Jay Foraker

Jay is a Lead Data Scientist with 10+ years of experience leading teams of operations research analysts. He comes having supervised 21 different capstone projects focused on resource allocation, supply chain management, discrete event simulation, data visualization, and scheduling. He is passionate about helping organizations use data to make better decisions and improve their operations.

Jay joins Aimpoint Digital after retiring as a Navy Captain. During his more than 30 years of service, Jay served as a Naval Flight Officer, accumulating over 2400 flight hours in T-34C, T-43A, E-6A, and E-6B aircraft. He also served as a catapult and arresting gear officer on the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), where he contributed to the safe launch and recovery of over 17,000 flights, including 1,500 combat missions in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. His last tour in the Navy was as a Permanent Military Professor in the Mathematics Department at the United States Naval Academy. Jay holds the following degrees: a Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School, an MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, an MS from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a BS from the United States Naval Academy. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, eating out, attending Navy sports events, and attending Baltimore Orioles baseball games.

Fun fact: Jay served as the Officer in Charge of the graduation and commissioning ceremony at the Naval Academy for over three years.