The CompuMAINE lab is part of the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Maine. They work on a range of image processing techniques in different fields. The lab has developed a patented computational cancer detection method utilizing the Wavelet Transform Modulus Maxima (WTMM).My PhD will focus on blending the WTMM method with deep learning to see if we can improve upon our existing methods. My M.A. thesis analyzed the impact of image saturation on the resulting WTMM statistics. This is important to the lab since some of the mammograms we have are saturated and we want to see how does this affect our methods. I developed a rescue method to mitigate the effects of saturation and recapture statistical order moments.I'm the founder of the machine learning subgroup within CompuMAINE that was started during summer 2019.A link to the lab: https://umaine.edu/compumaine/

When Faster Logic won its first Phase I STTR from the Office of Naval Research in 2020, I was promoted to Associate Project Engineer. In this position, I gained experience with project management, research planning, and business outreach. Near the end of the initial Phase I contract, the company was selected for Phase II and awarded the Phase I Option. Part way through the Phase I Option, the company founder, Dr. Raymond Moberly, unexpectedly passed away. After some discussions and reflection, I became the Chief Executive Officer of Faster Logic. It took Dr. Moberly 7 years of hard work to reach this point and I wanted to continue what he started. While managing the company, there were multiple simultaneous changellges: I needed to understand the company’s current situation, determine the deliverables for the Phase I Option, go through a Defense Contract Audit Agency accounting systems audit and begin preparations for the Phase II follow on contract. Additionally, I had to fix the payroll system and help the accountant reconcile the books. I also became the Principal Investigator; I quickly learned the different research directions, managed the research teams, engaged in long term planning for future product development, and aggregated the research findings into reports. During this time there were issues with subcontract administration and lead personnel. Even with all of these obstacles I was able to successfully complete the Phase I Option Final Report. This was an intense period and I gained invaluable experience running an STTR company, handling personnel issues, and learning best practices for business operations. After analyzing the current situation involving significant personnel issues beyond my control and the increased amount of risk, the company owner and I agreed to dissolve Faster Logic. In closing the company: I assisted our attorney with dissolution notices, helped verify W-2s and 1099s with the accountant, and paid any remaining taxes.

Faster Logic, LLC and the SDSU Research Foundation are under contract with the Office of Naval Research on a STTR (SBIR) Phase I. Our technology transfer and roadmap (TRL) of a 5-qubit quantum computing emulator co-processor is a risk-reduction and programmer training solution. I help the team to benchmark multiple quantum computing algorithms, utilizing Python Cirq, on Google Colab.

I assisted with website development working with HTML, JavaScript, and PHP. I created a mobile friendly contact form landing page with interactive elements. Additionally I attended networking events from NDIA, AFCEA, SDMAC, PTAC, IEEE and Score mentoring. I learned about defense contracting, relevant technologies, and business development.

Summary:• Completed on-demand reports utilizing Excel Query and Tableau.• Automated data downloads from Tableau server using selenium (Python).• Wrote a PowerShell script to migrate data from various Excel templates and execute VBA Marcos.This primary function of this role was to generate reports and PowerPoints summarizing relevant statistics for clients. This process involved repetitive steps with only slight variation. I took data from Tableau transferred it into excel templates, altered some settings and ran the statistics to make the PowerPoints. The majority of reports were required during the first half of the month and we could work on any project we wanted for the second half. For obvious reasons, I wanted to automate the report generation process. Using a combination of Python, Powershell, Excel VBA and Tableau Server I created scripts to automate the reports. Before leaving, I showed my supervisor a few minimal working examples. A single command in the terminal would download the data from Tableau server, move the data to Excel templates, execute the VBA macros, copy the graphs and statistics to the PowerPoint Template, edit the PowerPoint and send an email with the PowerPoint attached. If I had stayed at the position longer, I would have focused on making the code more reusable and widely applicable to more reports.

Summary:• Manipulated data in SQL and Excel for research, marketing projects and website development. • Automated daily tasks for the senior financial analyst with PowerShell.• Analyzed financial data and wrote reports/articles.I manipulated and cleaned data in Excel for research and marketing projects. I would generate a monthly and quarterly report for the clients. I worked with SQL programming for website development and internal reports, this involved working with Microsoft SQL and MySQL. Every work day, the Senior Financial Analyst updated the company’s ETF prices on the website through Wordpress. The update would take about 15 minutes because multiple pages needed the previous day's stock price to be replaced. I wanted to automate this process and so I started learning PowerShell on my own and exploring potential options. I developed a script that nearly automated the entire procedure and reduced the time to 3 minutes. For my last project, I automated the monthly report by switching the word document to LaTex which is an open source typesetting software that makes professional looking documents.

I responded to emergency situations with traffic and elderly falls. Additionally, I cultivated my interpersonal knowledge and refined my time management. I learned how to prioritize equally urgent tasks from multiple people so that I could complete everything in a timely manner.

•Employed my interpersonal and managerial skills to create a more constructive and positive environment for the resident student body. •Refined and honed conflict mediation skills.•Designed an award winning Diversity Program focused on breaking down the barriers of racism and sexism.

Providing academic guidance to students and directing them to the necessary resources. Additionally, responding to student emergencies and counseling them.

I provided a students point of view on policies and participated in the discussions. Also, I experienced, first-hand, how to be a liaison between two parties and the inner-workings of meetings.

When I was Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) for Troop 685 I learned my foundations of leadership. In those six months I learned more about leadership than all the years before. SPL provided the opportunity to learn the foundations of leadership, I honed my skills in communication, delegation and organization. Lastly, I learned to admit fault because it facilities moving onto the next project.