Timothy Darrah
Co-Founder & CEO at Vanderbilt University
Nashville Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTimothy Darrah is a founder and technical CEO with 8 years of experience building data-driven products at the intersection of digital assets, quantitative finance, and cyber-physical systems. He currently leads Mangrove, a digital-asset ecosystem for RIAs, and teaches data science at Vanderbilt while bringing hands-on expertise in Monte Carlo analysis, digital twins, and agentic AI from roles at NASA, Deloitte, and multiple startups. His background bridges academic rigor—a PhD in computer science focused on cyber-physical systems—with productizing ML and prognostics for commercial and defense customers. A former Army airborne infantryman and avionics supervisor, he combines disciplined operational leadership with technical creativity, often prototyping high-fidelity simulations and evolutionary planning algorithms. Outside work he’s an avid diver and outdoorsman who balances stealth projects in crypto and quantitative research with family life.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Science (May 2017) Magna Cum Laude, Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science (May 2017) Magna Cum Laude, Computer Science at Tennessee State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science - Cyber Physical Systems, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science - Cyber Physical Systems at Vanderbilt University
Spanish
Github Skills (97)
python10
deep-learning10
ml10
neural-network10
tensorflow10
machine-learning10
deep-neural-networks10
simulation9
ide9
modeling9
arduino-ide8
computer-vision8
image-processing8
docker8
arduino8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
darrahts/uavTestbed
Jan 2021 - May 2023
Contributions:446 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 3 months
darrahts/TeachableRobots
Sep 2017 - Feb 2019
Contributions:365 commits, 329 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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