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Verifiable Evidence & Documentation

Independently verifiable evidence of patents, publications, institutional affiliation, and professional experience. Every claim on this page can be cross-checked through external systems: USPTO Patent Center, Zenodo, ORCID, Google Scholar, SSRN, and employment records.

Section 1

Evidence & Verification

Independently Verifiable Documentation: every record below links to an external system operated by an independent third party (USPTO, Zenodo, ORCID, Google Scholar, SSRN, ResearchGate).

Patent Submissions

HMAA: U.S. Provisional No. 63/999,105 (March 7, 2026)

CARA: U.S. Provisional No. 64/000,170 (March 9, 2026)

SATA: U.S. Provisional No. 64/002,453 (March 11, 2026)

FLAME: U.S. Provisional No. 64/005,607 (March 14, 2026)

All four submitted via USPTO Patent Center. Awaiting review.

Zenodo DOI Records

HMAA: 10.5281/zenodo.18861653 ↗

CARA: 10.5281/zenodo.18917790 ↗

SATA: 10.5281/zenodo.18936251 ↗

MAIVA: 10.5281/zenodo.19015517 ↗

FLAME: 10.5281/zenodo.19015618 ↗

ADARA: 10.5281/zenodo.19043924 ↗

HMAA-UAV: 10.5281/zenodo.19128769 ↗

Testbed: 10.5281/zenodo.19143190 ↗

BLADE-EDGE: 10.5281/zenodo.19177472 ↗

BLADE-AV: 10.5281/zenodo.19232130 ↗

BLADE-MARITIME: 10.5281/zenodo.19246785 ↗

BLADE-INFRA: 10.5281/zenodo.19277887 ↗

BLADE-SPACE: 10.5281/zenodo.20183269 ↗ (TRL 2-3 Preliminary Design Phase, 15-document engineering package)

BLADE-CUAS: 10.5281/zenodo.20299604 ↗ (counter-UAS, TRL 2-3 hardware / 3-4 simulation)

BLADE-AGENT-HSM: 10.5281/zenodo.20299821 ↗ (agentic-AI hardware root of trust, TRL 2-3 silicon / 3-4 emulator)

BLADE-SWARM: 10.5281/zenodo.20351198 ↗ (attritable swarm autonomy, TRL 3-4 simulator / spec, TRL 2 testbed)

BLADE-INFRA-OT: 10.5281/zenodo.20342067 ↗ BLADE-FINANCE: 10.5281/zenodo.20374692 ↗ (IT/OT bridge governance, TRL 2-3 hardware / 3-4 simulation)

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University Affiliation

Georgetown University listed on Zenodo publication records. M.P.S. Applied Intelligence program (STEM-designated), School of Continuing Studies.

ORCID Researcher Identity

ORCID 0009-0001-8573-1667, verified researcher identity linking publications, patents, and institutional affiliation.

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Google Scholar

Publication index with citation tracking and research metrics.

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Independent External Citations

Citation 1 (May 2026): SSRN paper AI-Enabled Military Decision-Making and Escalation Risk: Human-Machine Command Authority in Great Power Competition (SSRN ID 6082847) cited in Hernandez, J. (2026), The Cascade Protocol (Pomona College, Department of Economics), ISBN 979-8195946579, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20113664. Reference #36 of 36, alongside the U.S. Department of War AI Strategy (January 2026), King's College London, US Army War College, Harvard Law School PILAC, Lieber Institute West Point, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Atlantic Council, and NDU Press.

Citation 2 (April 2026): SSRN paper ERAM: Escalation Risk in AI-Enabled Command and Control (SSRN ID 6176802) cited as Reference #4 in "The Ethics of AI in U.S. Warfare," LexAI Journal, University of Toronto Law and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Students' Association.

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SSRN Author Page

14 distributed scholarly papers on AI governance, escalation risk, and national security. 7,836 cumulative downloads; SSRN Author Rank 15,210 of 2,727,789 (top 0.56%).

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ResearchGate

Research profile with full-text access and academic networking. Hosts public PDFs of distributed research and policy papers.

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U.S. Work Authorization

STEM-OPT authorized employment at Blue.Cloud (Tampa, FL, 2021-2024). Data governance and cloud infrastructure in regulated environments.

Published Books

Ten-volume technical reference series across three book series under the Authority & Architecture publisher imprint: The Authority Equation (3 volumes), The Authority Discipline (4 volumes), and Autonomous Authority (3 volumes). All volumes assigned ISBNs registered through Bowker, distributed via Amazon and IngramSpark in print and ebook formats. The Authority Equation Volume I assigned Library of Congress Control Number 2026912260.

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Professional Memberships & Certifications

IEEE Member (#102193505) · AIAA Student Member (#1936005) · ACM Member (#9952787) · AAAI Member (#656504) · INFORMS Member (#2009712) · NDIA Member (#1700222) · Sigma Beta Delta Lifetime Member (#2007930) · DARPAConnect (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). Plus 140+ additional credentials from 25+ institutions.

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Section 2

Professional Background

This experience reflects progressive work across data governance, infrastructure security, operational technology, and critical infrastructure systems. Each role contributed domain-specific insights that informed the development of the AUTHREX governance framework. Consulting engagements were conducted on a part-time, remote basis during academic breaks while maintaining full-time student and OPT status in the United States.

