Our Team

CEO and Data Scientist

Charles Givre

CISSP

Solutions-focused Senior Technical Executive with 20+ years of experience spanning technology, data science, fintech, education, and cybersecurity. PMC Chair for the Apache Drill project. Published author and speaker at Black Hat, O'Reilly, Open Data Science Conference, and Strata + Hadoop World.

Chief Operating Officer

Joshua Friedman

JD · MBA

Licensed attorney in Maryland with experience across private practice, federal government, and startup operations. Former operations manager for DataDistillr, a $6M seed-stage startup. MBA from University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business, JD from University of Maryland School of Law.

Senior Instructor

Summer Rankin, PhD

PhD

Data scientist and AI/ML expert with 20+ years as an instructor and scientist. PhD in Complex Systems and Brain Sciences from Florida Atlantic University, with a postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. 30+ peer-reviewed publications in machine learning, healthcare-AI, and neuroscience.

Senior Software Architect

Tim Swagger

25-year veteran in software development focused on pragmatic solutions for real-world business challenges. B.S. in Computer Science (Software Engineering) from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota.

Senior Instructor

Ajay Pillai

PhD

Senior Neuroscientist and Machine Learning Scientist with 20+ years as a subject matter expert on advanced AI programs at DARPA and ARPA-H. PhD in Complex Systems and Brain Sciences from Florida Atlantic University.