Experience

SimWell Consulting & Technologies Inc.

• Canada
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Solution Owner

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  • Principal Modeling and Simulation Engineer acting as a Solution Owner across multiple projects in SimWell’s portfolio. • Design and architect complex modeling solutions across multiple projects to address client challenges, including the use of agent-based modeling, discrete event simulation, and optimization approaches. • Development of project schedules and deliverables, managing product and task backlogs, and working with clients to manage sprint objectives. • Mentorship of staff to build up experience and technical skill sets. • Data analytics and visualization using R, python, PowerBI, and Tableau. Show less



Western Governors University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Evaluator Faculty

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Evaluator for Data Analytics course submissions. Evaluator for Data Analytics course submissions.



Southern New Hampshire University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Instruct online graduate courses in the Quantitative Studies and Operations Management Department. Instruct online graduate courses in the Quantitative Studies and Operations Management Department.



William & Mary

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Section Leader

  • Mar 2021 - Oct 2022

  Section Leader in the Online MS in Business Analytics program. Section Leader in the Online MS in Business Analytics program.



MITRE

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Apr 2020 - Jan 2022

  Group leader of the Complex Systems Modeling and Analysis group in the Model-Based Analytics department of MITRE's Modeling, Simulation,Experimentation and Analytics (MSEA) Innovation Center.• Duties include home management of group staff, ranging from career mentorship, training and guidance, and eliciting and delivering performance reviews.• Perform department recruiting activities, including phone screening candidates, setting up onsite interviews, administering technical skill assessments, and performing face-to-face interviews.Serve as project leader, task leader, lead modeler, developer, and dataanalyst on multiple projects across MITRE's FFRDC portfolio. Projects have all required use of different technologies and skill sets to include:• Writing and developing project deliverables, project planning, budgets, staffing and execution timelines. Serve as project lead, SME and/or technical lead on projects, providing technical direction of tasks and implementation of technical approaches to address the sponsor challenges• Data analytics using python and R.• Proficient in multiple modeling paradigms: Agent-based modeling, discrete-event simulations, and systems dynamics• Develop web-based tools and dashboards using JavaScript / HTML and interactive visualizations using I2V / IVML / D3 / NVD3.• Designing and setting up compute environments for projects (servers, databases, software and tools) Show less

• • Jan 2019 - Jan 2022

  Group Leader for the Complex Systems Modeling and Analysis group within the Model-based Analytics Department.

• • Apr 2015 - Apr 2020

• • Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Group Leader for the Interactive Visualization and Prototyping group within the Model-based Analytics Department

• • Jan 2013 - Apr 2015



BAIR Analytics Inc.

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pattern Analyst

  • Apr 2011 - Jan 2013

  • October 2012 – Awarded a “BAIR-itorious Service Award” for championing a tuition reimbursement policy as a company benefit, implementing a company-wide white paper system, and sponsoring an undergraduate intern. • Staffed as a Pattern Analyst for a Department of Defense organization. Member of a team that performed advanced tactical, strategic, and operational analysis to identify unique predatory behavior and predict on future activity. Applied statistics, time series techniques and mathematical theory to model spatio-temporal behaviors. • Lead analyst for an area of operation. Developed a process to gather and organize data for pattern exploitation, resulting in a new customer base and problem set requiring continued support. • Developed and implement custom scripts (python, VBA, R) to perform data manipulation, entity extraction, and custom mathematical calculations on disparate data sources for input into other modeling processes. • Performed briefings to deliver analytical findings and capabilities to all levels of leadership and client visitors. • Sponsored an intern in a mentoring role, helping develop analytical skills. Show less



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Researcher

  • Jul 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Staffed as an Operations Research Systems Analyst for a Department of Defense organization. Supported a team in analyzing data to identify trends and patterns of activity. Expanded a multi-dimensional scaling model to run RegEx patterns to identify attributes and automated a linear program to identify clusters in data needing further investigation. • Successfully utilized IBM's CPLEX Visual Basic API with the CPLEX Solver add-in for Excel to automate a linear programming optimization model for scheduling project investments to maximize cost savings. The model was used for conference demonstration purposes to showcase the benefits of using IBM's software for optimization problems. Show less



SAIC

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Research Analyst

  • Oct 2007 - Jul 2010

  • Developed a discrete event simulation model of the Port of Tacoma - Pierce County Terminal for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory using the java-based AnyLogic modeling software. Involved in all aspects of the project including data collection/analysis, model implementation, and model delivery. • Assisted with several NASA simulation models. Setup and ran simulations in Arena and produced the analysis package for NASA's Space Shuttle Launch on Need model. Programmed the automation of data analysis for NASA’s Constellation Program Level II Arena model using Visual Basic. • Integrated data collected from group elicitation sessions and customer site visits for input into the Terrorist Risk Assessment Model (TRAM). • Supported various tasks for the DHHS-BARDA Medical Countermeasure Gap Analysis Model. Responsible for code debugging and improvement, and research to gather data for input modeling. • Supported various projects with modeling and programming needs (UICDS, Evil Genius, DHS, DNDO, NASA). Show less