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Computer research professional specializing in machine learning, data mining, artificial intelligence, and evolutionary algorithms.  Over my career, I have worked on Command & Control (C2), radar systems, avionics, electronic warfare, and missile defense programs.  Other interests include:  web programming, mobile app programming, computer games, and robotics.​

Professional info​
 

Work experience
 

Professor of Computer Scince
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

​2005- present

 

  • Teach/develop courses in Computer Science at the graduate and undergraduate level.

  • Advises and mentors students.

  • Perform research and technical consulting (refer to website for latest details).

  • Received over $190K in academic and research grants; for commercial contracts, see FD Software Enterprises.

  • Previously served as both Department Chairman and Coordinator for the Graduate Program in Computer Science (MS CPSC)

 

Co-Founder and Partner, FD Software Enterprises, LLC
(AKA, Situational Awareness Systems)

​2005 - present

 

Started successful software development firm with over $5M in revenue since our founding in 2005.​  Our customers included:  Air Force Research Laboratory (Rome, NY), Naval Environmental Health Center (Norfolk, VA), and the US Army (Picatinny Arsenal, NJ).

 

Computer Research Scientist, United States Air Force (USAF)

​1985 - 2005

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  • Performed in various Research & Development, test, and program management jobs

  • Programs:  Missile Defense Agency (MDA) - Groundbased Midcourse Defense System, Cobra Dane radar system, B-1B defensive avionics system (ALQ-161A), Joint Battlespace Infosphere, Joint Service Imagery Processing System (JSIPS), and the Ada Compiler Evaluation System

  • US Patent #5,187,788 (1993) for development of a Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tool for Ada. 

  • Career USAF officer - retired at rank of Lieutenant Colonel (2005)

Languages

  • C#, C++, C

  • Java, JavaScript

  • JQuery, AJax

  • ASP.NET

  • MatLab

  • Unity, XNA

  • HTML, CSS

  • XML, XSLT

  • SQL

  • Visual Basic

Skills

  • Data Mining

  • Machine Learning

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Web Development

  • Amazon Web Services

  • Android Development

  • Game Programming

  • Mobile Robotics

  • Evolutionary Computation

  • Databases

  • Command & Control

  • Electronic Warfare

  • DOD Acquisition

2010 - present

2010 - present

Education​
 

Air Force Institute of Technology

Wright Patterson AFB, OH

​1996 - 1999

 

  • Earned a PhD in Computer Science

  • Focus:  Machine Learning, Data Mining, Evolutionary Computation

  • Dissertation:  Evolving Compact Decision Rule Sets [Advisor:  Dr. Gary Lamont]

 

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, MA

​1989 - 1990

 

  • Earned an MS in Computer Engineering​

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Michigan Technological University

​Houghton, MI

1981 - 1985

 

  • Earned a BS in Electrical Engineering

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