About
From the flightline to machine learning
My path into machine learning went through munitions, training records, and access control. The common thread is work where a skipped step is expensive, so the system has to be built to be checked.
2021–2022
Procedure
I joined the Air Force as a munitions systems specialist and worked as a crew chief on precision guided munitions: maintaining missiles and delivering them to the flightline. I was licensed on seven kinds of specialty vehicles, from heavy forklifts to weapons lift trucks.
Everything in that job runs on written procedure, because some mistakes can’t be undone. That’s the habit I kept: write the steps down, follow them, and make it easy for the next person to check your work.
2022–2025
Data
As a training technician, I was responsible for keeping more than 300 people current on their security qualifications and training. I built Power Automate workflows around the scheduling process that cut training no-shows by 97%, and four other units adopted them.
When the Air Force opened its Dark Saber generative AI program, I joined the feedback group: I built prompts and workflows, tested tools on real tasks, reported problems to the developers, and taught about 14 people who brought those workflows back to their own shops. I also wrote an Air Force-wide proposal for integrating AI, competing mostly against field-grade officers. In 2024 I was named my squadron’s Airman of the Year.
In 2025 I spent six months deployed to Kuwait, and finished part of a B.S. in Cloud Computing from there.
2025–now
Systems
Today I’m my squadron’s plans and scheduling technician and its primary cybersecurity liaison. I control who gets access to sensitive systems and handle incident response. I also built a Power BI dashboard that pulls thirteen data sources into one view and gives back about 8,000 person-hours a year.
I finished the B.S. in under a year without failing an exam, then an M.S. in Computer Science specializing in AI and machine learning in October 2026. Along the way I earned AWS certifications as a Machine Learning Engineer and Solutions Architect, and Azure certifications as an Administrator and Developer.
I separate from the Air Force in December 2026, and I’m interviewing now for machine learning and cloud engineering roles in commercial tech. I’m open to relocating, and I prefer working on site with a team.