From Compass to Cloud to Claude: Reimagining Collaborative GEOINT Education for Future Missions
Invited panelist.
Recognition
Talks and poster
Workforce 2030: GEOINT, New Missions, Roles, and Technologies
Joint presentation with the U.S. Air Force Academy and Penn State.
Reframing Geospatial Intelligence Education and Training
Keynote address.
GEOINT³: Reframing Geospatial Intelligence Education Across Concepts, Representations, and Reasoning
Academic poster. Read the case study
ROTC student briefings
Briefed 67 university ROTC students across 3 visits on leadership, values, and the enlisted-to-officer path.
Volunteer service
Remote Mapper and Spatial Analyst
65+ hours of imagery interpretation and mapping for international crisis response, including Kenya Red Cross epidemic preparedness in Narok County, a base map of the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan, and flood and landslide response in Sukabumi, West Java.
Ukrainian Relief Fundraiser Lead
Led a multinational fundraising campaign and hosted a social media art event that raised $5.1K for Ukrainian relief.
Mentor, Officer Commissioning Applicants
Mentored enlisted members through officer commissioning applications, including 5 in a single year.
Instructor, Drum and Bugle Corps
Led 24 members through 35 practices and 11 performances for distinguished visitors during technical training.
Academic
- 2026Merrick Merit FellowTexas State University doctoral fellowship
- 2025USGIF Stu Shea Endowment recipientGraduate scholarship, U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
- 2018Magna cum laudePark University
Military
- 2025Junior Officer of the Quarter, with Superintendent recognitionU.S. Air Force Academy, Department of Economics and Geosciences
- 2024Air and Space Commendation MedalMeritorious service as Senior Intelligence Duty Officer, 2020 to 2024
- 2024Air and Space Achievement MedalCrisis intelligence support and working group leadership
- 2023 to 2024Junior Officer of the Quarter; Star Performer; #1 of 6 senior duty officers618th Air Operations Center
- 2022 to 2024Contributor, Intelligence Team of the Year and Team of the QuarterCross-command awards with the 22nd Intelligence Squadron
- 2022Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award nomineeAir Force-level leadership award
- 2021 to 2022Selectee, Quality of Analysis programHeadquarters Air Force
- 2019Air Force Commendation MedalMeritorious service as avionics craftsman and shop supervisor
- 2019Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter923d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 2017Air Force Achievement MedalMeritorious service, 2014 to 2017
- 2017Distinguished GraduateAirman Leadership School
- 2014Air Force Achievement MedalOff-duty lifesaving response at a highway rollover: freed a trapped driver and gave first aid to four injured people, including two children
- 2014 to 2017Below-the-zone early promotion; Airman of the Quarter (2x); Maintenance Professional of the Quarter; Rescue Team of the MonthEnlisted career recognition
- 2013Honor GraduateBasic Military Training
Earned
- ArcGIS Pro Foundation Certification, Esri (2026)
- USGIF Geospatial Intelligence Certificate, U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (earned through Penn State)
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Introduction to SQL for BigQuery and Cloud SQL, Google Cloud
- ArcGIS Pro Essential Training, LinkedIn Learning
In progress
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (expected 2026)
- GISP, GIS Certification Institute (portfolio under review; exam planned for December 2026)
- Project Management Professional (PMP), planned
Affiliations
- U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), member
- American Association of Geographers (AAG), member
Training
- FADE Academy, National Reconnaissance Office: advanced geospatial data discovery, access, and integration
- Intelligence Officer Course
- Air Mobility Command Intelligence Formal Training Unit
- Global Mobility Operations Course
- Officer Training School
- Airman Leadership School
- Technical training in avionics fundamentals, integrated instrument and flight control systems, C-130J guidance and navigation systems, advanced wire maintenance, and soldering