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Herndon, Virginia, Us

Herndon, Virginia, Us

Blacksky is a smallsat pioneer that offers comprehensive global monitoring to give leaders a “First to Know” advantage enabling rapid and informed strategic decisions. We leverage data and images collected through our Earth Observation constellation, partner satellites, IoT, social media platforms, and third-party sources. BlackSky’s on-demand swarm of satellites can image a location multiple times throughout the day. As the CIO at BlackSky, I'm responsible for accelerating the company’s growth through Innovation, by making the connection between the needs of our customers and what BlackSky can do for them.

Herndon, Virginia, Us

Fairfax, Virginia , Us

Fairfax, Virginia, Us

Fairfax, Virginia , Us

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Developed a massively parallel watershed algorithm based on topological persistence to be run on NERSC's Edison, a Cray XC30 supercomputer. Analyzed three dimensional high resolution scans of sandstone and volcano rock after using this algorithm for segmentation. These scans were collected at the Advanced Light Source cyclotron and had a resolution of a few microns, necessitating the use of supercomputers for analysis. Investigated the internal micro-structure of these rocks using computational geometry techniques. Developed novel way of detecting pair-wise interlocking of grains in samples by computing surface normals of a grain-grain interface and then projecting these normals onto a sphere. The algorithms developed will be utilized in further projects at the lab.

Conducted extensive research into how covert communication networks can be exploited to reveal information about the internal structure of the target organization. Of particular focus was determining how changes in the communication network can predict future activities of the organization. Developed a novel "Event Participation Detection" algorithm which determines likely participants of a network event based on how their communication patterns evolved leading up to and following the event. Additionally created network simulation tools which allowed rigorous testing of network analysis algorithms. This research was utilized for counter-terrorism purposes but also has applicabilitly to drug cartels or any entity operating a covert network.Developed algorithms to compute conditional and joint probability distributions using global datasets with 30m^2 resolution. These algorithms were used in computing the probability that images were collected in certain parts of the globe. Used information theory to create an AI which builds a real-time decision tree to narrow the global search by asking the user questions about the image based on how much information each question would reveal.

Blacksburg, Va, Us

Provided extensive tutoring to thousands of Virginia Tech students. First year mathematics courses (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Geometry) are offered in the Math Emporium via online classes. As these classes have hundreds of students enrolled, the professor can see a small fraction of the students at any time. The instructional assistants at the Math Emporium cover the gap by providing tutoring to anyone who needs help.

Developed advanced credit card fraud detection algorithms using machine learning. Used factor selection techniques to lower the dimensionality of the input data while maintaining performance.

Zug, Ch

Established key elements of project management IT governance suite. Developed critical elements of corporate university project management training program. Designed project management templates and managed the creation of a company-wide project management newsletter.

Drafted architectural detail drawings for large-scale projects. Researched building conditions for future development.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mathematics

Master'S Degree, Applied Mathematics

Bs, Mathematics