Data Science Branch Chief - Department of the Air Force

Sept 2022 - Present

Ph.D. Candidate, Air Force Scholar - Air Force Institute of Technology

Aug 2018 - Aug 2022

Research Associate at Army Cyber Institute Intelligent Cyber-Systems and Analytics Research Lab

Published Research
• "Constrained optimization based adversarial example generation for transfer attacks in network intrusion detection systems"
  
• "Generating realistic cyber data for training and evaluating machine learning classifiers for network intrusion detection systems"
  
• "Challenges and Opportunities for Generative Machine Learning in the Cyber Domain"
  
• "Algorithm Selection Framework for Cyber Attack Detection"
  
• Thesis "Algorithm Selection Framework: A Holistic Approach to the Algorithm Selection Problem"

Operational Test Analyst - AFOTEC

Aug 2014 - Aug 2018

Leadership Impact
• Lead Test Engineer/Analyst for $8.4 Million test program to drive acquisition decision for $7.73 Billion fleet upgrade.
• Led team of 5 engineers during 9 months of test events and analysis resulting in on time delivery of test report to 2 Star General.
• Re-engineered data analysis process resulting in 700% increase in efficiency and saving over 600 engineer man hours.
• Hand picked by 1 Star General to revitalize retiree outreach program, led 75 airmen providing medical, financial, and legal benifits to thousands of California veterans. "Best year ever" claimed general officer.

Consulting Test Engineer Internship - LiquidPiston

May 2014 - Aug 2014

Technical Impact
• Designed chemical treatment and heat treatments to harden and strenthen various metal contact surfaces in low-friction rotory engine
• Improved mechanical seal design reducing friction, and locking in combustion gasses, improving power, reducing vibration.
• Executed dynamometer test, pre-processed millions of data points, and produced reports, facilitating analysis of alternatives for 3 engine models.