Experience

Scientific Systems

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Director, Autonomous Systems

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  I manage a research group, set research directions, write proposals, meet with customers, and lead engineering teams to design and implement AI/robotics software algorithms, with a focus on enabling multi-vehicle collaborative unmanned vehicle autonomy and mission planning. I manage a research group, set research directions, write proposals, meet with customers, and lead engineering teams to design and implement AI/robotics software algorithms, with a focus on enabling multi-vehicle collaborative unmanned vehicle autonomy and mission planning.



MIT Media Lab

• United States
• Research Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Assistant and Graduate Student

  • 1995 - 2008

  Personal Robots Group (under Cynthia Breazeal): Postdoc position helping to lead a team for interdisciplinary robot integration work under an ONR MURI grant. Cognitive Machines Group (under Deb Roy): Ph.D. position in artificial intelligence, computer vision, and natural language understanding in robots. Responsive Environments Group (under Joe Paradiso): Master's degree position in electrical engineering for interactive sensor installations with electronic music. Opera of the Future (under Tod Machover): Undergraduate research assistant position implementing interactive sensor-driven electronic music systems. Show less