Short History
Sage is a research programmer and user experience (UX) designer with Rutgers University’s Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RU COOL). His work focuses on developing interactive websites and data tools that support researchers, students, and faculty.
Since 2022, he has served as Information Manager for the Palmer Antarctica Long‑Term Ecological Research (LTER) program, where he oversees data archiving workflows, quality control, and metadata curation. He has been a Co‑PI on six NSF grants across four directorates, contributing to projects that support undergraduate use of ocean data (OOI Data Labs), promote polar literacy in informal learning environments (Polar Literacy), and develop tools to support Broader Impacts planning (ARIS Center). As Co‑PI of the new NSF‑funded EMBARK CyberTraining project, he leads the development of short‑format, hands‑on training for Early Career Ocean Professionals focused on reusing data from major facilities and repositories.
Over more than two decades, he has designed and developed a wide range of database‑driven web applications, data visualizations, and learning resources, including an early online community network for COSEE NOW, an internal review portal for the OOI Data Team, and real‑time ocean data processing from satellites, HF radar, and gliders. He holds a B.S. in Physics and an M.B.S. in User Experience Design from Rutgers University.