I have 15 years of experience in creative problem solving by leveraging data, machine learning, and best practices in scientific methodology. Prior to Astraea, I worked as a data scientist at the University of Virginia Medical Center and at Elder Research, where I developed novel data science solutions to problems across several different industries. Before moving into a career in the tech industry, I was an astrophysicist, where I used multi-spectral data to study how galaxies in the Universe have evolved over the past 13 billion years. Now my work brings me more down to Earth and into the present, but the problems are just as fascinating. What motivates me to get out of bed in the morning is getting to work with exceptional people on global-scale problems.