I am a Senior Research Scientist and Project Manager at NASA, with a passion for data science, artificial intelligence, and Earth science. I hold a B.S. degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Fairmont State University, as well as M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), where my research focused on high dimensional data visualization, computer vision, and machine learning.

With over 23 years of professional experience, my career has been diverse and exciting. I started as a Software Engineer at the National Cash Registry/Teradata, working on data mining solutions for customer relationship management. Later, I spent 12 years as a research scientist at UAH, developing innovative machine learning solutions to tackle challenging problems in Earth science.

My journey led me to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, where I played a key role in modernizing data center systems and transitioning to the commercial cloud environment. As the manager of one of the NASA's Distributed Active Archive Centers—Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center, I was responsible for its research and operations. Simultaneously, I helped establish a data science team within the IMPACT project, which focuses on advanced artificial intelligence tools and applications for Earth science and other domains.

Over the years, I have managed competitive programs for NASA's Earth Science Data Systems program, including leading the Advancing Collaborative Connections for Earth System Science (ACCESS) solicitation and established the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) program’s data management project at MSFC.