John Tribble is the Director of Data Science at Illumination Works, where he is responsible for the strategic growth of the company’s Data Science Practice. In this role, he supports both Defense and Commercial Divisions through technical leadership and advisement to proposal development, project design, and data science business development and marketing/sales. His work focuses on maintaining and growing data science capabilities across the enterprise, staying on top of trends and key innovations, while ensuring alignment with present and future client needs. He is deeply invested in mentorship, building a culture of collaboration, innovation, and technical excellence. As Director, John supports teams working on a wide array of data science projects and efforts, including defense logistics, government document analysis and generation, industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), technical drawing extraction, object identification and classification, knowledge graph engineering, and cybersecurity automation.

John’s professional background is rooted in the intersection of data analysis, machine learning, and geospatial systems. He has 18+ years of experience in roles spanning military service, government consulting, and commercial support. He holds a master’s degree in geographic information systems (GIS) and has spent much of his career applying machine learning to challenging problems. He is known for architecting solutions that combine cutting-edge tools, like knowledge graphs, computer vision, deep learning, and semantic enrichment pipelines. A respected contributor and technical lead across multidisciplinary teams, John is as comfortable in executive strategy sessions as he is in whiteboard-level technical discussions. He takes pride in his ability to communicate complex topics to any level audience, and he strives to contribute leadership and mentorship throughout ILW’s data science team and projects.

Outside of work, John spends most of his time with his family, which includes his wife, two sons, and two dogs. Living in Dayton, Ohio, he and his wife spend their weekends traveling around southwestern Ohio sports complexes watching his boys play competitive travel baseball. A lifelong fan of the game, John is also an avid collector of baseball autographs and memorabilia. To round out his hobbies, John is a student of drumming and plays regularly, even if just for the workout. Family is his foundation, and he credits them as his greatest motivator and inspiration.

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