{"id":28917,"date":"2020-07-01T03:32:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T16:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/index.php\/?page_id=28917"},"modified":"2025-07-08T09:14:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T22:14:54","slug":"about-dc-analytics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/index.php\/about-dc-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"About DC Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28917\" class=\"elementor elementor-28917\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-808ea60 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"808ea60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-123e1a9\" data-id=\"123e1a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdec6d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdec6d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Proven analytic techniques, research-backed communication methods, and careful attention to decisionmaker focus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6835df91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6835df91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-472c8f39\" data-id=\"472c8f39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d846fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d846fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Story of DC Analytics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcb5eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bcb5eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our story began in 2004 when our leadership team members met as students at the Mercyhurst University Intelligence Studies program. They spent the summer of 2004 working on a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA)-funded research project.<\/p><p>They were to forecast which computer operating and mobile and wireless systems would become universal in the next 5-7 years. The success of that pilot led NSA to fund many more similar projects through 2012.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed903c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed903c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-248fde1\" data-id=\"248fde1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b04c5a elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4b04c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dcanalytics\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DChido-from-PKSOI-1-e1533493623440.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-28535\" alt=\"Diane Chido\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dcanalytics\/\">Diane Chido<br \/> President &amp; Managing Director<br \/> Military and Security Principal<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">One graduate student analyst, Diane Chido, went on to lead most of those projects. Upon graduation, Diane worked for a Washington, DC-based consulting firm for two years. In 2008, she founded DC Analytics with fellow alums, Suki Fuller, Jen Wozny, and Mark Blair. As President &amp; CEO, Diane manages operations and is lead for international security, military, and stabilization intelligence, as well as community-based projects in the Erie region.<br \/><br \/>Diane has taught intelligence and cultural analysis at the U.S. Army War College and at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercyhurst.edu\/ridge-college-intelligence-studies-and-applied-sciences\/department-intelligence-studies\">Mercyhurst<\/a> online and in the classroom to graduates and undergraduates. She currently teaches <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gannon.edu\/facultyprofiles.aspx?profile=chido004\">political science at Gannon University<\/a>.<br \/><br \/>In 2020, the United Nations Development Programme\u2019s Crisis Bureau named Diane an expert on governance in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of its Experts Roster for Rapid Response (ExpRes) eligible for immediate deployment to the region in crisis situations. She was also contracted by the UNDP Crisis Bureau to author a paper on Human Security in the Horn of Africa for the African Human Development Report. In 2015-18, she was contracted as the Security and Intelligence Policy Advisor for the <a href=\"https:\/\/pksoi.armywarcollege.edu\/\"> U.S. Army Peace Keeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI)<\/a>.<br \/><br \/>Three monographs relating to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palgrave.com\/us\/book\/9783319711829\">intelligence<a \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palgrave.com\/us\/book\/9783030600044\">stabilization<a \/>, and <a>legitimacy<\/a> in fragile states that Diane researched and wrote at PKSOI have been published by Springer-Nature as Palgrave Pivots. Since 2010, she has published three additional  <a href=\"https:\/\/press.armywarcollege.edu\/do\/search\/?q=diane%20chido&amp;start=0&amp;context=18225338&amp;facet=\">monographs<a \/> with the U.S. Army Strategic Studies Institute.<br \/><br \/>At home in Erie, she has supported numerous for- and non-profit organizations to develop effective strategic development and targeted marketing plans. She is currently managing a project to develop a shared identity for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/glenwood-area-receives-50000-grant-to-improve-the-neighborhood\/\">Glenwood Neighborhood <\/a>with the YMCA of Greater Erie and the Erie Zoo. In 2020, this project secured a $50,000 Renaissance Block Grant to support home renovation in this neighborhood.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddd4840 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddd4840\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e4cd97\" data-id=\"1e4cd97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5ef95 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6f5ef95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sukifuller\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1856\" height=\"1708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Suki-Fuller-In-Green-scaled-e1590342158787.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-28809\" alt=\"Photo of Suki Fuller\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Suki-Fuller-In-Green-scaled-e1590342158787.jpg 1856w, https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Suki-Fuller-In-Green-scaled-e1590342158787-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Suki-Fuller-In-Green-scaled-e1590342158787-1024x942.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Suki-Fuller-In-Green-scaled-e1590342158787-768x707.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Suki-Fuller-In-Green-scaled-e1590342158787-1536x1414.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Suki-Fuller-In-Green-scaled-e1590342158787-1080x994.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1856px) 100vw, 1856px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sukifuller\/\">Suki Fuller <br \/>Senior Vice President, Europe<br \/> Competitive Intelligence Principal<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Suki Fuller became a senior analyst with the Dunn Group, a pharmaceutical industry competitive intelligence firm. She now serves as DC Analytics\u2019 Senior Vice President Europe and its Competitive Intelligence Lead. Suki has nearly 20 years of experience as a competitive intelligence advisor, analyst and entrepreneurial coach. In 2019, she was named a Fellow of The Council of Competitive Intelligence. A dual citizen (UK\/US), Suki has lived and worked globally (EMEA, China, UK and US).<br><br>Suki tells the story of data. She takes you on the journey from data gathering and analyzing to understanding your next potential chapter. Suki is recognized for early adoption of new technologies in the advancement of competitive intelligence. Her areas of focus lie within agile competitive and emergent strategies for intelligence analysis. <br><br>In 2021, she was named #5 on Computer Weekly\u2019s Top 50 Most Influential Women in UK IT, the third time she has been honored since 2019.  