Bio

Brad is currently a PhD student in AIDD Labs and a data scientist and geographer in the Center for Social Solutions. In this role, he works to turn data into usable information and find unseen connections and correlations with this information. Brad has a BSc in Geography (Geographic Techniques) from Middle Tennessee State University, a Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence from Penn State University, and an MSc in Geographic Information Systems (Environmental Management) from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.

With expertise in spatial data and disaster response, he has worked in roles with the federal government, local government, private industry, and consultancies to NGOs. In Brad’s last position, he served as his company’s practice manager for software development and product manager and the lead geospatial analyst supporting projects with FEMA, the World Bank, and many others. With over 15 years of professional experience with data and GIS, Brad has worked across six continents on projects ranging from data collection techniques and web development to flood exposure and habitat modeling.