He also helped established electronic trade standards as U.S. delegate to the United Nations, served on the White House Data Cabinet, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Big Data Council.

Prior to his federal service he conducted basic scientific research in neuroscience, taught neuroscience and statistics; conducted industrial R&D in artificial intelligence, software, medical electronics, traffic management, electrophoresis, and mathematical modeling for automotive geometry. He is an inventor with a number of patents from this work in industry.