Fellows Program
Meet Our Current Fellows:
Kim Barnette, PhD
Fellow, Data Analysis
LMI data analysis Fellow Dr. Kim Barnette offers a wealth of experience as a consultant, project director, and senior researcher, helping local and federal government agencies by translating their data into useful information. She leverages her strengths as a leader, mentor, strategic planner, facilitator, public speaker, and collaborator while cultivating opportunities for academic partners, technicians and data scientists to develop products and deliver services.
Ray Compton
Fellow, Solutions Architecture
Ray has over 30 years of experience in solving critical acquisition gaps within the federal government. His leadership and strategic experience encompass working with all aspects of the acquisition lifecycle, from research and development to production of complex systems supporting our national defense. Ray is a retired U.S. Army colonel who joined LMI in 2019. Prior to being named a fellow, he supported internal and external LMI stakeholders in the strategic development of integrated solutions for capability gaps in national defense.
Ron Fizer
Fellow, Management Strategy
Management strategy fellow Ron is an expert in developing and delivering solutions to counter weapons of mass destruction. As a retired U.S. Army colonel, he uses his expertise to assess readiness challenges, uncover options, and integrate holistic offerings that improve operational capability and reduce risk. Learn how Ron makes a difference in the LMI community and utilizes his experience to meet client needs.
Brandon Greenberg
Fellow, Log Planning & Optimization
Brandon has advised government, nonprofit, and private-sector organizations on emergency management planning and operations for over 15 years, with a focus on improving the design of organizational and technical systems to support disaster management. He architects technical solutions to meet a variety of customer requirements, including an innovation strategy and road map for an $80 million federal logistics IT program.
Brant Horio
Fellow, Data Science
Ten years ago, Brant sought a new opportunity with increased technical mentorship, leadership, and collaboration. Since joining LMI, Brant found what he was looking for—collaborative peers who drive mutual growth. Learn what makes Brant proudest to be a part of LMI and how he uses his expertise within his role as data science fellow to innovate.
Joseph Mariña
Fellow, Agile Transformation Coach
Joseph is an Agile Coach with experience across technology projects in digital distribution, healthcare, logistics, and holographic computing. As a specialized generalist, Joseph finds patterns across seemingly unrelated challenges and promotes lateral innovation. His experience working across many agile frameworks led to his development of a custom Agile framework to support efforts producing LMI Forge™ prototypes in 30-45 business days.