Team & advisors

Coastal intelligence built by ocean engineers, data scientists, and trusted advisors.

Our leadership has deployed met-ocean sensors for decades, operated multi-million-dollar data programs, and built software companies acquired by Fortune 100 firms. Advisors who have shepherded insurers, operators, and blue-economy ventures keep CUMULUS aligned with real growth.

Leadership

Hands-on experience from field deployments to AI platforms.

Coastal Measures is led by practitioners who have stood up radar networks, tuned data governance for regulated industries, and shipped commercial software used around the world.

Physical oceanographer turned data scientist who has led multi-million-dollar environmental data programs across civil, energy, defense, and intelligence missions.

Designed CUMULUS after years of running complex sensor fleets and AI workflows.
NSF I-Corps and National Laboratories Entrepreneurship Academy alum.
Advocates for making coastal intelligence accessible to insurers, developers, and communities alike.

Systems engineer and repeat founder who has turned technical ideas into successful companies like Signal Digits and Meetinghouse (acquired by Cisco and HP).

Decades of experience architecting secure, high-availability data systems.
Leads CUMULUS platform engineering, integrations, and enterprise security.
Blends proven software practices with a lifelong commitment to environmental stewardship.

Our broader team includes coastal engineers, radar specialists, software developers, and mission leads who have delivered projects from the Gulf of Maine to the Great Lakes.

Certified to deploy HF radar, x-band, camera, and hydrokinetic instrumentation.
Data scientists and AI engineers who translate raw signals into Lippmann AI narratives.
Program managers with experience across USACE, municipal resilience offices, and private energy developers.

Advisors

Seasoned operators guiding growth.

Our advisors bring decades of coastal insurance, remote sensing, and blue-economy experience to keep CUMULUS focused on real operational value.

John D. Keogh

Maritime risk strategist who has built coastal insurance portfolios and understands what carriers, brokers, and reinsurers need to trust new signals.

Advises on underwriting workflows and compliance-ready data governance.
Connects CUMULUS outputs with the pricing models, brokers, and investors that rely on them.

Nadir Ait-Laoussine

Blue economy technologist focused on remote sensing, offshore operations, and community partnerships across the U.S. and abroad.

Guides sensor deployments and QA programs so data stays trusted from source to screen.
Helps align product roadmaps with municipal, tribal, and developer priorities.

Partners

Trusted collaborators power every deployment.

Research institutes, innovation accelerators, and mission owners co-develop CUMULUS with us—bringing scientific rigor, commercialization coaching, and operational reality.