Experience

AI-powered personal intelligence platform — this site. Uses RAG with Azure AI Search and Azure OpenAI GPT-4o to represent Sam's knowledge and communication style.

• RAG pipeline with Azure AI Search + OpenAI
• Hybrid retrieval: vector + keyword + semantic
• Custom persona and voice design
• Next.js + Vercel deployment

Open rowing community hub with tools, docs, and standards. Built Logbook Companion for workout logging and analytics, ErgLink for live PM5 data, and Rowing Workout Notation (RWN) — a standardized notation system for rowing workouts.

• Logbook Companion: workout logging, Concept2 sync, analytics
• ErgLink: live PM5 companion app
• Rowing Workout Notation (RWN) standard
• Custom OCR model for Concept2 monitor data
• Personalized training plan algorithms

Coaches at Titan Rowing — the Alexandria City High School rowing program. Focuses on technique, rhythm, and mental toughness. USRowing Level 1 certified. Takes kids who may have never seen a shell and turns them into cohesive crews.

• USRowing Level 1 Coaching Certification
• Evidence-based training with periodization
• Video review & data-driven feedback
• Developing novice through upper boat athletes

One of the most senior individual contributor levels in Technical Program Management. Led Science Engine — an enterprise AI platform for scientific discovery adopted by Fortune 500 customers. Earlier, turned around Azure Data Transfer from a struggling internal service into a stable, customer-facing product.

• Led Science Engine: enterprise AI platform → production offering
• Spearheaded pivot to domain-specific copilots with LLMs
• Filed patent based on novel platform features
• Defined LLM benchmarking strategy & evaluation rubrics
• Turned around Azure Data Transfer product
• Managed and mentored a team of PMs

Co-founded ScheduleBoard in 2016, oversaw rebrand to ServiceBoard. Built the entire frontend and majority of the backend. Defined product vision, go-to-market strategy, and managed business operations end-to-end.

• Full-stack development: AngularJS, NodeJS, Ionic
• Product vision & go-to-market strategy
• Customer onboarding & business operations
• Platform remains live and operational

Rose from Chief Engineer to Portfolio Manager over nearly a decade. Directed 100+ person portfolio across 15+ concurrent cyber and AI programs. Led open-source cybersecurity tools CALDERA and TRAM to community adoption. Built an IoT Analysis Lab and co-led Mobile APT research.

• Portfolio Manager: 100+ people, 15+ programs
• Strategic oversight of CALDERA & TRAM (open-source)
• Built IoT Analysis Lab for vulnerability research
• Co-led Mobile APT research initiative
• Led engagement with In-Q-Tel Interface Center
• Adversary emulation & ATT&CK integration

Nearly seven years performing red team research and analysis on mission-critical systems. Employed techniques including source code analysis, network traffic analysis, reverse engineering, penetration testing, forensic analysis, and cryptographic analysis.

• Red team research on mission-critical systems
• Penetration testing & reverse engineering
• Technical vulnerability reports & mitigations
• Bridged technical depth with program leadership

First stint at MITRE performing red team research, source code analysis, and contributing to early insider threat detection research for the Intelligence Community.

• Red team research & analysis
• Source code security analysis
• Early insider threat detection research

Earned both a BS in Information Systems and MS in Computer Science. Captained the Varsity Heavyweight 8 rowing team. The combination of rigorous engineering education and competitive athletics shaped Sam's approach to both technology and coaching.

• BS Information Systems
• MS Computer Science
• Captain, Varsity Heavyweight 8