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Adam S. Goler

Flight Instructor, ABC Flight Training LLC (July 2022 - Present)

Conducted primary flight and ground instruction under 14 CFR Part 61 in various piston aircraft
Provided flight reviews, aircraft checkouts, and instruction under the FAA Wings program

Data Scientist/Machine Learning Ops Engineer, Savvy Aviation (April 2022 - Present)

Developed machine learning models for piston aircraft maintenance using engine monitor data
Managed codebase for Failing Exhaust Valve Analytics Program
Supervised collaborative work with UC Davis Business Analytics Program

R&D Engineer, Pivotal Systems Corporation (July 2017 - July 2022)

Technical program management of new products for critical industry applications
Identified and guided suppliers in producing custom sensor and actuator solutions for next-generation products
Built, developed, and lead cross functional teams in pursuit of aggressive prototype development and delivery schedules
Expertise in specifying, testing, implementing piezoresistive pressure sensors, various thermal sensors, piezoceramic actuators, and signal conditioning with ADC/DAC systems

Experimentation and Prototyping Manager, Marine Innovation Unit (March 2022 - present)

Leverage technical expertise to test, explore, and evaluate new technologies in testing environments and exercises to assess relevance and impact of targeted technologies to current and future Marine Corps requirements
Research innovative technologies that may improve the MAGTF’s capabilities in current and future operational environments, develop new project initiatives, assess the impact of novel technologies on existing concepts, and, where necessary, develop new concepts to exploit these technologies
Liaise with other government and non-government offices to leverage common efforts toward solving current and future technological challenges
Attend meetings, briefings, working groups, and events relating to the Advanced Capabilities Branch and Marine Innovation Unit mission to develop and maintain situational awareness and represent MIU’s interests

Team Member, MARFORCYBER Reserve Capture the Flag Team (October 2021 - March 2022)

S-6/Communications Platoon Commander, 6th Engineer Support Battalion (June 2017 - August 2019)

Received Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2019) for superior performance in billet
Advised battalion commander regarding best employment of wire/data/radio/cyber assets
Engineered tactical communications networks for battlefield reliability and redundancy
Lead, trained, and mentored a platoon of Marines
Maintained accountability of communications hardware and sensitive cryptographic information

Special Projects Officer, Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School (June 2016 - January 2017)

Received a Letter of Appreciation for review/update of Basic Communications Officer Course curriculum for scientific accuracy
Co-developer of 2nd place submission (Warfighting Category) for Marine Corps Mobile Application Challenge

Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State University (August 2009 - May 2015)

PhD, Physics, Washington State University, 2015

BS, Physics and Mathematics, American University, 2009

Certified Flight Instructor, Airplane Single Engine Land, Instrument Airplane (experience report)

FAA First Class Medical

Amateur Radio License (General Class)

Volunteer Dog Walker, Friends of Homeless Animals (September 2015 - June 2016)

Washington DC Student Ambassador, NASA International Year of Astronomy (August 2008 - August 2009)