Now

Below is a little bit of what I’m working on and doing now, updated every once in a while.

Professionally

After spending several years modeling renewables, energy pricing, and energy efficiency programs, I joined the Enterprise Analytics & AI team at the Tennessee Valley Authority about a year and a half ago. Our team focuses on the implementation of and education around… well… analytics & AI for the enterprise. Our work spans from proof of concept to final deployment of AI solutions and also includes the enablement of TVA’s citizen data scientists to do the same. I recently deployed a redesign of our enterprise CMS search using traditional keyword-based indexing techniques in concert with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). In supporting our coal combustion residuals team, I recently deployed a new module within our Geochemical Modeling and Evaluation Tool, which enables multivariate analyses like PCA and Piper diagrams. I’m currently focusing on developing an agentic assistant for creating preliminary IT project estimates.

Academically

I’ve officially graduated with my Master’s of Computer Science at Georgia Tech. I found my final course, Artificial Intelligence, to be an interesting survey of topics I dove deeply into throughout my prior courses. It also presented me with interesting reframings of AI problems. As much as I have enjoyed this learning experience, it has often proved difficult to manage while being employed full-time. I’m very relieved to put a bow on it and continue applying the skills I’ve accumulated along the way.

Personally

Each year, I pick a yearly theme. 2026 is the Year of Working the Count. Following 2025, the Year of Holding Things Loosely, I’ve been trying to work out some feelings of stagnation and restlessness in my personal life. I think more and more about “big swings”, hopefully coming in my late 20s: settling in one location, buying a house, meeting my future wife, etc. But these goals can’t be achieved overnight. This year is about taking steps to enable big swings in the future. For example, rather than pushing myself to train for another half-marathon just because I can, how can I get in the best shape and be prepared for when the motivation does strike? If good pitches do come my way this year, well, I’ll be hitting them out of the park all the same.

I’ve also been rooting the Chicago Cubs to victory - fueled through their recent 10-game losing streak by the memory of their two 10-game win streaks - am coping with unexpected gaps between Formula 1 races, and have gone even deeper into movies and film hobby. This year, I’m endeavoring to watch as many films starring or directed by Robert Redford, and I’m looking forward to a packed summer blockbuster slate.