I’ve served as an analyst and advisor for Navy and Joint leaders at all levels of command, delivering analysis and expertise in maritime operations, with sub-specialties in the Arctic, training and readiness, and unmanned systems. I’m currently analytic advisor to the Director of Surface Warfare (N96) under the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (OPNAV N9). Previously, I’ve served as the embarked CNA field representative to the commander of Carrier Strike Group ONE, deploying with the Navy’s first F-35C squadron and air wing of the future. When not embedded with Navy staff, I’m a CNA research scientist directing studies for civilian and uniformed leaders across the Joint Staff and Department of Defense. For my work at CNA, I’ve received CNA’s highest distinction for teamwork in 2021 and a deployer award in 2022. Before CNA, I was studying how characterizing the chemical makeup of permafrost soils in the Arctic can help us understand global carbon budgets.Areas of expertise: Domain-specific - Unmanned systems requirements and capabilities; Arctic maritime operations; contested logistics; cyber protection team readiness; education and training metrics development; assessment design and implementation; policy and doctrine research & development; feasibility assessmentsScientific method - experimental design; identifying assumptions and areas of uncertainty; statistical analyses; literature review; technical writing and editing; remote-location data collection and logistics; critical assessment; proposal/grant writing and review; interdisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborationTechnical - nanoLC-HRMS/MS method development for the detection and quantitation of small molecules and peptides with applications in environmental, climate, and/or biofuels research; infrared gas analysis, colorimetric/fluorometric enzyme assays, soil collection, extraction, and characterization; GC-MS, NMR and IR spectroscopy; UX/UI integration and translationAdditional - project & team management; budget oversight; technical/science communication; multi-cultural, multi-generational, interdisciplinary collaboration
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