Computer Scientist

About
Jacob.

I work across simulation, software, and systems where the details actually matter.

What I do

BasedHuntsville, Alabama
ClearanceTop Secret / SCI

At KODA Technologies, I support SMDC Data Sciences with modeling and simulation in AFSIM. My current work spans directed-energy engagement modeling, local AI infrastructure, and agentic analysis workflows.

Before that, I built 3D globe and hypersonic trajectory-analysis software, then deployed a satellite simulation application aboard two U.S. Navy telemetry ships.

Experience

Work across defense analysis, simulation, and production software.

Analyst

KODA Technologies / SMDC Data Sciences

  • Developed HELCAT, the highest-fidelity directed-energy plugin available in AFSIM, integrating HELCOMES and the Army/Air Force Vulnerability Module for physics-based engagement modeling.
  • Deployed local LLM inference in a classified environment and built agentic pipelines that accelerate AFSIM scenario development and analysis.
  • Building an AFSIM code-generation fine-tuning pipeline with synthetic training data grounded through RAG against platform documentation.
  • Introduced Gitea version control and issue tracking in a classified environment, replacing shared-drive development workflows.

Software Engineer

KODA Technologies

  • Built a 3D globe visualization for range awareness and pre-mission planning, including link-margin analysis in 6DOF.
  • Independently designed a hypersonic missile link-margin analysis tool with planned trajectory-generation capabilities.

Technical Intern

KODA Technologies / MDA

  • Designed, developed, and deployed a satellite simulation application to two MDA telemetry ships supporting a U.S. Navy mission need.
  • Interfaced with Starlink terminals for testing and stored telemetry in SQL for future neural-network training.

Education

In progress

Western Governors University

Online

Master of Science in Computer Science

Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Concentration

Expected graduation January 2027
Completed

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Graduated December 2024

1stPlace

UAH ACM Hackathon

Built ORION with a four-person team in 24 hours. The containerized reconnaissance platform won first place using SvelteKit, FastAPI, and Docker.

View ORION ↗

Capabilities

Languages

  • C/C++
  • Python
  • Rust
  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • Java
  • SQL
  • Swift
  • LaTeX

Frameworks

  • React
  • React Native
  • SvelteKit
  • SwiftUI
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Node.js
  • Axum

Tools

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Git
  • Gitea
  • Linux
  • AWS
  • AFSIM
  • NATS JetStream
  • PostgreSQL / PostGIS

Domains

  • Full-Stack Development
  • Distributed Systems
  • Machine Learning
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Orbital Mechanics
  • Directed Energy
  • OSINT

Elsewhere