Selected work

Selected work

Current engagements and a sample of past programs.

Now

Current engagements

ARIA · Advanced Research + Invention Agency (UK)

Science & Technology Lead, Enduring Atmospheric Platforms Programme

2026–2029

I run ARIA’s Enduring Atmospheric Platforms Programme (EndAP), a UK effort to prove that low-cost, long-endurance aircraft can hold station above commercial airspace and deliver regionally scalable high-altitude communications.

I lead the program’s science and technology, manage its funded teams and test partners, and steer every platform toward the program’s Final Exam.

£70M
Program budget
3.5 yrs
Program duration

University of Minnesota · Office of Naval Research

Assessing Neurocognitive Resilience

Operational integration and transition

Member of the research team on a four-year, ONR-funded study of rapid cognitive assessment and training for military readiness.

I helped shape the program’s metrics and transition plan, lead coordination with the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory and the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, and map the science to the jobs, units and tasks where it can change readiness outcomes.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Fleet Integration

Space Sciences Division

Connecting NRL Space Sciences researchers with the fleet operators their work is meant to serve.

I identify the commands and users who need the science, broker access, run facilitated engagements between scientists and warfighters, and brief researchers on the operational and acquisition realities that decide whether their work transitions.

Before

Past programs

DARPA

Explainable AI (XAI)

Evaluation Team Lead · 2019–2022
Directed the government evaluation of a $95M program spanning 11 institutions, including new methods for testing AI explanations with real users.

DARPA

Enhanced Design for Graceful Extensibility (EDGE)

Design of Experiments Lead · 2022–2024
Designed experiments and human-machine interface validation metrics for single-operator control of autonomous multi-vehicle systems.

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Autonomy Community of Interest

Capabilities Portfolio Manager · 2021–2023
Directed the DoD-wide autonomy portfolio and its reporting across five services.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research

Deputy Director · 2019–2022
Led a 32-person research team in human-machine teaming, trust in autonomy, and interfaces for robotics and intelligent systems.

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division

Human Systems Engineering

Senior Cognitive Systems Engineer · 2022–2026
Led human-systems integration for aircrew survivability and performance systems, directing a team of 13 engineers.

Office of Naval Research

Command Decision Making

Deputy Program Officer · 2012–2016
Managed a $7M science and technology portfolio in cognitive performance and decision support.

Report

Intellectual Readiness for Emerging Technologies

The DoD is investing heavily in new technology. This report asks whether its people are being prepared to use it.
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