Gary R. - AI/LLM Trainer (Contractor)

Silver Spring, United States

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present

1 year

Designed and evaluated AI prompts to solve Aerospace Engineering problems and assessed model responses
Judged AI-generated audio outputs against baseline for accuracy and fidelity
Authored precise, detailed descriptions to serve as “truth” for AI captioning models

Jan 2021 - Dec 2024

4 years

Driving innovation in simulation and analysis of missile defense, electronic warfare & space domain awareness
Added Integrated Air and Missile Defense Capability (IAMD) to Aegis Model within BMD/CAG Benchmark Missile Defense Simulation, including environment determination and correlation
Revived legacy C++ log translator, restoring BSAT operations after replacement tool was discontinued
STING Cohort 3 Champion: applied human centered design to close Army casualty evacuation gap to save lives
STING Cohort 4 & 5 Mentor: helped shape and implement training program to teach human centered design
Re-architected NAVAIR Benchmark Missile Defense Simulation Platform to support multiple test articles

Jan 2015 - Dec 2021

7 years

Key contributor to $79M DARC contract win; received 2018 AMDS Team Technical Excellence Award
Developed end-to-end Aegis SDA software prototype, exceeding requirement to only document functionality
Directed multi-group team to integrate C2BMC and Aegis BMD models
Spearheaded redesign of Aegis SDA communication to eliminate reliance on expiring MIL-STD-6016 variance
Solved fundamental technical challenge to predict GFC TOM correlation access based on minimal input
Created alternative metric correlator to aid remote team members (and it ran faster too!)
Standardized testing and established acceptance criteria for C2BMC Planner SRM model
Rectified high-profile C2BMC design gap under tight timeline

Jan 2005 - Dec 2015

11 years

Design change approved late in development cycle based on my ability to deliver
Identified and resolved message standard gap for multiple elements, resulting in an update to MIL-STD-6016
Developed more meaningful quantitative performance metrics by leveraging my experience from adjacent fields
Led small team to prototype inter-system communication resulting in delivery of operational design
Extended MATLAB physics-based RF/EW missile defense simulation (BMD Benchmark) increasing fidelity of models of fielded systems enabling development and testing new capabilities

Jan 1999 - Dec 2005

7 years

Insightful, Indefatigable and Gets Things Done
Identifies innovative solutions others overlook
20+ years’ experience conceptualizing and resolving complex technical challenges with minimal direction
Connects and integrates diverse teams across organizational boundaries to achieve mission-critical outcomes
TOP SECRET Clearance