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United States

• Applied data science techniques to extract insights with intelligence value for strategic planning and operations.
• Constructed methodologies to identify capability gaps & operational deficiencies in sponsor mission scenarios.
• Developed aircraft coverage heatmaps to illustrate the surveillance capabilities of fixed-wing aircraft.
• Created data analytics that provide operational insights and potential intelligence utility of ISR assets.
• Built relationships & collaborated with product vendors to gain deeper insights into existing technologies.
• Assessed emerging technologies & related advancements that have potential to support sponsor’s activities.

• Led R&D program to develop an innovative defense system capable of detecting and cueing threats.
• Evaluated emerging threat assessment projects, working with engineering and business investment teams.
• Applied NASA algorithms/software to generate models and simulations of defense system performance.
• Developed analyses and validation methods to support modeling and simulation evaluations.
• Performed sensitivity analyses to expand comprehension on the influence and impact of input variables.
• Served as primary contact to program sponsors, delivering analyses findings and program updates.

• Supported sponsoring agency oversight functions to ensure adequate test & evaluation of defense systems.
• Provided independent & objective capability assessments while emphasizing operational realism of systems.
• Developed analytical methodologies and metrics to guide the test and evaluation effort.
• Presented findings in a comprehensive, succinct report, to inform decision makers of system capabilities.
• Communicated with government officials and program representatives to convey technical understandings.
• Observed and documented test setups, processes, and results to assist sponsor in acquisition decisions.

• Assisted the Bridge Engineering Software & Technology Center on critical infrastructure challenges.
• Constructed systematic framework for mapping quantitative-analytical assessments into condition ratings.
• Led field tests implementing structural health monitoring systems & data acquisition technologies.
• Configured sensing instrumentation to detect structural deterioration not captured in inspections.
• Designed and developed prediction models to forecast structural-damage prognoses on existing structures.
• Developed algorithms for data collection, data processing, and analytical analyses through MATLAB.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Structural Engineering

Master’S Degree, Structural Engineering

Bachelor’S Degree, Civil Engineering

High School Diploma