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I have been a Software Developer with the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison since March 2025. Before that, I worked in various developer roles at the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison for 18 years. I also had a brief stint at the Wisconsin Geologic and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) as the Interim Web Developer.
Throughout my career, I have always had a passion for helping people through my work. Whether that be helping researchers doing studies on vein imaging at SMPH, deploying code to share Wisconsin geology research, or helping patients undergoing health crises at CHESS.
My current interests include: (1) applications of machine learning, for example, the use of a convolution neural network model to identify ticks in a citizen science app called The Tick App; (2) user and developer experience design; (3) wildlife and environmental conservation; (4) modernizing and refactoring legacy systems; and (5) building systems to help researchers and their studies. Previously, I worked on applications of neural networks in Chaos Theory.
Outside of my day job, I am the secretary of the Friends of Military Ridge State Trail in Wisconsin and help with trail maintenance and improvement. I also recently became a certified Wisconsin Master Naturalist and volunteer my time doing environmental citizen science, stewardship, and education. I can’t recommend this program enough for those interested in the environment.
A few other tidbits:
- I enjoy endurance sports like triathlons, long distance running and biking, reading sci-fi, cooking, gardening with native plants, Chickadees (Genus Poecile), and writing.
- Eric Maus, my brother, and I were finalists at 2020 Austin Film Festival for a full-length holiday romantic screenplay called “Holiday on the Hills” We’ve also written the treatment for another holiday romantic screenplay called “Mars by Christmas.” We haven’t found someone to produce either yet, so just let us know.
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For more information, please see my Resume/C.V. (Last updated October 2024)