Our value is derived from a unique staff of mathematicians, engineers, social and health scientists that offer diverse and wide-ranging experience in partnering with clients in problem formulation, experiment design, survey instrument development, data collection and processing, research methodologies, model development, computational implementation, verification and validation, and results presentation.

Our specialized core competencies have been applied to a variety of projects across multiple sectors, including:

• Population modeling, statistical data analysis, model tuning, and optimization in support of insurgency interdiction and influence operations
• Understanding social networks, social norms, and marketing impacts on drinking dynamics in college communities for the reduction of alcohol-related problems on campuses
• Inferring network structure from communications data for terrorist network disruption
• Developing optimal sensing plans for complex teams of recon troops and unmanned air vehicles in support of ground troop operations
• Modeling college admissions and freshman retention in support of student success and enrollment management planning
• Gene expression network modeling for the understanding of stress response
• Real-time beam control for laser tracking and weapon systems
• Ladar image processing and target extraction for smart munitions
• Social networks and evacuation processes in emergency planning
• Collaborative planning and control of autonomous attack systems

Our Team

	Ben Fitzpatrick, PhD President and Principal Analyst Ben Fitzpatrick is the Clarence J. Wallen Professor of Mathematics at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) and President of Tempest Technologies. He has 27 years of experience in statistical analysis, quantitative modeling, and software development. …  more
	Yun Wang, PhD Vice President and Senior Analyst Yun Wang, has served as Vice President, Senior Analyst and Chief Engineer at Tempest Technologies for over eleven years. Dr. Wang directs and participates in model development, algorithm implementation, real-time coding for control algorithms to advance laser pointing and tracking applications;…   more
	Alyssa Butler Junior Analyst Alyssa Butler recently joined Tempest Technologies as a Junior Analyst after working as a Research Associate at the University of Quebec. There she studied Bayesian methods to help develop a model to simulate and optimize individual tree growth under changing climactic… more
	Kristin Holmbeck-Cannell Analyst Kristin Holmbeck-Cannell joined Tempest Technologies as a Junior Analyst in 2012 after graduating from Loyola Marymount University (LMU) with a bachelor of science in applied mathematics. During her undergraduate career, Kristin worked on various research projects,… more
	Lucas Laske Junior Analyst Lucas Laske joined Tempest Technologies as a Junior Analyst in 2016 after graduating from Oregon State University with a bachelor of science in both nuclear engineering and mathematics…. more