Our Team
Our small team has experience spanning the scientific data collection, processing, and stewardship life cycle. We solve data acquisition problems in the field, employ advanced algorithms to ensure data integrity, and fuse data from multiple sensors.
Norma Powell
Norma Powell is an engineer with a background in mechanical engineering, mathematics, and autonomous systems. She earned dual undergraduate degrees at the University of Portland and a master’s in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis.
Her research spans autonomous rovers, drones, and vehicle controls for eco-friendly driving. At NASA Ames Research Center, she developed models for autonomous systems and helped improve the in-house STITCH optimization software.
Outside of work, Norma enjoys pampering her chocolate Labrador Retriever, playing board games with friends and family, and relaxing on the couch while catching up on shows.
Christian Clifford
Christian Clifford is a data scientist and engineer with a background in mathematics. His work has taken him into aviation research, healthcare, and finance, where he has built tools for processing aircraft data, studied cancer treatment outcomes, and developed financial algorithms. He works on both the software used to organize and analyze data and the equipment needed to collect it.
Much of his engineering work is hands-on. He has designed circuit boards, sensor electronics, and firmware, including a custom snowmobile-mounted data logger for field research.
He has also participated in unmanned aircraft research campaigns and reverse-engineered data formats to make research records usable. These projects often involve following a problem all the way from a measurement in the field to the resulting analysis.
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