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Curriculum vitae

As I move into my 18th year as a public servant, it continues to be a privilege and a pleasure to serve Canadians, helping them get the most from their tax dollars. Having worked with senior decision makers in government on complex and sensitive files, at this point in my career, I feel that my experiences offer the private sector a unique collection of skills and outlook.

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I look forward to building insight for complicated decision problems that sit at the intersection of finance, operational data, and data science.

Education

2005

University of Alberta

Theoretical particle physics

Thesis: Electroweak physics beyond the standard model (three journal papers: Nuclear Physics B, Physical Review D, The Journal of High Energy Physics)

Full NSERC funding

Governor General's gold medal of academic excellence 

1999

University of Western Ontario

Applied mathematics (Theoretical physics stream)

Student NSERC, Surface Science Western (surface chemistry lab) 

Governor General's silver medal of academic excellence

Work experience

2018 - present

Public Services and Procurement Canada

Head Data Scientist responsible for leading a team of data scientists developing statistical models and library packages in R for decision making insight at Deputy/Assistant Deputy Minister level; mentor the team members, provide scientific leadership, and direct DevOps for production level applications. Nominated for the Public Service Award of Canada.

2008 - 2018

Defence Research and Development Canada

Senior Operational Research Scientist responsible for leading NATO analysis groups, and providing decision support directly to Assistant Deputy Ministers and flag officers. 

2008 - 2018

Carleton University

Evening Lecturer teaching two astronomy courses every year: Introduction to the solar system; Introduction to stars, galaxies, and cosmology.

2005 - 2007

University of Oxford

Canada-United Kingdom Millennium Postdoctoral Fellow in theoretical physics, publishing original research on supersymmetric models, neutrino physics, extra dimensional physics, and early universe cosmology, while also lecturing early universe cosmology for the theoretical physics postgraduate program at Oxford.

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