Mark R. Costa,Ph.D. Email and Phone Number

I don't have a lot to report yet, but I will say that i get to help clients deploy AI systems through the design and development of knowledge graphs.

Designed and supervised the development of a virtual reality-based app to teach mindfulness.Design, prototype, and implement data storage, sharing, and analysis pipelines using various tools (Python, Python server, SQL, Tableau, AWS) based on specific project needs.Train researchers and students on the use of collaboration and documentation services, such as Slack and Github.Designed and implemented an Anaconda based analysis platform for applying experimental theories and analytic methods. Built over a dozen intra- and inter- organizational, and international, teams and led them to the successful completion of research projects and grant applications

Authored a $25000 Grants for Growth grant.Developed financial forecasts and budgeting.Drafted content for pitch and sales decks.Identified, interpreted, and presented relevant industry data to guide strategic decisions of the business.Architected Amazon Web Services-based data management and analytics system.

Architected and implemented a Neo4j graph database to house a large (40 million authors, 120 million papers, and 2 billion citations) scholarly publication dataset.Designed and implemented algorithms to analyze the changing nature of scientific communities.Taught Data Warehousing course.

Conducted statistical analysis using R, Gephi, SPSS, Python, and Excel.Used data mining techniques to study collaboration trends in a large social network.Employed clustering algorithms and Markov chain modeling to study social network data.Combined network community detection (cluster analysis) and time series modeling to analyze the evolving nature of scientific communities.Modeled the collaboration patterns of researchers using both linear and non-linear techniques.Designed and developed algorithms to process and analyze social network and time series data.Re-engineered algorithms to improve efficiency, resulting in 90% reduction in execution time or greater on datasets 10x larger than the datasets the algorithms were originally written for.Designed algorithms to leverage the parallel processing capabilities of the doParallel and foreach packages in R.Configured and managed data management and analysis pipelines that handled the storage, retrieval, and analysis of several hundred million rows of data.Planned, developed, and trained teammates on database queries for analyzing large data sets.Oversaw the design, development, and implementation of a Neo4j graph database to store 200 million rows of social network data.Use machine learning algorithms on neurophysiological data to develop predictive models of mental states.Co-authored a $200,000 NSF grant to study the collaboration patterns of scientists.Designed and conducted studies as an intern in the Applied Neuroscience Division of the Air Force Human Performance Wing.

M.R. Costa Consulting Group, LLC (http://mrccg-llc.com/) (MRCCG) is a veteran owned small business providing consultation services in the areas of interoperable communications, governance studies, grant writing, and grant administration to public and private entities. MRCCG's members and affiliates have over 20 years' experience in law enforcement and the military, 10+ years in governance studies and policy analysis, and 20+ years in grant writing. Our professional grant writing personnel have written over $13 million in successful grants for a government and private entities.

My core mission was to develop information gathering tools and services for, as well as teach information evaluation techniques to, senior officers and college faculty.Provided consultation to faculty and staff on the design of complex database queries to meet research needs.Planned and developed web based tutorials for students, faculty, and DoD librarians on various topics, including: utilizing RSS to develop custom information portals and database searching.Planned and developed personal information platforms for senior DoD personnel using off-the-shelf web products.Developed custom search engines in order to provide dynamic information resource lists for various distance education courses.Served as liaison to the Department of Distance Education, collaborating with faculty to develop course content and provide multimedia resources to a globally distributed student population.Provided in-depth research consultation to senior Department of Defense, Department of State, and military officials.Provided in-depth research consultation to senior officials from various international military organizations.Planned and delivered information literacy and database querying training sessions for the students and faculty of the College.Consulted with faculty and staff on the selection, acquisition, deployment, training, and troubleshooting of database and software systems.

Planned, developed, and implemented inter- and intra- departmental IT project to improve service quality and the department’s efficiency.Provided consultation to faculty & staff on design of complex database queries to meet research needs.

Conducted personal in-depth research sessions.Designed and delivered workshops and instructional classes covering a variety of subjects and programs for students and faculty.Collaborated in the modification of the interface for a library web portal.Collaborated on the implementation and roll-out of web based services and products.