my work history
Places I've worked over the years
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Northeastern University, Assistant Clinical Professor
Jan 2017 -- 2021
Primarily teaching in the Align program, a fast-growing, intensive program designed to provide students without background in Computer Science the core competencies to join and complete Northeastern's traditional MS in Computer Science.
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Maana, Inc.,
2016 -- 2017
Mid-stage startup (~50 employees) developing knowledge-centric technology expediting knowledge extraction from data in silos to operationalize insights for enterprise businesses.
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Porch, Inc., Senior Data Science Engineer
2015 -- 2014
Incorporated a user-centered approach to a traditional predictive analytics team. Orchestrated an initiative to make user research part of the company’s design process. Contributed to the systems design and development of predictive models using hundreds of features to predict human behavior.
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ARO, Inc., Software Scientist
2014 -- 2013
Independently planned and executed basic and applied research in the domain of personal sensor data. Managed company research efforts with expectations to bring national and international credibility and recognition to the startup technology. Incorporated user research into design and evaluation of product features. Explored personal analytics--combining location data (from mobile applications Saga) and physical activity data in novel interactive visualizations.
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University of Washington, Graduate Research Assistant
September 2005 -- 2012
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Senior Research Scientist
2001 -- 2012
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A Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratory, Researcher
-- 2001
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Various Internships, Intern
1999 -- 2008