In the current very competitive federal government contracting market companies must be agile, pursuing the most cost effective and efficient approaches to executing their business, as well as rapidly responding to opportunities to capture more business. Agility means rapidly augmenting your talent with highly skilled, experienced, and accomplished technical staff to accommodate surges in project demands, acquire new ideas for solutions, and assist in time critical bid efforts to grow your business. In my role as President/CEO of Symplectic, LLC, I provide a range of consulting solutions for people and businesses designed to unlock your specific growth challenges and truly impact your bottom line. Symplectic, LLC provides a variety of services to support science and technology as well as related activities. These services can be state-of-the-science algorithm development for science applications, conducting first principles modeling and simulation to solve real-world problems, proposal writing support, to translating scientific publications from foreign languages to English and vice-versa. Throughout the process we work with you and your team to plan, design and implement a solution that achieves the results you need. If your company is looking for a consultant that can assist with science and technology projects, technology invention and innovation, custom software development in a variety of computer languages, as well as assist in your contract bids, then I invite you to discuss what I can do for you. Refer to the Symplectic, LLC web site (www.thesymplectic.com) for more information on the services and products that my consulting business provides. Click on the Contact Info link in my profile for full contact information.

Computational Scientist/Coastal Modeler @ Conducting testing and evaluation of the Harmful Algal Blooms Regional Ocean Modeling System (HAB/ROMS) code for accurate prediction of HAB conditions in the Gulf of Maine. The project involves coordination amongst multiple organizations to develop plans on how to incorporate the HAB model into the Operational Forecast System (OFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA). This task involves working closely with the NOAA Coast Survey Development Lab (CSDL) and the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS). From January 2015 to Present (10 months) Silver Spring, MDPresident/CEO @ Started a small business providing independent consulting services in the areas of science and technology; technology invention and innovation; and custom software development. We strive to solve problems from concept to prototype for our clients by developing expertise and innovative techniques that advance the state of science and technology. Our mission is to provide services and products that meet or exceed our customers’ expectations. Responsible for corporate operations and strategic direction for Symplectic, LLC. Lead decision making for all aspects of the company’s business, including business development, marketing strategies and the evolution of the company’s technical strategic vision. The the primary point of contact for clients interested in Symplectic’s services as well as for a potential teaming partner. From April 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Fairfax, VASenior Scientist @ Technical Principal investigator (PI) for a MDA SBIR Phase I project to improve generation of highly accurate infrared (IR) scenes of target objects when viewed through representative atmospheric conditions. Added a polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image analysis component to the NRL SAR Workbench Designed and implemented the polarimetric SAR component within a graphical user interface (GUI) Redesigned classification algorithms for polarimetric SAR imagery Responsible for maintenance and development of CPI company web site (www.cpi.com) Created web site for American Commercial Space Weather Association (ACSWA), doubling membership. Prepared and provided various reports, technical reviews, and capabilities briefings to customers, senior management, and potential teaming partners Business Capture Wrote Technical Volume of two successfully awarded 5-year Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contracts valued up to $4.6 and $14 million with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for scientific and engineering R&D services Wrote technical portions of a successfully awarded bid by a team of companies for the 5-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) SciTech-2 contract valued up to $550 million with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator on 11 SBIR proposals with an 18% award rate. Performed business development activities that included researching of government contract opportunities, business partnering, team development, preparation and review of technical proposals, creation of company business and strategic plans, Bid/No Bid reviews, and proposal development process Responsible for all aspects of company recruiting, successfully adding 12 new staff to increase company size to over 40 employees in 2011 From February 2008 to February 2014 (6 years 1 month) Springfield, VirginiaPrincipal Scientist @ Conceived a SBIR project to develop a meteorological nowcast/forecast system for predicting radiance clutter for space-based infrared sensors, acquired sponsor funding, and was principal investigator for the project Jointly conceived, acquired funding, and was co-principal investigator for a SBIR project to develop an earthshine model for resident space objects Jointly proposed, acquired funding, and was co-principal investigator for a SBIR project to determine orientation of ground targets in SAR imagery Implemented algorithms in an engagement/sensor simulation model for missile hard bodies with exhaust plumes that extended its capabilities to predict detection by active laser illumination in addition to passive infrared emission Developed a data analysis software tool for ground-based radiometers to facilitate improved atmospheric correction of remotely sensed imagery that produced a research publication and won a NASA product award Analyzed infrared imagery of large aircraft and implemented analysis results in a model that is used for assessing survivability by a missile strike Initiated and participated in writing 12 proposals with a 38% award success rate From November 2002 to January 2008 (5 years 3 months) Burlington, MassachusettsOceanographer @ Implemented air-sea interactions and coupled bio-physical dynamics in a coastal ocean general circulation model of the Pacific West Coast of the United States that successfully predicted phytoplankton blooms due to Kelvin waves Analyzed properties of air-sea flux forcing fields from meteorological models and showed their linkage with El Niño features in ocean model results that resulted in 3 peer-reviewed research publications Investigated surface ocean mixed layer properties in global ocean models and in-situ data sets that resulted in 6 peer-reviewed research publications Constructed ocean datasets of surface mixed layer depth and optical properties Performed large-scale numerical modeling in FORTRAN on parallel computers at multiple High Performance Computing (HPC) centers From February 2000 to October 2002 (2 years 9 months) Stennis Space Center, MIississippiSenior Programmer Analyst @ Implemented coastal and basin-scale ocean circulation models for various Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) projects that resulted in 2 peer-reviewed research publications Embedded a turbulent surface mixed layer into the NRL Layered Ocean Model (NLOM) for the Indian Ocean that was the precursor to a global-scale version transitioned to operational prediction for the Navy fleet Coupled and extended a model of primary biological productivity to the NLOM Modeled tropical cyclones using the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS) model, solving an important problem with mixed layer deepening Principal investigator on Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (ASRM) Acoustic and Seismic projects for NASA From July 1991 to January 2000 (8 years 7 months) Stennis Space Center, MississippiPostdoctoral Research Fellow @ Developed a numerical Nuclear Symplectic Model in Fortran 77 to investigate the structural features of nuclei exploiting the mathematics of group theory that resulted in 3 peer-reviewed research publications From July 1989 to June 1991 (2 years) Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Ph.D, Theoretical Physics @ University of Toronto From 1984 to 1989 M.S, Theoretical Physics @ University of Toronto From 1983 to 1984 B.S, Physics @ University of Ottawa From 1978 to 1983 Peter Rochford is skilled in: IDL, C, Scientific Software, Matlab, Fortran, Physics, Remote Sensing, Algorithms, Computational Physics, Numerical Analysis, Mathematics, Scientific Computing, Data Analysis, Linux, Simulation, Modeling, Windows, Research, Programming, C++, Software Engineering, Simulations, Software Development, HTML, Microsoft Office, Java, Oceanography, Synthetic Aperture..., Shell Scripting, Windows & Mac operating..., Turbulence, Group Theory, Proposal Writing, Technical Recruiting, Website Development, SBIR Proposals, Nuclear Physics, Science