About Us: Who We Are
Management Team
Our accessible CEO, visionary President, and collaborative management team lead by example, working side-by-side with employees to find solutions.
Aubrey B. Poore, Ph.D.
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientist
Jeff Poore
President and Chief Operating Officer
Dave Morante, M.Ed., M.A.
Vice President of Operations
Benjamin J. Slocumb, Ph.D.
Vice President of Programs and Business Development
Nick Coult, Ph.D.
Program Director
Shawn Herman, Ph.D.
Program Director
Randy Paffenroth, Ph.D.
Program Director
Juan Vasquez, Ph.D.
Program Director
BIOS
Aubrey B. Poore, Ph.D.
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientist
Aubrey is the founder of Numerica Corporation, he holds four U.S. patents for his work in multiple target tracking, and is the author of more than 130 publications in the areas of applied mathematics, optimization and control, and multiple sensor/multiple target tracking. Aubrey currently serves on the editorial board of the journal Computational Optimization and Applications, and is a member of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Aubrey is Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, at Colorado State University, and was awarded the Colorado State University Alumni Association’s 1999 Distinguished Faculty Award and the Colorado State University Research Foundation's 2004 Technology Transfer Award for his dedication to research and developed technology. In 2010, Aubrey received the Bravo Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Northern Colorado Business Report for demonstrating growth, business innovation and regional leadership. He currently enjoys working on distributed tracking, information fusion, resource management, and space situational awareness problems with an exceptionally talented group at Numerica.
Education
Ph.D. – Applied Mathematics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
M.S. – Engineering Mechanics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
B.S. – Applied Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Jeff Poore
President and Chief Operating Officer
Jeff is responsible for business leadership and strategy at Numerica Corporation. Jeff joined Numerica in 1998 when the company was in its infancy, partnering with his father Aubrey to build Numerica into the world-class research organization it is today. Their simple leadership approach is the same now as it was in Numerica’s early days: Aubrey leads the science and Jeff leads the business.
Jeff is a member of Centerra Executive Task Force, and he co-founded NoCo Talent Task Force and NoCo Defense Contractor’s Network. Under Jeff’s leadership, Numerica opened an Ohio office in 2007, will open a California office in 2010, and was recognized by Governor Bill Ritter and the Edward Lowe Foundation as a 2009 Colorado Company to Watch – a national award that celebrates growing businesses that positively transform the nation’s economy. In 2009, Jeff received the 40 Under Forty rising business leader award from the Northern Colorado Business Report, and the Loveland Small Business Development Center’s Business Leadership and Vision Award. Jeff is responsible for overall execution of the company’s strategic plan and is a strong advocate for small business in the federal marketplace.
Education
B.S. – Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Dave Morante, M.Ed., M.A.
Vice President of Operations
Dave’s role is to create and maintain a growth-oriented workplace culture that achieves a profitable balance between the lifestyle needs of Numericans and the challenge of delivering world-class solutions to clients. Dave joined Numerica in 2009, and is responsible for IT, human resources, marketing, security compliance and facility management for Numerica’s offices in Colorado, Ohio and California.
With more than 15 years experience in organizational development and operations management, Dave leads his team to hire elite candidates from across the country and to implement human capital strategies that foster employee growth, retention and innovation. Dave has served in strategic roles at both small high-growth entrepreneurial organizations and large established companies. In addition to his professional experience, Dave uses his formal training in organizational performance, change management and leadership to help position Numerica for optimal success.
Education
M.Ed. – Human Resource Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
M.A. – Applied Psychology, New York University, New York City
B.A. – Psychology, University of San Francisco
Benjamin J. Slocumb, Ph.D.
Vice President of Programs and Business Development
Ben provides leadership for Numerica’s team of program directors, drives business development and commercialization activities, and provides technical management of research programs in the areas of target tracking theory, tracking fusion, estimation and radar signal processing. Prior to joining Numerica in 2001, Ben worked at the Georgia Tech Research Institute where he acquired extensive research experience in detection, estimation, signal processing, and mathematical and statistical modeling, with specific application to radar systems and Electronic Support Measure (ESM) sensors. Ben's work has been published in more than 80 technical reports, book chapters and conference papers.
Education
Ph.D. – Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
M.S. – Electrical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
B.S. – Systems Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
B.A. – Mathematics, Colorado College, Colorado Springs
Nick Coult, Ph.D.
Program Director
Nick’s team is responsible for transitioning Numerica’s state-of-the-art research and development into industrial-strength commercial tracking products designed for mission-critical 24/7 environments. Prior to joining Numerica in 2008, Nick spent eight years working in academia while also consulting for commercial clients, and another three years as a full-time research scientist in industry. At Numerica, Nick leads the technical team assigned to Northrop Grumman’s Phase II IBCS network-centric tracking solution for the Army, and he manages the AFTS product partnership with defense manufacturer Ultra Electronics.
Education
Ph.D. – Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado at Boulder
M.S. – Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado at Boulder
B.A. – Mathematics, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Shawn Herman, Ph.D.
Program Director
Shawn and his group support the Missile Defense Agency’s National Team through Numerica’s development of the Multiple Hypothesis Correlator (MHC) and BMDS Launch Event Associator (BLEA) under the Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program. Numerica’s C2BMC algorithms play a critical role in the integration of individual missile defense systems, giving key decision makers the real-time information they need for global situational awareness. Shawn and his team also tackle a variety of interesting and challenging R&D problems in related areas, including sensor and communications resource management, battle management, bias estimation, and information fusion.
Before joining Numerica as a research scientist in 2002, Shawn designed algorithms and performed research at Lucent Technologies and Lockheed Martin Mission Systems. Shawn has published papers on speech recognition, joint tracking/classification via particle filters, bias estimation and mitigation, and ambiguity assessment of data association decisions.
Education
Ph.D. – Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S. – Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S. – Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Randy Paffenroth, Ph.D.
Program Director
Randy leads the technical teams at Numerica that manage tracking and database uncertainty in the areas of cyber security, chemical and biological detection and geospatial information systems (GIS). Before joining Numerica in 2006, Randy spent seven years as a staff scientist at the California Institute of Technology where he developed large software codes for high-order methods for boundary integral formulations of partial differential equations. Randy joined Numerica as a Computational Scientist V and performed mathematical research and software development in tracking problems. Randy's technical interests include the interaction between mathematics, computer science and software engineering. Randy is known for approaching complex problems with a clear, yet creative, approach. A simplified example of his unique ability to make sense out of uncertainty is Randy's video whiteboard presentation, which explains why he works at Numerica.
Education
Ph.D. – Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland
B.S. – Computer Science, Boston University
B.S. – Mathematics, Boston University
Juan Vasquez, Ph.D.
Program Director
Juan brings to Numerica extensive research in the incorporation of feature data with classic kinematic tracking algorithms, and he’s published 13 papers on multi-sensor and multi-platform data exploitation. Juan’s multi-sensor video tracking team is responsible for exploiting data from electro-optic, infrared, and hyperspectral cameras in conjunction with radar and acoustic sensors to develop algorithm and system-level solutions for operational systems. Juan and his team are also exploring the emerging technology of layered sensing.
Juan served 20 years with the United States Air Force, where he earned the distinguished rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and held several program manager positions at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. From 2004 until joining Numerica’s Ohio office in January 2008, Juan served as Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Education
Ph.D. – Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, OH
M.S. – Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, OH
B.S. – Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater