Human factors engineer with over a decade of applied experience advancing Human Systems Integration (HSI) analysis methods and tools for defense applications. Experienced in development and application of simulation-based performance analysis, including digital human modeling and human performance and workload modeling, with a proven record of developing software tools that modernize data collection, visualization, and decision support for the U.S. Army. Adept at coordinating across multidisciplinary R&D teams, authoring technical publications, and applying modern development approaches and emerging technologies to accelerate tool delivery and modernization.
Digital Human Modeling & Physical Accommodation
I use quantitative modeling and simulation to evaluate how well a product or system fits and accommodates the people who use it, answering questions like “will this design work for 90% of my users” , or “which users may be disaccommodated by the constraints?” This includes configuring and applying digital human models, conducting statistical accommodation analyses using anthropometric, posture, and preference data, and translating results into design recommendations. I have applied these methods extensively for the Army, but the underlying techniques are relevant to any domain where product fit, reach, clearance, or physical usability matters — from vehicle and workstation design to medical devices and consumer products.
Human Performance Modeling & Simulation
I model and analyze how humans perform in complex systems, predicting metrics like workload, task time/accuracy, and situation awareness under both realistic and extreme operational conditions. Using task network modeling and simulation, I help teams understand human performance risks early in the design process, before hardware is built and failures become expensive. I also work on integrating human performance models with broader engineering simulation environments, so that human factors considerations can be evaluated alongside technical system performance rather than as an afterthought.
Tool Development & Data Collection
I design, build, and apply analytical software tools and data collection systems that make human factors methods practical for analysts and decision-makers. This spans the full development lifecycle: identifying analytical gaps, designing interfaces, building software across web, mobile, and desktop platforms, and deploying and evaluating those tools with users in field environments. I also leverage AI-assisted development workflows to accelerate development and documentation. My experience building data collection apps spans small-scale usability studies to large, complex field experimentation events, but the skills transfer to product testing, UX research, and applied human factors in any domain.
Military Anthropometry Resource Companion (MARC)
R / R Shiny | Web Application
MARC is a tool for accessing and analyzing anthropometric reference data from U.S. military surveys. It has been used to inform design decisions across multiple Army acquisition programs and is deployed locally and within Army cloud environments for access by analysts across partner organizations. MARC represents a design philosophy I apply across all my tool development work: an intuitive interface makes powerful analytical methods accessible.
Behavioral Observations Logging Toolkit (BOLT)
JavaScript | Ionic Framework | Full-Stack Mobile & Desktop
BOLT is a digital, configurable, cross-platform environment for supporting expert observation of users in experimentation, field exercises, and human-systems evaluations. Observers use a tablet interface to log structured observational data in real time, with a backend that manages data across dozens of simultaneous observers, synchronizes records, and exports combined datasets for analysis. Building BOLT required collaboratively solving problems across the full stack: interface design, local data storage, network synchronization, and operational deployment in environments with limited connectivity. It has been deployed at large-scale Army experimentation events, where observer-analyst teams collected hundreds of structured data records across multi-day events.
Anthropometry Collection Tool (ACT)
Microsoft Power Apps | Power BI | Low-Code Development
Not every data collection problem needs a custom-built application. ACT is a tool for robust documentation of anthropometric samples and surveys; it enables recording of standard body measurements in the field with built-in validation. ACT is built entirely within the Microsoft Power Platform that most organizations already have; the Power Apps interface guides data collectors through data entry and feeds directly into a Power BI dashboard for real-time visualization and data export. Building ACT within the Power Platform rather than as a standalone application lowers the barrier to use because there are no additional IT approval processes or required training; modern low-code platforms can quickly deliver powerful analytical capabilities.
IMPRINT Integration Tools
Python | R | Simulation Integration
The Improved Performance Research Integration Tool (IMPRINT) is a dynamic, stochastic, discrete event network modeling tool and the Army's primary platform for human performance and workload modeling. I coordinate IMPRINT analyses and guide future development efforts. A key challenge with specialized simulation tools like IMPRINT is connecting them with other modeling environments. For one use case, I developed a suite of Python and R scripts that bridge IMPRINT with the Army's OneSAF force-on-force simulation platform, reverse-engineering data formats and working with the IMPRINT development team to enable dynamic data exchange. The result is a more connected modeling ecosystem where human performance can be evaluated alongside technical system performance rather than in isolation. This approach of writing lightweight integration code to connect specialized tools that weren't designed to talk to each other can be applicable wherever organizations have valuable legacy simulation assets they want to get more out of.
I am an engineer and human factors researcher based in central Pennsylvania, with a career focused on designing and evaluating systems to support the needs of the user. I came to human factors through a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State that focused on designing products for human variability, figuring out how to accommodate users with different sizes and capabilities. That foundation in quantitative and user-focused design methods has shaped my approach to solving technical problems.
For the past decade-plus I’ve worked at U.S. Army research and analysis organizations, developing the tools, models, and methods that help engineers, analysts, decision makers, and system vendors make better decisions about human-system fit, workload, and performance. Over the years, I have discovered that I’m as interested in building the tools as I am in using them. I’m a self-taught software developer; I enjoy building things that work, that people use, and that solve real problems. My toolset has evolved over time from MATLAB and early jQuery JavaScript to R Shiny, Python, hybrid mobile frameworks, and now Power Apps and AI-assisted workflows. I approach every problem by asking what’s the right tool for the problem and the user and I’ve learned to build things that work within real-world constraints, whether that’s a field environment with no connectivity or tightly governed IT infrastructure.
I’m currently exploring opportunities where I can bring this combination of analytical depth, software development, and human factors domain expertise to new problems, whether in defense, government, research, or the private sector.