Summary
Don T is a Staff-level software and data science leader with nine years of experience building AI-driven mission systems and founding DaScient to deploy autonomous, data-driven strategic intelligence across advanced and quantum-adjacent technologies. He has driven AI/ML programs at Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin and led data-science modernization and curriculum initiatives at the NSA, translating complex analytics into decision-quality intelligence for senior mission customers. His technical portfolio spans generative AI, deep learning (PyTorch/TensorFlow), reinforcement learning, and secure development for ISR, cyber defense, and satellite ground systems. A mathematician at heart who describes his work as tending a farm of algorithms, he pairs formal training (BA in Mathematics & Philosophy, certificates from Stanford, MIT, and UMBC) with practical systems engineering to move models from research into operational use. He is also a prolific author and communicator on AI and semantics, publishing multiple books and co-authoring practitioner guides that reflect his accessible-intelligence advocacy. Notably, he combines program-level architecture and stakeholder orchestration with hands-on model implementation—bridging strategy, tradecraft, and production delivery.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics | Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics | Philosophy at Arizona State University
Certificate, Preserving Private Technologies, Certificate, Preserving Private Technologies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
UMBC
Machine Learning Certificate, Computer Science, Machine Learning Certificate, Computer Science at Stanford University
English, Tagalog