About

Welcome to the updated Inflow Analytics portfolio site!  I am currently seeking full-time employment onsite in the Washington, DC area or remote.

Core Skills: 

  • Data extraction and analysis
  • Business Intelligence and visualizations
  • Predictive modeling
  • Project management, product management

CONTACT JEFF SEGALL: jeff@inflowinteractive.com or click LinkedIn button in CONNECT section at bottom of page

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A Startup Journey:  Inflow Interactive LLC (2014-2020)

Inflow Interactive emerged from a weekend hack-a-thon that deployed IoT sensors and video to follow the lightning-fast teamwork of a Fairfax Fire & Rescue squad all the way into Inova hospital’s emergency room.  I built the prototype instructor’s app and analyzed JSON sensor data.  SMART Emergency Medical Teams won several conference awards for multi-team simulations, and I became Co-Director of the project in 2016.  As the research team applied for major National Science Foundation grants, I split off to pursue a startup opportunity.

The core startup idea was to deploy a multi-team simulation and debriefing platform (TeamSense).  A shared cloud-based platform would allow sensor data collection and performance analytics at reasonable costs.  So I attended EMS conferences, visited emergency rooms, and met with fire chiefs, military nurses and paramedics.  I joined the AFCEA Homeland Security Committee, and learned the priorities of DHS and government contracting.  Along the way, I developed tremendous admiration for the professionals that save lives under conditions of stress and danger.  I want to thank the many people who encouraged our vision for improved team training simulations and real-time performance analytics!

Potential investors were naturally more skeptical about the business model and significant upfront costs of integrating multiple technologies.  TeamSense was not destined to be a classic Silicon Valley garage startup!  By the end of 2019, I began to let go of the highest hopes; then CoVid put an end to the startup journey.  Some of our ideas live on today in the well-funded precincts of Marine Corps and military EMS simulation labs.  I learned a great deal about designing and implementing data products; now I look forward to sharing my analytics and project skills back in the real world.