Who we are

Nick Howes, Founder, is an applied scientist and consultant with twelve years industry experience in data science and machine learning deployment: eight years in a cross-disciplinary team at Shell focused on subsurface characterization; four as a customer-facing software consultant at MathWorks, a developer of mathematical software. His domain expertise is in geoscience, but he is committed to continuous learning, and has consulted for clients in the energy, extraction, medical, manufacturing, and semiconductor industries, as well as governmental agencies.

Experienced in project requirement gathering, self-directed research, analytical reasoning, data integration, numerical modeling (physics-based and machine-learning), and clear communication of results via data visualization and publication. Nick prioritizes strong collaborative relationships, both technical and cross-functional.

Peter D’Entremont, Advisor, is an engineer with a wide range of experience in manufacturing, medical devices, biotechnology, and instrumentation and automation companies. He has significant experience as an independent consultant for a wide range of businesses and was a mechanical engineer for Apex Medical, a startup focused on implantable medical devices, Aphios a bio-pharmaceutical processing R&D company, and Zymark, a laboratory robotics company (currently part of Caliper Life Sciences). Peter has also consulted on numerous in-vitro diagnostic devices as a project manager under NIH’s RADx program. Peter is an inventor on four U.S. patents. Peter is a member of the Trustees of Reservations and often visits their reservations. He is also a founding member of the Trustee’s Community Supported Agriculture program at Powisset Farm in Dover, Massachusetts.