My Interactive CV
Last Updated 2020-07-01 Learning
I am a life-long learner
I see learning as something that happens every day. More notable and
prolonged learning experiences have contributed to my knowledge about
certain subjects and formed the way I learn. Below are some learning
experiences in my life that stand out.
The area of the rectangle shows the relative importance of the experience.
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Skills
I have a certain set of skills :)
I am continually learning new skills and honing the ones that help
achieve my tasks. Below are a series of charts that show my expertise
and application of each skill as well as how long I have been using
it. The deeper I go into a skill, the more I realize that there is
more to learn. The score I gave to each skill reflects how comfortable
I am in using the skill/tool in a product or for a particular task.
Hover over each skill to see a description and click for the text to remain. Click on each skill to see more.
Front End
Development
Back End
Client-Facing
Work Experience
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant."
I have been fortunate to have had work experiences that have exposed
me to many facets of a business from research, to designing production
systems, to sales. I am a self-motivated problem solver but enjoy more
working in a team. I firmly believe that if you want to go fast, go
alone, if you want to go far, go with a team. I believe I contribute
my unique perspective and expertise in order to create an environment
conducive to success.
Northwestern University
Sept 2003 - Jun 2004 Athletic Tutor While at Northwestern University, I was a tutor to athletes for the entirety of my Senior Year. This was a job that I took because another work-study job had fallen through but it was serendipitous that it did. I mostly taught Calculus I/II, Differential Equations, and some Physics to students of different sports. Teaching really tested how well I knew those subjects but also provided an interesting didactic challenge. I had to experiment with different ways of teaching a difficult topic. Having the perspective of a teacher made me a better student.This experience also gave me a renewed appreciation for student-athletes. Juggling school and practice was not an easy task. I would watch some of my students compete on TV and all I could think about how much they busted their asses on and off the field. 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jun 2004 - Aug 2008 Researcher Performed research in conjunction with the FAA and JPDO to evaluate the benefits of introducing various NextGen concepts on NAS efficiency.Performed research on the scale-free topological nature of the NAS network and used evolutionary algorithms to forecast growth and future structure.Studied wake vortex dissipation using Monte Carlo methods for risk/safety assessment of the introduction of new procedures at airports throughout the USA.Modeled autonomous personal air vehicle traffic in the greater New York area using agent-based modeling to study the coexistence of commercial and wider personal vehicle air traffic.Evaluated proposals for SBIR and NRA projects that would bring most benefits to NextGen concepts. 
Thomas Nelson Community College
Aug 2006 - Jun 2008 Adjunct Professor I missed teaching after my experience as an athletic tutor at Northwestern so I took a part-time job while working at NASA Langley Research Center, teaching Algebra I/II and Trigonometry to adults continuing their education. The difference with this teaching experience was that I had to create lesson plans, homework, and tests. I taught some classes several times which gave me the opportunity to build on previous material and make the content more engaging.I had fun teaching at TNCC! The subjects I taught were ones that were second nature to me because of my Mathematics training, but it forced me to review how I had learned each topic and come up with ways to make it more interesting. As a professor there, I was also able to take free classes. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to take visual arts classes. 
Metron Aviation
Aug 2008 - Mar 2018 Systems Engineer Served as Project Management and System Engineering support for full ATFM system implementation in Australia and technical lead for the full ATFM system implementation in Colombia. Principle duties included: client liaison for technical issues, requirements development, ensure product adherence to requirements through the agile process, FAT and SAT development and execution, CDM meeting coordination, end-user (ATCs, airlines, and airports) training, go-live execution, and continued operational support.Served as Systems Engineering support and Lead for the following operational trial systems: Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, and the UAE. Primary duties were creating a scaled-down version of full ATFM system implementation.Participated in the concept development of Long Range ATFM in Australia and Multi-Nodal regional ATFM of the SE Asia region in Singapore. Primary duties included: developing storyboards for stakeholder meetings of concept development, fast-time simulations for TMI parameter definition, algorithm development for the new concept, technical specification requirements for the new concept, and execution of Human-in-the-Loop experiments for concept validation.Supported client and IATA in the SE Asia Multi-Nodal meetings that are defining how regional ATFM is to be implemented in the SE Asia Region.Performed ATFM Measure algorithm development and validation. Created testbeds for slot-based ATFM Measures to develop slot allocation methods taking into account new requirements from clients prior to going into production.Developed metrics and created data visualizations of demand predictability and ATFM Measure effectiveness.Served as an operations research analyst at the ATC System Command Center in the USA. Duties included: Daily reports for air traffic managers, conducted ad-hoc reports through analysis or simulation, participated in operational teleconferences, and performed periodic checks of data quality in the reporting databases. 
Cavan Solutions
Mar 2018 - Current Systems Engineer Developing Terminal Sequencing and Spacing (TSAS) adaptation in support of Time-Based Flow Management (TBFM) deployment with TSAS capabilities, including tools that aid in the creation and validation of the adaptationSupports NextGen TSAS capability testing at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) by providing input for scenario development and expert perspective on the adaptationDeveloped Cavan Lab, a full data analytics platform, including a pipeline of TBFM source data, data storage, and a front-end interface for analysis and simulation, requiring the integration of many tools and scripts in various programming languages which had been developed by other Cavan team members to make the final platform function in a multi-container environment that is easily extensible and deployableDeveloped the application programming interface (API) in Cavan Lab for data retrieval and front-end interface to analyze the data, utilizing Airflow for scheduling, Postgres and Elasticsearch for data storage, Docker for containerization, Django Rest Framework for APIs, Minio for unstructured data storage, and React for front-end Other Interests
My hobbies keep me balanced
I can get engrossed in technical work quite easily. I try to remain
balanced by making time for the things that are important in my
life. The two most important things I make time for are my loved
ones and my physical and mental health. Burnout is real and costly.
After that comes music. Playing musical instruments has been part of
my life since I was a little kid, and I continue to practice and
play in ensembles. Languages are another passion that I explore with
some regularity. I speak English, Spanish, and German and continue
to listen, read, and write as not to lose that creative impulse that
comes from speaking a foreign language.