I joined Tern in 2024 as a founding engineer. Today I lead engineering across the whole system: the positioning engine, the field app crews use, and the hardware inside the vehicle.
Before Tern I led the SDK team at Trueface, where our face recognition ranked #1 in the world for speed in NIST testing.
- U.S. Army contract, 2026
- $11.26M
- GitHub stars on my open-source projects
- 1,600+
- NIST FRVT speed rank, Trueface
- #1
Positioning without GPS
Tern works out where a vehicle is from its own onboard sensors, on road and off. No satellites, no cell signal, no outside infrastructure, so it keeps working where GPS is jammed, spoofed, or simply gone.
A textbook illustration: a particle filter works out where a car is from its motion and a road map alone. Tern's system is different, and works off road too.
Positioning engine
Works out where a vehicle is from its own onboard sensors, on road or off, with no satellites, no cell signal, and no outside infrastructure.
Field app
Turn-by-turn navigation, mission planning, and TAK integration for crews, running fully offline on phones and tablets.
Vehicle interface
Plug-and-play hardware that connects to the vehicle and streams what the engine needs.
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Experience
- 2026 to nowDirector of EngineeringTernLeads the positioning, app, and hardware teams.
- 2024 to 2026Founding EngineerTernBuilt the field app and helped build the positioning engine.
- 2019 to 2024Senior C++ Computer Vision Engineer, SDK Team LeadTrueface, a Pangiam company#1 in the world for speed in NIST FRVT. Face recognition used by DHS, airlines, and airports.
B.A.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering, University of British Columbia