Experience

Solution Engineering Lead

Atlas AI | Nov 2021 - Present | Nairobi, Kenya

• Lead business development efforts across Africa to propose, design, build, and implement data solutions for sustainable development
• Develop strategy for product roadmap and improvement based on user input sessions
• Design field-based efforts to collect, and validate data used by internal and external customers for research purposes
• Provide capacity-building support for the technical implementation of customer engagements
• Research the latest advancements in climate data, geospatial, and artificial intelligence and evaluate ways to incorporate into product
• Build relationships with partners and vendors of data solutions
• Manage a team of 2 Geospatial Solutions Engineers

Product Manager (Consultant)

Cloudline | July 2021 - December 2021 | Capetown, SA

• Established a product roadmap for using Cloudline's autonomous hydrogen-powered airships for remote sensing use cases
• Provided sales engineering support by participating in the sales process from initial scoping to proposal creation

Systems Lead

Flare | May 2019 - July 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya

• Evaluated, designed, and implemented systems that helped the company scale its emergency healthcare microinsurance product
• Developed and launched an integrated GPS tracking system that has increased the number of tracked vehicles by 160%
• Reduced emergency response times by identifying key gaps in coverage area and expanding to 5 new markets in Kenya
• Implemented a new CRM and helpdesk system to manage relationships and reduce downtime of 500+ first responders
• Facilitated training of new protocols for COVID-19 for over 200 healthcare workers during the first 2 months of the outbreak

VP Data Engineering

Measure | Jan 2016 - Feb 2019 | Washington, DC

• Responsible for all aspects of data operations at fast-moving startup including processing and analysis for over 7,000 drone flights
• Served as technical lead on all business development activities and regularly helped close deals with enterprise clients in the energy, construction, and telecom industries
• Recruited, trained, and managed Measure's Data Engineering team of 10 GIS, CAD, and remote sensing analysts
• Designed and implemented data system architecture to meet current needs and long-term AI and Machine Learning capabilities
• Oversaw department operating budget of over $500,000
• Participated in fundraising efforts that led to a Series B raise of $22M in investment

Geospatial Business Analyst

Quantum Spatial | Mar 2014 - Dec 2015 | Arlington, VA

• Gathered, translated, and finalized requirements for web and enterprise GIS applications for US Government agencies
• Assessed existing IT infrastructure and prepared business cases for the recommended solution

GIS Specialist

Edwards Pitman | Oct 2012 - March 2014 | Atlanta, GA

• Developed automated mapping solutions for NEPA assessments
• Conducted fieldwork for environmental surveys

AmeriCorps GIS Volunteer

US Fish & Wildlife | Sep 2011 - Aug 2012 | Elkins, WV

• Prepared high quality maps of endangered species, wildlife habitat and invasive species for the Fish & Wildlife Service's WV Field Office