Nicole Lafragola

Nicole LaFragola is an experienced professional in geoinformatics and geospatial intelligence, currently serving as an Aeronautical Information Analyst and Enroute Charting Team Lead at Leidos since June 2022. Previous roles include Research Assistant for NASA's Land Cover Land Use Change Program, where training data was generated for a deep learning project, and Geographic Information Systems Analyst at Cherokee Federal, focusing on health event mapping. Nicole's early career included positions as a GIS Pathways Student Trainee with the U.S. Geological Survey, Operations Manager at Arlington Thrive, and Administrative Officer at the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers. Educational qualifications encompass a Master's degree and Graduate Certificate from George Mason University in Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing, a Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics with a minor in GIS, and an Associate's degree in Physics.