Act One

This is me now.

An immediate introduction to who I am today — what I'm learning, building, exploring, and the life I'm living right now.

Pete and Danielle standing together on lava rocks at a Maui beach, a sailboat on the water behind them

The person behind the work.

— Pete

Currently

  • LearningAI and automation for systems engineering
  • BuildingSystems that make a mission-level impact
  • ExploringResearch, teaching, and what's next
Pete and Danielle smiling together at a restaurant
Danielle & me

Engineer. Leader. Lifelong learner.

That's me.

Built on curiosity. Driven by people. Grounded in purpose.

Everything else is just details.

The turning point

I went back at 36.

The best decision of my life.

See the story
Blazer and Falcon, two dogs asleep on a gray couch
My two co-pilots.
10 countries and counting and ten states called home along the way
Pete and Danielle smiling together outside their home
Our home base · Athens, Alabama
100+ miles one challenge, ten days, one unforgettable finish

Act Two

How I became this person.

The chapters that shaped me — career pivots, risk, service, and the moments that changed everything.

The twenties

Pizza, payroll & people.

My first lessons in leadership weren't in a textbook.

The detour that mattered

Running a healthcare company.

I helped run a business where getting operations right meant everything to the people depending on us.

Back to school at 36

The bet on myself.

I walked away from certainty to build a future I believed in.

2021 · Engineering during a pandemic

A pandemic hire who learned fast.

Remote onboarding. Late nights. Zero excuses.

2021–2024 · Robins AFB

United States Air Force.

Service. Systems. Responsibility. A different kind of mission.

2024 – today · Industry

L3Harris, then Northrop Grumman.

Systems effectiveness, then systems engineering, integration, and test — plus a 4.0 master's and a PMP along the way.

January 2027

Ph.D. in Systems Engineering.

Still learning. Still building. The next chapter is already in motion.

Act Three

The life around the work.

The moments, people, places, and passions that fuel me outside of work — and make me who I am.

Pete running a 10K race wearing bib number 4465 100 miles. 10 days. One goal.
Pushed my body. Proved something to my mind.
Pete and Danielle holding hands with arms raised between the Gates of Heaven in Bali Places that changed me
Ten countries and counting…
Pete above a turquoise bay on the Crouching Lion hike in Hawaii
Always get outside.

Little things that make life rich

  • Good coffee
  • Deep talks
  • Old tech
  • New ideas
  • Sunrises
Pete and Danielle in helmets and goggles on a ski lift
Adventure partner for life.
A monkey photobombing Pete and Danielle's selfie in Ubud's Monkey Forest
Ubud's Monkey Forest. He took the wheel.
Pete ziplining over a rainforest canopy
Send it.
Pete on a misty mountain trail with a hiking pack
The long way up is the point.

Home lab. Playground. Stress relief.

Where ideas turn into experiments.

Pete mid-freefall during a tandem skydive
Ran a 10K that morning. Jumped out of a plane that afternoon.

I cry watching TV shows and movies.

No shame.

⚾ Baseball first but I'll watch it all

Act Four

Still becoming.

Where I'm headed, what I'm focused on now, and the questions I'm chasing next.

The story isn't finished.

I'm still becoming who I'm meant to be.

Onward.

What I'm focused on

  • AI & automationapplied to real systems engineering work
  • MBSECameo Systems Modeler in daily practice
  • Mentoringhelping others grow their potential

What I'm learning

  • Research methodsasking better questions, on purpose
  • AI & ML foundationsdeepening the technical core
  • Human-centered AItechnology with purpose

Working toward

Systems Engineering Ph.D.

University of South Alabama · January 2027. Build. Teach. Contribute.

Leave things better than I found them.

Pete smiling on a green garden bridge with mountains behind
Still smiling. Still climbing.

Ask me anything about my story.

I'm an open book. Every answer is grounded in my approved public story and résumé evidence.

Answers use approved public portfolio evidence.

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