Selected Work

Work

Applied geospatial research, analytical systems, and spatial products designed around real operational questions. Four flagship case studies carry the primary evidence of ownership, architecture, and judgment; further work demonstrates range.

Flagship case studies

Outcomes, ownership, architecture

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01GEOINT · Spatial analytics · Methodology architecture

CBO–TGRA: Parcel Intelligence Under Uncertainty

Designed a four-stage geospatial methodology integrating 42+ data sources, entity resolution, evidential reasoning, geometric analysis, QA controls, and uncertainty modeling for the USC–NGA CRADA.

Role
Methodology Lead / Principal Architect
Method
Bayesian networks · Dempster–Shafer · Monte Carlo · entity resolution
Outcome
Specified, prototyped, and piloting a calibrated, traceable prioritization framework

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02Product systems · Mission workflows · Spatial computing

CRUX + ATAK: Geospatial Interaction for Constrained Environments

Translated special-operations workflows into interaction requirements, integration behavior, prototype evidence, and product priorities for a programmable physical interface connected to ATAK.

Role
Product Manager
Method
Mission discovery · workflow decomposition · acceptance criteria · prototype evaluation
Outcome
Engineering-ready requirements and a reusable-capability roadmap

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03Earth observation · Remote sensing · Applied research

Spectral Signatures: From Spectral Measurements to Agricultural Intelligence

Evaluated which measurements, platforms, and indices detect grapevine water stress before visible symptoms, then designed VineVision, a confidence-gated spatial decision platform built on the findings.

Role
Author and system designer
Method
Comparative index evaluation · CWSI · Landsat 9 and UAS workflow design
Outcome
Validated measurement strategy and a costed platform architecture

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04Systems architecture · Data integration · Decision support

C2IM: From Fragmented Telemetry to Mission-Centered Information Architecture

Contributed the reference architecture and operating concept that federated cyber telemetry across organizations and classification environments into theater-level awareness tied to mission consequence.

Role
Reference architecture and CONOPS contributor
Method
Source-to-decision mapping · CEF normalization · correlation · mission-dependency modeling
Outcome
Common implementation model; pilot entered operations

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Further work

Range across analysis, response, and communication

  • GEOINT · Human security

    Sudan Food Security GEOINT Assessment

    TCPED-structured brief and public StoryMap: hunger follows conflict and access restriction; confidence stated by region.

  • Disaster response · Spatial analysis

    Camp Fire After-Action Analysis

    Minute-level reconstruction of the 2018 warning-to-action chain and the failure at each link, with located vulnerability mapping.

  • Cartography · Spatial communication

    Categorizing Chaos: Tropical Cyclones

    ArcGIS StoryMap explaining cyclone formation and the Saffir-Simpson scale through four 2024 storms; presented at the LA Geospatial Summit.

Methods, experiments, and reproducible components live in the Technical Lab

How to read a case study

One analytical structure, every project

Each case study answers the same ten questions in the same order, so a reviewer can compare methodology across domains and stop at the depth that matters to them.

  1. 01–02

    Question and difficulty

    What decision existed, and why fragmented data, uncertain evidence, or geometric ambiguity made it hard.

  2. 03–04

    Role and data

    Explicit ownership language, and the data architecture drawn as it flowed.

  3. 05–06

    Method and validation

    The actual analytical mechanisms, and how the output was shown to deserve trust.

  4. 07–08

    Output and result

    The artifacts produced, and what changed because of the work.

  5. 09–10

    Tradeoffs and evidence

    Limitations stated plainly, and at most five capabilities the work demonstrates.