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Deeply interested in enterprise data and analytics, my primary focus is merging the two to get the best out of both.

Foundation: Data ontologies and digitalized business processes that form an organization's digital twin.
Integration: Generative artificial intelligence, large language models, and machine learning to unlock deep, domain-specific insights and automation.

Background in web development, transitioned into data science. Currently manage an analytics department.

Graduate - Cornell Python for Data Science certificate course.
Graduate - Cornell Machine Learning certificate course.

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Web Development

Yona-Brixtel, LLC

Manager - SAFe Agile Cross-Functional Development Team

Managed implementation of federal regulatory compliance tracking application (currently in production), and external web portal (currently in development), in support of aviation safety oversight mission;

Coordinated among federal, executive-level project management team and field office users;

Interviewed and made hiring recommendations for system engineers, enterprise architects, and web developers;

Guided team through transition from in-office to remote work due to COVID.

Software Engineer

Contributed to software development projects, proficient with the following technologies: C#, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, SQL Server, T-SQL, SSMS, Git, Visual Studio / VSCode, Postman, Azure.

Redwood Code Academy

Completed a 12-week, full-time, in-person web development bootcamp, focusing on C#, javaScript (Angular, node.js), and SQL.

Management

Federal Aviation Administration

Division Manager - Business Intelligence & Analytics Enablement

Division manager, responsible for two branches.

Manager

(Detail) Acting manager of the Executive Operations branch, leading a team of program managers, data scientists, and Business Intelligence professionals.

Manager

Supervised team of ~ 15 technical support employees in federal office.

Managed office’s program of designee engineers – members of the public delegated aviation safety oversight responsibilities by the FAA.

Yona-Brixtel, LLC

Manager - SAFe Agile Cross-Functional Development Team

Managed team consisting of SAFe Agile Product Owner, 6 full stack web developers, database administrator, and QA/QC tester.

United States Army

Promoted to Sergeant, team leader, in as short as time allowed by policy (24 months);

Led a fire team in combat before age of 21;

Data Science

Federal Aviation Administration

Executive Support Staff

Architect solutions - enterprise data management, shared technical experience, and led system modernization and a challenging acquisition of an advanced data analytics platform.

Manager

Technical advisor to executive leadership of the Aircraft Certification Service, technical lead on systems modernization and acquisition project, and lead/member on various enterprise level data and advanced analytics teams.

Manager

Led office metrics program in support of ISO-9001 Quality Management System (QMS).

Cornell University

Completed Python for Data Science certificate program.

Current student: Cornell Machine Learning certificate program, estimated completion: Aug, 2023.

Certificates

Data Management Fundamentals (DATAVERSITY)

Security and Compliance

Federal Aviation Administration

Manager

Strong understanding of FAA AIR business processes, including continued operational safety (COS), type certification, production oversight, safety management systems (SMS), quality management systems (QMS), 14 CFR Part 193 Protection of Voluntary Data, compliance and enforcement, delegation, and integrated oversight philosophy.

Yona-Brixtel, LLC

Oversaw implementation of Okta for identity management of public users of a government system, including implementation of Open ID Connect (OIDC), OAuth 2.0, SAML integration, and Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE);

Successfully guided Okta implementation through federal security assessments, leading the integration to achieve Authority To Operate (ATO) within a federal agency;

Communications

Federal Aviation Administration

Communications Analyst (Web Content)

SharePoint site owner.

Utilized C# to update public-facing and private federal intranet web content using in-house CMS.

United States Army

Maintained organization’s communication inventory in a combat environment, including safekeeping of cryptological data, and ensuring time-synced voice and data transmissions;

Education

University of South Florida

BA, International Studies / Religious Studies

Graduated May, 2009 with GPA greater than 3.8 (of 4.0)

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Completed senior thesis on Genocide Prevention

Graduated from the University of South Florida's Honors College

Dual Major: International Studies / Religious Studies

Cornell University

Certificate, Python for Data Science

Certificate, Machine Learning (ETA: Aug., 2023)

Redwood Code Academy

Certificate, JavaScript and C#

Web Development

Yona-Brixtel, LLC

Manager - SAFe Agile Cross-Functional Development Team

Software Engineer

Redwood Code Academy

Management

Federal Aviation Administration

Division Manager - Business Intelligence & Analytics Enablement

Manager

Manager

Yona-Brixtel, LLC

Manager - SAFe Agile Cross-Functional Development Team

United States Army

Data Science

Federal Aviation Administration

Executive Support Staff

Manager

Manager

Cornell University

Certificates

Security and Compliance

Federal Aviation Administration

Manager

Yona-Brixtel, LLC

Communications

Federal Aviation Administration

Communications Analyst (Web Content)

United States Army

Education

University of South Florida

Cornell University

Redwood Code Academy

Python for Data Science - Cornell University

Data Management Fundamentals - DATAVERSITY

Microsoft Access Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) - Skillsoft