Naval Officer specializing in Combat Systems Engineering -- electrical engineering, plus things that go boom. 'Bilingual' in both technical and operational terms; adept at translating between the two and interpreting for different stakeholders: I tell & explain the story of the engineering state.

Royal Canadian Navy | Mar 2021 - Apr 2022

Assistant Combat Systems Engineering Officer

Assistant Head of Department (AHOD) for the Combat Systems Engineering Department on board HMCS VANCOUVER. Achieved Head of Department qualification. Assisting the Combat Systems Engineering Officer as required, including: leadership & management; training & mentoring junior engineers; project management of work periods on board; defect reporting and tracking; divisional/personnel administration; briefing command; conducting & leading technical investigations.

Royal Canadian Navy | Sep 2020 - Mar 2021

Program Manager

Program Manager & Section Head of Project Support Section (PSS) at NTDC(P).

Royal Canadian Navy | Jun 2019 - Mar 2021

Contract Manager

Contract Manager at Naval Training Development Center (Pacific)'s Learning Support Center. Responsibilities included: Guiding projects through a variety of government procurement processes (new contracts; contract extensions & amendments; task authorizations). Drafted, edited & reviewed contract documentation. Managed invoicing and approval of project deliverables. Tracked and reported contract usage & burn rate. Liaised with internal & external stakeholders to help ensure project success.

Royal Canadian Navy | Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

Staff Officer, Configuration Management

Staff Officer for New Capability Insertion at Canadian Fleet Pacific Headquarters. Informally, the Engineering Change Coordinator & Maritime Evaluation Coordinator. Responsibilities included: Working with Formation & Navy Operators to determine the technical capabilities required for ships' missions & deployments; Directing resources in the $15 million annual Third Line Maintenance Program to the Engineering Changes that would deliver those capabilities; Acting as Project Manager for Temporary Engineering Changes; Working with Maritime Evaluation Sponsors & Coordinators, Formation Schedulers, and Ships' Staff to assign strategically important evaluations to the best-suited ships, and coordinate resources to execute them

My Education

Take a look at my formal education

Master of Science - MS, Artificial IntelligenceUniversity of San Diego | 2023

Certificate, Key Capabilities in Data ScienceThe University of British Columbia | 2021

Other/Certificate in Negotiation Mastery Harvard Business School Online | 2020

Masters Certificate, Project ManagementUniversity of Victoria | 2020

Bachelor of Science - BS, PhysicsMcGill University | 2010

About Me

ex-Navy Systems Engineer with 8 years of experience, transitioning into Data Science/Machine Learning/AI. In addition to DS, experienced with Project Management and Government Procurement/Contracting. Pursuing Masters in Applied AI

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