Independent Researcher, AI Governance & Autonomous Systems
2020 - Present
AUTHREX Systems · Washington, DC · Independent Research
  • Developed seven governance architectures (SATA, HMAA, CARA, MAIVA, FLAME, ADARA, ERAM) with four U.S. provisional patents filed via USPTO
  • Built twelve research hardware platforms (Rover Testbed, UAV, BLADE-EDGE, BLADE-AV, BLADE-MARITIME, BLADE-INFRA, BLADE-SPACE, BLADE-CUAS, BLADE-AGENT-HSM, BLADE-SWARM, BLADE-INFRA-OT, BLADE-FINANCE) demonstrating cross-domain governance
  • Published 33 works (18 Zenodo DOIs + 15 SSRN papers) covering formal mathematical frameworks and experimental validation across 2,800+ simulation runs
  • Applied research aligned with DoDD 3000.09, NIST AI RMF 1.0, NHTSA AV incident data, and CISA critical infrastructure resilience strategies
Infrastructure Security & ICS Governance Consultant
2021 - 2025
SIMA, Advanced Materials & Supply Chain Security · Istanbul, Turkey · Independent Consultant (Part-Time, Remote - Academic Breaks)
  • Advised on security strategy for advanced materials supply chain networks across Eastern European and Middle Eastern corridors
  • Designed Zero Trust governance policies for industrial control systems (ICS) in high-throughput manufacturing environments
  • Conducted threat-modeling assessments and supported transition of legacy infrastructure to NIST-aligned security frameworks
Risk & Infrastructure Resilience Consultant
2023 - 2025
SADEF, Critical Infrastructure & Agricultural Supply Chain Security · Istanbul, Turkey · Independent Consultant (Part-Time, Remote - Academic Breaks)
  • Conducted vulnerability assessments across distributed critical infrastructure nodes in regulated international environments
  • Authored operational continuity frameworks mitigating cyber-physical threats, applying methodologies consistent with U.S. CISA resilience strategies
  • Supported governance of cross-border information flows in regulated markets under international export-constraint regimes
Data Governance & Trust Architecture Engineer
2021 - 2024
Blue.Cloud · Tampa, Florida · Full-Time, STEM-OPT Authorized Employment
  • Engineered data governance architectures with role-based access control (RBAC) enforcement in regulated cloud environments
  • Executed cloud infrastructure risk assessments aligned with ITAR/EAR need-to-know data handling requirements
  • Developed automated data validation and integrity verification pipelines for enterprise data systems, enforcing trust-gated data flows across multi-tenant environments
  • Designed disaster-recovery and failover architectures for mission-critical data systems, including structured recovery protocols and incident escalation procedures
Data Governance & Integrity Consultant
2020 - 2023
FHS, Aerospace & Precision Industrial Engineering · Istanbul, Turkey · Independent Consultant (Part-Time, Remote - Academic Breaks)
  • Implemented data governance frameworks for high-precision aerospace manufacturing in regulated commercial sectors
  • Deployed data loss prevention (DLP) strategies to safeguard proprietary engineering data and enforce integrity boundaries
  • Optimized manufacturing workflows using predictive risk modeling and periodic security audits
Cloud Infrastructure & Data Engineering Intern
Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
Bluenet · Tampa, Florida · CPT-Authorized Internship
  • Supported cloud consulting initiatives including infrastructure design, development, testing, and maintenance
  • Supported application development teams across front-end, back-end, middleware, and database administration workflows
  • Assisted Big Data consultants with data processing operations, gaining early exposure to the data governance and pipeline integrity practices later applied at Blue.Cloud
Operational Technology & Risk Analyst
2017 - 2020
REXOIL, Critical Petrochemical & Energy Infrastructure · Istanbul, Turkey · Independent Consultant (Part-Time, Remote - Academic Breaks)
  • Supported operational risk assessment and supply chain governance for a petrochemical entity in volatile energy markets
  • Redesigned operational technology (OT) reporting protocols to reduce data latency in time-critical operational decision cycles
  • Conducted risk analysis across distributed supply chain networks to identify and remediate systemic vulnerabilities
Section 3

Academic Training

Formal education across applied intelligence, international business, and computer science engineering. Two STEM-designated programs (Georgetown M.P.S. Applied Intelligence, USF B.Sc. Computer Science Engineering).

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M.P.S. Applied Intelligence (STEM)
Georgetown University · School of Continuing Studies · Washington, D.C.
Elected leadership role: Outreach & Partnerships Officer, Georgetown University Cybersecurity Society (GUCS), 2026-2027 academic year. Elected by peer membership of the Georgetown SCS cybersecurity student organization; term confirmed May 11, 2026 by Georgetown SCS Communications.
Program Details
MBA, International Business
Lynn University · Boca Raton, Florida
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0
Standardized exit examination: Peregrine Global Services MBA Outbound Exam, 94.62% / 99th percentile against the U.S. comparison data pool (sample sizes 23,490-59,790 per topic, four-year rolling cohort). 99th percentile in 14 of 16 topic areas; 96th percentile in the remaining two. Administered May 10, 2026.
Program Details
M.A. Strategic Intelligence Studies
The Institute of World Politics · Washington, D.C.
Acceptance received April 27, 2026 · Hayes Memorial Scholarship recipient
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B.Sc. Computer Science Engineering (STEM)
University of South Florida · Tampa, Florida
GPA: 3.45 / 4.0
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