Education

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL August 2019 - Present

Masters of Science in Meteorology

• Expected graduation in December 2021

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ May 2008

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

• Five Year Cooperative Education Program - The Co-Op Program is an opportunity for motivated students to obtain work experience across a variety of industries and to engage with new technologies in a hands-on environment. Completed the following externship rotations: Lehman Brothers, R&D Microwaves, and Coastal Harbor Guide.

• Sailing Team (2004 - 2008; Team Captain in 2006 and 2007)

GRE Scores

Quantitative Reasoning - 169 (96%ile) | Verbal Reasoning - 167 (98%ile) | Analytical Writing - 4.5 (82%ile)

Exam: October 2018

Programming Qualifications

Software Developer with over four years of front- and back-end web development experience and a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science. Experienced in:

• Programming embedded systems

• Building remote sensing system

• Architecting scalable web app using AWS

• Third party API integration

• Building custom analytics systems

• Agile development methods with JIRA and Asana

Proficient: Python, C/C++, C# .NET MVC, HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, SQL, DyanmoDB, AWS

Competent: Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Android Development (Java)

Weather and Navigation Hardware/Software Project

Server - Raspberry Pi running OpenPlotter platform on Linux

• Uses 9-axis (gyro + accelerometer + compass) motion tracking device to measure heading and heel

• Receives, multiplexes and broadcasts Signal K and NMEA data over WiFi

• Runs Signal K server with locally hosted custom web apps that can be run from connected devices

Remote Sensing Unit - Microcontroller with WiFi chip running firmware written in C

• Measures temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure, sends Signal K formatted data to server

• Receives configured proprietary NMEA sentences from UBLOX GPS chip, sends Signal K formatted data and standard NMEA sentences to server

• Enclosed in waterproof case with pressure valve for accurate atmospheric pressure measurements

Client - Chromebook running OpenCPN chartplotting software on Linux

• Downloads and displays GRIB data, OPC surface analysis maps and GOES images over charts

• Calculates weather routes from GRIB data and sailboat’s performance data from polar diagrams

• Runs Signal K apps from server on a web browser to track meteorological data

Programming Work Experience

Charlie Contacts Corp, Chicago, IL August 2013 to November 2013; December 2014 to April 2015

Front-End Web Developer and Chrome Extension Developer (Freelance)

• Implemented homepage design in Ruby on Rails project with responsive styling

• Integrated Chrome Extension with Salesforce to trigger building reports on contacts

eDocLending, Denver, CO November 2013 to May 2014

Full-Stack Web Developer (Freelance)

• Implemented new homepage design

• Created system that generates invoices based on user activity

• Developed new registration process

• Created email notification system

• Built admin system to view users’ account activity

• Implemented levels of membership

Beyond Diet, Denver, CO December 2010 to March 2013

Full-Stack Web Developer / Lead Generation (Full-Time)

• Built BeyondDiet.com with a team using .NET MVC / C# / SQL Server to support 10M unique visitors in peak months and over 300k members

• Created systems to:

  • Track lead generation analytics

  • Create and modify upsell flows

  • Track viewer engagement analytics from the site’s sales video. This data was used to split test different videos and to pinpoint areas of individual videos that needed improvement.

• Integrated AWS API’s

• Lead development team training sessions on using Git, after moving the project over from SVN

• Organized development team involvement with local tech meetups and hackathons

• Trained new developers on .NET

Marine Qualifications

U.S. Coast Guard Captain’s License - Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (USCG OUPV)

The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers  - Basic Safety Training Certification (STCW95 BST)

Certified Instructor for the American Sailing Association - Certified to instruct the following courses: Basic Keelboat Sailing (ASA 101), Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA 103), Bareboat Cruising (ASA 104), Coastal Navigation (ASA 105), Advanced Coastal Cruising (ASA 106), and Cruising Catamaran (ASA 114)

NauticEd Certified Level V Captain Rank Chief Instructor

Marine Work Experience

Island Hopper Sailing Academy, USVI/BVI June 2017 to Present

Founder, Head Instructor

• Manage company operations.

• Taught week-long NauticEd courses on CYOA’s charter fleet.

• Trained students on passagemaking during 2.5 month delivery from the Virgin Islands to California.

• Built company website.

CYOA Yacht Charters, USVI/BVI March 2016 to January 2019

Captain, Charter Briefer, Technician

• Captained term charters.

• Gave briefings to charterers on systems and charts, and perform checkout sail.

• Relocated yachts.

Virgin Island Sailing School, USVI/BVI June 2016 to May 2018

Sailing Instructor, Captain

• Taught week-long ASA courses and captained term charters.

Barefoot Offshore Sailing School, St. Vincent and the Grenadines April 2015 to November 2016

Sailing Instructor, Captain

• Taught week-long ASA courses and captained term charters.

Bow Mar Junior Sailing, Denver, CO June 2015 to August 2015

Director, Head Instructor

• Taught beginning to advanced sailing and racing to over 50 children ages 8-15.

• Supervised and managed two instructors.

The Grace List Flotilla, Leeward Islands 2013 & 2014 New Years

Captain

• Captained one boat of a flotilla that travelled between the Leeward Islands.

Sail Caribbean, BVI June 2007 to August 2007

Liveaboard Mate, Sailing Instructor

• Instructed teenagers on sailing and shipboard life during 10-21 day sailing programs.

Coastal Harbor Guide, New York, NY June 2006 to May 2007

Researcher

• Interpreted charts and wrote pilotage instructions for harbors along the United States’ east coast.

Passagemaking Experience

Sailed 10,000+ total Nautical Miles (NM) on passages - Passagemaking requires extensive analysis and response to current and predicted weather conditions.

As Captain:

• Florida to Maryland - July/August 2020 - Solaire - Maine Cat 30 - 23-day solo delivery along the ICW and Chesapeake

• St. Thomas to California - March/April/May/June 2019 - Whiskey Business - Helia 44 - 4,596 NM total, longest leg 715 NM

• Florida to Maryland - July/Aug 2018 - Catopus - Leopard 40 - 928 NM total, longest leg 459 NM

• Connecticut to Caribbean - 2015-2018 - Discofish - Endeavour 37 - Sailing my boat to the VI, then back and forth to Grenada for multiple hurricane seasons involved several multi-day passages, including those listed.

  • Norfolk to Hilton Head, Dec 2015, 280 NM

  • Georgetown to Turks and Caicos, Feb 2016, 250 NM

  • Turks and Caicos to Ponce, Feb/March 2016, 430 NM

  • Virgin Gorda to St. Vincent, Aug 2016, 380 NM

  • St. Lucia to Antigua, Dec 2016, 200 NM

  • Antigua to St. Thomas, Dec 2016, 200 NM

  • Anegada to Martinique, June 2018, 453 NM

  • Martinique to Grenada, June 2018, 179 NM

As Crew:

• Maine to Bermuda - Nov/Dec 2010 - HMS Bounty - 180’ wooden tall ship - 9 days, 900 NM

• Nassau to St. Maarten - March 2013 - Achilles Keel - Beneteau First 45 - 7 days, 1200 NM

• St. Maarten to Nassau - March 2013 - Achilles Keel - Beneteau First 45 - 7 days, 1200 NM

Activities and Interests

Making - Designing and building things, typically electronics projects involving 3D printing, wiring, and programming firmware

Music - 20 years of guitar playing experience (classical and electric), and beginning to learn piano

Teaching - Virtual online visits to K-12 public school science classes to teach meteorology through the Scientist in Every Florida School
program with the Thompson Earth Systems Institute