Work Experience
Achievements and Experience
The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) is a ground-based gamma-ray observatory in Arizona, where four Cherenkov telescopes examine the universe’s most violent and energetic processes.
Data Scientist - POST-DOC
September 2022 - present
- Lead cross-functional initiatives in astronomy data analysis, software modernization, and machine learning integration, driving innovations across several major projects and objectives as the telescope nears retirement in the next three years.
- Transform technical capabilities through open-source adoption and reproducibility practices for scalable, interoperable analysis ecosystems.
PHD STUDENT
August 2016 - September 2022
- Led design, development, and commissioning of a prototype next-generation telescope.
- Advanced data collection and analysis infrastructure for VERITAS, acknowledged with the Simon Swordy Outstanding VERITAS Contribution Award.
- Built, installed and commissioned the mirror panels toward the alignment of the prototype Schwarszchild Couder telescope to <3 arcmin angular resolution.
- Preceptor and Lead Teaching Fellow in the physics department where I was award the Alan Sachs Teaching award.