Summary
Nate Strawn is an applied mathematician and section supervisor at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory with a decade of experience translating mathematical theory into production-ready algorithms for data visualization, optimization, robust distributed statistics, and machine learning. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University and brings a strong academic foundation from a PhD in Mathematics (University of Maryland) and MS/BS from Texas A&M. His work blends rigorous analysis, algorithm design, and software implementation—skills honed during postdoctoral research at Duke and research on dimension reduction and compressed classification. Nate routinely bridges academia and government research, leading teams to operationalize advanced statistical techniques for real-world problems. Colleagues value his ability to move from Matlab prototyping to scalable code while maintaining theoretical guarantees. Based in Chevy Chase, MD, he pairs deep theoretical insight with practical engineering to deliver robust, interpretable data-driven solutions.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Mathematics, PhD, Mathematics at University of Maryland
MS, Mathematics, MS, Mathematics at Texas A&M University