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Rich Williams is an accomplished technology and data science professional with extensive experience in ecological research and machine learning. Currently serving as Chief Technology Officer at Vibrant Data Labs and Computational Ecologist at Coral Gardeners, Rich focuses on reef restoration through data analysis of underwater ecosystems. As a Co-Founder and Advisor at 3BL Labs/EvolutionXD, Rich leads technical initiatives for data sharing in scientific research. Previous roles include Staff Data Scientist at Joby Aviation, Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Resideo, and Scientific Advisor at Phylagen Inc., where Rich contributed to advanced machine learning architectures for environmental microbiomes. Rich holds a PhD in Physical Oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and dual degrees in Ocean Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.