Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
B.S. Computer Science, Drexel University, June 2007 (Magna Cum Laude)
M.S. Computer Science, Drexel University, expected June 2009

Software Engineer, Drakontas LLC.
Kyle is one of three developers working on DragonForce™, a situation awareness tool architected for deployments on MANETs and other wireless networks. The software suite is designed for deployment on handheld communications devices, such as cell phones and commercial off the shelf PDAs, to provide GPS tracking of officers, text messaging, and access to other information resources required in tactical circumstances. DragonForce™ helped Drakontas secure a US Department of Justice (DoJ) grant to become the Criminal Justice Communications Technologies Center of Excellence.

Kyle also functions as the lead developer for rapid prototyping projects. His prototypes of mobile Jabber/XMPP data transport systems, cellular network SMS text messaging applications, and location-based software frameworks were field-tested by the DoJ and deployed in several public safety facilities. These tests are documented in several press videos.

Additionally, Kyle has experience being embedded in tactical exercises which helped Drakontas to better understand end-user features and requirements and continually improve the DragonForce™ user experience. The findings from these exercises helped to produce Drakontas' intellectual property.

Research Assistant, Secure Wireless Agent Testbed (SWAT)
Kyle co-manages a project team of seven in developing an Agent System Reference Architecture, a technical recommendation for the construction of agent systems conformant to the Agent Systems Reference Model (ASRM). Previously at SWAT, Kyle designed and wrote a secure, location-aware, group-based image-annotation application. The software utilizes the SWAT agent-system framework and functions on ad-hoc networks of mobile devices (consisting of various architectures and form factors). The plugin-based application continues to help secure funding for new phases of the SWAT project with continued success in demonstrations.

Visiting Member, Arificial Intelligence Applications Institute (AIAI) Kyle visted Edinburgh, Scotland to study at the University of Edinburgh and work with the Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute. The purpose of his project was to improve the ability of agents to construct and choose among plans to be executed in distributed environments.

Research Interests include AI, Automated Planning, Multiagent Systems, Networking, HCI, and Mobile Computing.

• Pennoni Honors College Graduate (2002 - 2007)
• A.J. Drexel Scholarship Recipient (Drexel University)
• Phi Eta Sigma, National Honor Scociety (2003)
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2003)
• Kappa Theta Epsilon, Coop Honors Society (2006)
• Upsilon Pi Epsilon, International Computer Science Honors Society (2006)
• International Science and Engineering Fair Award Winner (1999-2001)
• PA Governor's School for Information Technology Scholarship Awardee (2000)

• Operating Systems: Unix; Linux; Mac OS X; BSD; Windows 9X, 2000, ME, XP
• Languages: C++, Java SE/ME, SQL, PERL, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Bash, XML
• Software: Vim, Latex, Microsoft Office, Visio; Adobe Photoshop; Dia; Apache; CVS; Subversion; Oracle 10g

• AAAI - Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
• IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers