both specialized and interdisciplinary expertise; (4) enterprise and online marketing restructuring efforts completed within-budget, on-time, and achieving 99.95% uptime. Promoted to Project Manager focused on Microsoft inter-office business intelligence prototyping and application development initiatives. Pioneered strategy for integrating web server technologies to support simultaneous queries across multiple databases, data-driven web personalization, and collaborative web-based knowledge management solutions; Microsoft Certified Professional, Solution Developer, and Trainer; liaised with Microsoft HQ on new XML technologies. Received “Extensibility Award” & shared in Microsoft Worldwide Knowledge Management Solution Award in 1999.Yahoo: Invited to serve as a Yahoo! Web Corps consultant for a non-profit’s (Boys & Girls Clubs of America) Internet presence, technology strategy, and future direction; provided technical leadership in designing and coordinating IT project goals for public and internal sites. Scoped a nationwide web-based outreach and integration effort for their 20,000+ facilities; identified inter-organizational collaboration gaps, opportunities, and solutions; developed two combined intranet/extranet solutions (NT4/W2K or Linux and Apache) to resolve these challenges. Served as adjunct IT consultant for similar Doctors Without Borders effort; presented project at Yahoo! HQ.
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  • United States Department Of Defense
    Lead Application Developer, Project Manager For Prototype Satellite Applications
    United States Department Of Defense 1995 - 1998
    Washington, Dc, Us
    IDA: Developed a prototype simulation using commercially available, off-the-shelf products to employ space-based satellite imagery of a forest fire to detect and model a real-time event; 18 month partially classified research endeavor with the Institute for Defense Analyses. Authored paper on applying computers and satellite imagery to interagency disaster response efforts; received First prize in Environmental Science at the Virginia Junior Academy of Science and Westinghouse semifinalist, though unable to declassify fully at the time given data sources. Developed, analyzed, and implemented project’s algorithms in C/C++ to calculate trajectory, intensity, and future propagation of a fire and interfaces to provide three-dimensional views of a fire event; liaised as subject-matter expert with DOD and USDA on IT developments, data-driven scientific modeling techniques and enterprise solutions, as well as geospatial analyses of space-based digital imagery from 1995-1996.NIH: Developed, constructed, and tested an optimized National Institutes of Health (NIH) computer model of the 3-D folding of protein lattice conformations mapped to Hamiltonian circuits; programmed parallel routines. Designed, debugged, and performed data-driven computational parallel optimizations of hybridized protein-folding algorithms in 1997.CDC: Pioneered and constructed experimental Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaboration system, to include web-based lab identification protocols for viral isolates, biolab inventory control software, and biolab security policies regarding electronic database availability, access control, user rights, authentication, and web-based connectivity in 1998.
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  • U.S. Department Of Energy (Doe)
    System Developer, Project Manager For Global Response Models & Solutions
    U.S. Department Of Energy (Doe) 1993 - 1995
    Washington, Dc, Us
    WRAMC: Designed prototype user interfaces for large hospital systems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) facilitating transfer of pre-op medical imagery from remote patients located in the Balkans; presented project to DOD officials. Supported installation of 10K+ network seats; gained heavy exposure to network operations in 1994.Early Internet: Served as computer programmer and aided implementation of a web-based (pre-Netscape IPO) national U.S. Department of Agriculture database for monitoring crop growth and land usage; provided LAN and PC solutions as part of the Soil Conservation Movement's efforts in 1994.DOE: Served as a computer programmer and network engineer assisting modeling of and initial testing of circuit board designs for the U.S. Department of Energy's Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility safety measures, should the 4-GeV beam escape containment; gained heavy exposure to networks, UNIX command shell programming, and electrical engineering in 1993.
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  • Intel Corporation
    Simulations Researcher & Environmental Algorithms Developer For Global Models
    Intel Corporation 1992 - 1995
    Santa Clara, California, Us
    Computer Programming: Awarded multiple International Science and Engineering Fairs 1993-1995 & Westinghouse & Intel Corporation awards for environmental computer simulations; sent as U.S.’s single representative to the South American Science Fair in Mendoza, Argentina and presented computer model of oil spills to 3,000+ students and teachers; received “El Mejor Trabajo” in 1994. Selected by U.S. Navy to work with Dr. Robert Ballard (discoverer of the sunk Titanic) for the Jason Project IV develop a computer model of tectonic activity and mapped hydrothermal vents around the Sea of Cortez; televised efforts internationally by CNN to schools around the world in 1993.
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David Bray, Phd Education Details

  • Harvard University
    Harvard University
    Harvard Kennedy School
  • Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    Mit Sloan School
  • Emory University - Goizueta Business School
    Emory University - Goizueta Business School
    And Decision Analyses
  • University Of Oxford
    University Of Oxford
    Oxford Internet Institute Focused On Distributed Problem-Solving Networks
  • Rollins School Of Public Health At Emory University
    Rollins School Of Public Health At Emory University
    And Crisis Response
  • Emory University
    Emory University
    Undergraduate Studies Focused Computer Science And Biology

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