Professional Experience

Discovery Machine Inc., Director, Instructional Technologies

2020 - Present

Provide leadership and guidance on the instructional applications of Discovery Machine’s artificial intelligence (AI) for next generation learning ecosystems
Work with Department of Defense (DoD) and commercial partners and customers to align simulation based learning and AI with curriculum needs
Develop relationships with government, military, technical experts, academia, organizational leadership, and peers to promote the company's AI software and services
Aid executive team in preparation of statements of work and project timelines
Serve as liaison between ISD customers and software development team
Advocate for AI driven solutions that are appropriate for the learning audience
Serve as project lead and point of contact for several DoD and commercial projects
Present and network at conferences and other events related to learning and AI

Discovery Machine Inc., Senior Knowledge Engineer

2012 - 2020

Project lead for several contracts
Lead the development of software models of human cognition and complex systems for DoD and commercial AR & VR training environments
Managed engineering tasking in DoD training scenario development
Lead expert domain scoping and knowledge capture with subject matter experts and other stakeholders
Aided in continued development of DMI’s commercial 3D immersive simulation software
Managed development of 3D immersive content for Department of Defense LVC synthetic training environments (characters, devices, scenes, etc...)
Aided in continued development and marketing of Discovery machine's own Unity based low code authoring and simulation environment
Relayed customer experiences and requests to the software team
Facilitated test audience validation sessions with customers
Designed, developed, and delivered training and customer support materials for the software that Discovery Machine Inc. sells

2008 - 2012

Designed and delivered professional development training sessions on the effective use of technology in the classroom and online
Supervised student work in the creation of multimedia and web solutions for instruction
Aided faculty with the transition from face-to-face to online course delivery through the campus Learning Management System
Developed media rich and strategy driven solutions for the courses on campus and online
Video/Streaming Media Production
Aided in the production of a national educational television series airing on PBS.
Represented the college as a camera operator for Little League International, gathering footage for broadcast, archive, and display of on-field activities
Website Creation
3D & 2D Animations for instruction and video production
Taught several tech courses for Workforce Development and Continuing Education
Adjunct faculty

2005 - 2008

Developed media rich content for the courses on campus and online
Responsible for producing, editing, compressing, and publishing digital media content for online and face to face courses
Worked as part of the Penn College marketing team producing videos and other multimedia for commercials, college website, admissions materials, and a national television show.
Resolved instructional challenges as they arose using creative and technical solutions as appropriate

2003 - 2006

Worked with national and local talent to produce materials for television shows, commercials, training videos, documentaries, websites, and other multimedia environments
- Video Editing
- Corporate Identity Design
- Animation
- Music Recording/Production
Created business plan and corporate identity for a local production company and ended up working with them as a freelancer

2003 - 2005

Managed equipment room and responsible for set-up and installation of audio/video equipment