She has also been included in the Financial Times\u2019 Top 100 Most Influential Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic Leaders in UK tech.  She serves as a Mentor for NCSC Cyber Accelerator (Wayra UK, GCHQ and DCMS partnership). She is an advisory Board Member for Tech London Advocates, a former Chair of the Membership Advisory Committee for Strategic Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) and Non-Executive Director to several startups. \n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c56ac0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c56ac0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbbf880\" data-id=\"fbbf880\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87f5d0 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b87f5d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jen-wozny-9210b0148\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Jen-Wozny-e1534531644197.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-28571\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jen-wozny-9210b0148\/\">Jen Wozny<br>Senior Vice President, North America, Ottawa Office<br>Non-Profit Principal<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Jen Wozny led the first highly successful NSA project where our leadership team met. She is DC Analytics' Senior Vice President North America, heading the Ottawa office. She is also the Non-Profit Lead.<br><br>From 2006-2014, Jen served the Government of Canada, doing intelligence, policy, and communications work within the Privy Council Office, holding a TS\/SI\/SA clearance.  Her positions included directly supporting the National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, having joined the office at the NSA\u2019s request, and helping to arrange the Prime Minister\u2019s travel to China, Japan, and the G8 Summit.<br><br>Jen also has years of experience creating and delivering courses to the U.S. National Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, Booz Allen Hamilton, and other private-sector clients.<br><br>A specialist in written and verbal communication, Jen wrote a master\u2019s thesis entitled \u201cOptimizing Communication Between Decisionmakers And Intelligence Analysts: Stopping \u2018Slam Dunks\u2019 And Avoiding \u2018Dead Wrongs\u2019\u201d and this became required reading within the U.S. National Security Agency.<br><br>In 2014, Jen founded holistic wellness company, Put the Light Here. There, she blends her analytical and teaching experience with credentials as a Life Coach, Kundalini Yoga Teacher (RY200), Reiki Master, and Meditator (1000s of hours), to assist clients with physical, mental, and emotional well-being. She is also trauma-informed, through a specialized training in healing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.<br><br>Jen holds a master\u2019s degree in Applied Intelligence Analysis from Mercyhurst University and a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Psychology and Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89d291f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89d291f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-894138f\" data-id=\"894138f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9071b elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"da9071b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sean-williams-chi\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeadshotAR2-e1747602111415.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-29598\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeadshotAR2-e1747602111415.jpeg 896w, https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeadshotAR2-e1747602111415-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeadshotAR2-e1747602111415-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeadshotAR2-e1747602111415-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeadshotAR2-e1747602111415-700x700.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sean-williams-chi\/\">Sean Williams<br>Artificial Intelligence Principal<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Sean Williams began his career in intelligence operations after earning his M.S. in Applied Intelligence from Mercyhurst University. He also holds a B.A. in Political Science and Spanish from Purdue University and a B.S. in Data Analytics with a focus on Generative AI from Purdue University Global. His academic background in intelligence, political science, and data analytics enables him to translate complex data into actionable insights for global security and infrastructure strategy.<br>\n <br>With over a decade of experience, Sean has led global risk analysis initiatives focused on safeguarding people, assets, and operations in support of multinational corporate activities and goals, while also implementing digital solutions to enhance research, reporting, and operational support. In his previous roles, he oversaw 24\/7 global security operations, developed COVID-19 reporting protocols and systems to monitor and support a company\u2019s global workforce, streamlined automation workflows to improve systems efficiency, and led the migration of client data to modern platforms to enhance operational performance. His leadership has consistently driven measurable outcomes, including contract renewals and program expansions. <br><br> \nSean has conducted in-depth research on telecommunications and core infrastructure systems\u2014electricity, roadways, water, rail, and seaports\u2014examining how policy, allocation, and emerging technologies shape their development and use. His work has supported clients exploring international market entry, especially in aviation and high-risk environments, combining operational risk analysis with strategic planning. Fluent in Spanish with working knowledge of French, Portuguese, and German.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d3631f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d3631f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f12adf\" data-id=\"5f12adf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbcfced elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bbcfced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sukifuller\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mark-Blair_Oct-2021.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-28995\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mark-Blair_Oct-2021.jpg 702w, https:\/\/www.dcanalytics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mark-Blair_Oct-2021-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sukifuller\/\">Mark Blair<br \/> Chief Data Analyst and Lead Software Developer<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Mark was a student at the Mercyhurst University Department of Intelligence studies with Diane, Jen, and Suki, graduating with a double major in Intelligence Studies and Psychology in 2008. He formed a company called DAGIR Co. in Erie, PA where he and Diane frequently partnered on various projects. \n<br><br>\nDAGIR developed a software product implemented by several large drug store chains to detect and report on the habits of people frequently purchasing pseudoephedrine. As this is a key ingredient for methamphetamine, this information was valuable to law enforcement. In 2008, this program was used to bring down one of the largest national meth production rings in the US Northeast.\n<br><br>\nFrom there, Mark completed an MS in Computer &amp; Information Science at Gannon University, where he is now an Assistant Professor. Prior to his time at Mercyhurst, Mark served as an analysts in the US Marine Corps. 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