Cherish D
AI For Acquisitions Lead at Air Force Research Laboratory
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCherish D is an engineering leader and researcher with a decade of experience applying materials characterization, additive manufacturing, and refractory alloy expertise to defense-focused R&D at the Air Force Research Laboratory, where she now leads AI for Acquisitions. She blends hands-on materials engineering (Ph.D. in Materials Engineering) with program and technical leadership, having served as Assistant Chief Engineer and long-time adjunct faculty and instructor fostering STEM retention. Cherish is passionate about expanding participation of underrepresented groups in STEM and couples that advocacy with an Ed.D.-level focus on teaching and student success. Her background spans industry consulting, systems engineering, and academic instruction, giving her a rare mix of practical manufacturing know-how, policy-minded acquisition insight, and pedagogical rigor.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Ed.D. in College Teaching and Learning, STEM Retention and Success, Ed.D. in College Teaching and Learning, STEM Retention and Success at Walden UniversityPh.D., Materials Engineering, Ph.D., Materials Engineering at Wright State UniversityMaster's degree, Material Science and Engineering, Master's degree, Material Science and Engineering at University of DelawareBachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering at Cedarville University
Github Skills (69)
encrypt10
postgresql10
databases10
sharding10
rdbms10
data-pipeline10
encryption10
ecosystem10
sql10
database10
mysql10
elastic10
scaling10
transform10
oltp9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
sighttviewliu/themis-otc
May 2018 - Sep 2018
Themis OTC platform
Contributions:25 commits in 4 months
themisotc
cherrishccl/coding-basics
Jul 2020 - Nov 2021
Contributions:113 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 4 months
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