I am currently serving as a senior data science technician in the U.S. Army. I am working to incorporate data science into military intelligence operations. This is a uniquely challenging opportunity as my team and I work not only to incorporate data science but also work to build DevSecOps environment as well as write governance.

My current areas of emphasis is focused on natural language processing and linear optimization.

Before my current position I served as an All Source Intelligence Technician (350F). I have worked extensively with the Distributed Ground System-A (DCGS-A) and deployed the system as part of Operation United Assistance. I have served as a senior intelligence advisor in both Afghanistan and Iraq.

Skills

Proficient

  • Python
  • R
  • SQL Databases (PostgreSQL, SQLite, AWS Redshift)
  • Natural Language Processing (NLTK, gensim, spaCy)
  • Geospatial Visualization (ArcGis)

Familiar with

  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Airflow
  • Apache Cassandra
  • NoSQL Document Database (MongoDB)
  • NoSQL Graph Database (Neo4j)
  • Linear Optimization (Gurobi Optimizer)

Education

  • George Mason University, Master’s of Science, Data Analytics
  • University of Arizona, Bachelors of Arts in History
  • Cochise College, Associate’s Degree, Intelligence Operations

Certificates

Badges

Security Clearance

  • Current, active Top Secret/SCI security clearance based on single scope background investigation.