About Me

Below is an overview of my educational background, experience, and research funding. I also am committed to advancing my profession and community through active service and leadership. My involvement spans professional societies, outreach initiatives, and advisory roles to advance the growth of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

Education

• Ph.D. Operations Research, Air Force Institute of Technology, Jan. 2023 – Mar. 2026
• M.S. Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Aug. 2019 - Dec. 2021
• B.S. Industrial and Systems Engineering, Wright State University, Aug. 2017 - May 2021

Experience

• Computer Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Jan. 2025 - present
• Associate Computer Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Feb. 2023 - Jan. 2025
• Research Engineer, Applied Research Solutions, Apr. 2022 - Feb. 2023
• Graduate Research Assistant, Wright State University, May 2021 - Dec. 2021
• Research Engineer Intern, Applied Research Solutions, May 2020 - Mar. 2022

Grants & Funding

• Dynamic Analogical Inference for Adaptive Data Representation and Fusion, Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate
  • Period of Performance: Feb. 2025 - Jul. 2026
  • Amount: $75,000
  • Team: K. Combs (PI)
• Analogical Learning for Aerial Sensing Autonomy, Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate
  • Period of Performance: Feb. - Nov. 2024
  • Amount: $75,000
  • Team: K. Combs (PI)
• TechFest Dayton: Large-scale K-12 STEM Outreach, INFORMS 2024 Ambassadors Program
  • Period of Performance: Jan. - Dec. 2024
  • Amount: $500
  • Team: K. Combs (PI), N. Gaw (Co-PI), & T. Bihl (Co-PI)

Certifications & Licenses

AFRL & UD School of Law

Introduction to Intellectual Property

Defense Acquisition University

Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management

NCEES

Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam

SAS & Wright State University

Business Analytics Certificate

Professional Memebership & Service

Position	Organization
President	Cincinnati-Dayton INFORMS Chapter
Editorial Board Member	OR/MS Tomorrow (Student-led magazine of INFORMS)
Secretary-Treasurer	Tau Beta Pi Dayton Alumni Chapter
Advisor	Tau Beta Pi Ohio Eta Chapter (Air Force Institute of Technology)
Advisor	Tau Beta Pi Ohio Mu Chapter (Wright State University)
Director of Communications	TechFest Dayton Foundation
Exhibitors Coordinator	TechFest Dayton Steering Committee
Member	Wright State University Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering Department’s External Advisory Board
Member	Milton-Union Miami Valley Career Technical Center STEM Advisory Board
Member	Women in Defense
Member	Society of Women Engineers