Joey Cindass

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2016

  Military Intelligence Analyst

  - Performed in-depth analysis to reveal target network communication nodes for detailed exploitation.- Provided daily situational awareness briefings for operations personnel and key leadership.

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  Northrop Grumman Collaboration Project

  Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  Chief Engineer

  - Established a central command and control center’s digital infrastructure and developed a reliable communication link between system headquarters and multiple unmanned vehicles. - Monitored developer progress and collaborated with cross-functional leadership to meet deadlines. - Presented to senior management to showcase deliverables.

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  USC Institute for Creative Technologies

  May 2023 - Aug 2023

  REU Intern

  - Created a labeled research repository for machine learning models that track human engagement in video-mediated interactions by analyzing videos from numerous outlets.

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  CALSys Labs

  Jun 2023 - Feb 2024

  Research Assistant

  - Played a pivotal role in automating a centralized research repository that stores potentially illegal dark web URLs for law enforcement that could lead to criminal exploitation - Led team in developing a universal CAPTCHA solver to assist principal investigator to streamline automated web search. - Facilitated meetings with director and cross-functional team in developing novel methodologies to bolster analytical pipeline.