Alex provides the geoscientific depth necessary to build and refine rigorous AI-driven geological models. He is an exploration geologist in Earth and Planetary Science focused on building a mechanistic understanding of the rock record. He previously served as a Campaign Science Lead on NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity Rover) mission and continues to serve on the science-operations team. His background includes a tenure as an exploration geologist in the energy sector, focused on subsurface structural and stratigraphic mapping, as well as experience helping guide the early development of Google’s Earth Engine cloud computing platform. Alex currently serves as a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley, where he completed his PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences. In his spare time, Alex likes to SCUBA dive.