I have broad expertise in computer science and electrical engineering with over 17 years experience leading projects, managing distributed teams and developing solutions for a variety of customers including the government, academia, and the non-profit sector. I am equally comfortable engineering for the web as I am close to the metal of spacecraft.

Most of my career has been at university affiliated and federally funded research centers. I have worked in the areas of modeling and simulation, robotics, satellite navigation and general web development.

• 2007-2013 - Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory - Professional Staff
• 2013-2015 - University of Southern California - PhD Student (Comp Sci/Robotics)
• 2015-Present - NASA Jet Propulsion Lab - Affiliate (Contractor)

I have some availability for contract work. If you would like to hire me, use one of the many ways to contact me listed on this page. I also have availability for pro-bono development projects in the areas of social justice, climate justice, community organizing and politics broadly. Note that I am not a designer or a UX expert, though sometimes I can do a passable impression of either. I prefer to focus on systems that collect, analyze, organize and disseminate data in any of the broad categories listed above. I also have an interest in systems that help organize volunteer labor and community groups.

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When I’m not working at the Jet Propulsion Lab supporting space missions and global satellite navigation infrastructure, I’m donating my technical expertise to local campaigns and non-profits. I manage a day habilitation program on Sundays in Hollywood with the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition. I am on the board of Hollywood 4WRD, a consortium of stakeholders in Hollywood dedicated to ending street homelessness. I am also an administrator of the Django Commons organization which provides a home for popular third party Django packages. Volunteerism is included on my resume because it is as impactful as my professional work and informs the perspective I bring to most projects.