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Summary of Qualifications
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• 25 years of Aerospace Systems Design and Systems Engineering Experience
• 13 Years of Aircraft avionics experience and 12 years of Spacecraft systems experience
• 13 years RF systems design experience (Satcom and RF payloads,) and 12 years Electro-optics system design experience (Infrared and Optical payloads)
• Project management experience ranging from small studies to globally deployed systems
• New business development experience for US and international government and military
Experience
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1997-Present: Satcom, RF, & IR Systems Engineer, Boeing
• 8/04 – 12/04, 9/06-Present, Space Systems Engineer. Developed systems design and architecture for proprietary programs in support of Boeing Satellite Systems, El Segundo, CA. Developed processes for using DOORS, SLATE, and Rhapsody systems engineering tools.
• 9/06 – 7/08, Satcom Systems Engineer. Developed top level SATCOM system design for TSAT using computer aided systems engineering approach (DoDAF in SLATE), El Segundo, CA.
• 4/02 - 7/04, Infrared & Avionics Systems Engineer. Developed an IRCM approach for the NATO AWACS fleet. Studied replatforming AWACS avionics onto 767 airframe. Seattle, WA.
• 3/00 – 4/02, 1/05-8/06, SATCOM Systems Architect. Developed system design for Connexion By Boeing, an Airborne Mobile Internet Service Provider. Developed SATCOM link systems design and supported mobile network design details. Seattle, WA
• 7/99 – 2/00, Satcom Systems Engineer. Developed system design for mobile network services on E6 airframe. This basic design was used in the E6 ADWS proposal, which was awarded in 2000. Seattle, WA.
• 7/97-4/00, RF Avionics Special Projects Lead. Captured and executed program to demonstrate RF precision time tagging using AWACS, funded jointly by the SWC, Space Warfare Center, and the AOITF, Airborne Overhead Interoperability Task Force. Seattle, WA.
1989-1997: EO Systems Engineer, Hughes
• 2/97-6/97, Electro-optics Space Systems Engineer. Prepared system engineering input for imager instrument for SBRS, Santa Barbara Remote Sensing, proposal to NASA. SBRS won the proposal for the NPOESS (National Polar Operational Environmental Satellite System) imager. Santa Barbara, CA.
• 2/96-6/96, Laser Systems Engineer. Prepared systems engineering section for the Laser Weapon System during a mobile tactical laser study proposal, in response to a US Army call for concepts. El Segundo, CA.
• 1/95-6/95, Electro-optics Systems Engineer. Prepared systems engineering technical proposal to place an IRST TMD system on board AWACS for Ballistic Missile Defense, known as EAGLE, Extended Airborne Global Launch Evaluator. El Segundo, CA.
• 8/89-6/97, Electro-optics Systems Engineer. Responsible for electro-optical systems engineering on-site support of AST, Airborne Surveillance Testbed, an airborne IR tracking sensor for the US Army SSDC/BMDO. Seattle, WA.
• 10/94-10/96, Payload I&T Systems Engineer. Responsible for the integration and test of Hughes payload systems for a proprietary program. Seattle, WA.
1986-1988: Senior EO Engineer, ITT / Aerospace Optical Division
• 6/86-7/88, Electro-optics Systems Engineer. Prepared an optical sensitivity analysis for AMRIR, which was a precursor to NPOESS. Also performed R&D and system design study of spaceborne meteorological IR imager and sounder, and detector design for AVHRR, HIRS, and GOES payloads. Fort Wayne, IN.
1983-1986: RF/ EO Member Technical Staff, Hughes
• 9/84-6/86, Electro-optics Systems Engineer. Systems engineer, worked on coordinating interfaces and requirements flowdown for an airborne ballistic missile sensor (Airborne Optical Adjunct). El Segundo, CA.
• 1/84-9/84, Optical Display Engineer. Designed a dual mode (FLIR / Low Light Level) holographic display system for helmet mounted displays. El Segundo, CA.
• 6/83-12/83, Radar Engineer. Designed microwave integrated circuits, including phase shifters and variable attenuators for an airborne radar application (F15 / APG70). El Segundo, CA.
Education
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• B.S. Physics, Montana State University, 1983.
• B.A. Philosophy, Montana State University, 1983.
• Graduate coursework in Physics and EE at UCLA, Purdue, and UW, from 1983 to 2000 in quantum physics, device physics, atmospheric electrodynamics, and particle astrophysics.
• Graduate certification in Space Systems Engineering, awarded Jan 2010, Stevens Institute of Technology.
• Graduate coursework towards a Masters of Science (MS) in Space Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, 2008-Present. (Concluding in 2011.)
Security Clearance
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• Current Top Secret, DoD, and SSBI, USA.
• NATO briefed from 2002 – 2010.
Publications / Patents
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• 1989 – 2010, Numerous publications in PRC, EPJC, APS Proceedings, AIAA Proceedings, SPIE Proceedings in sensor systems and gravitational studies.
• 2005-2010, Chaired numerous sessions at Space Technology Applications International Forum (STAIF) and Space, Propulsion & Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF).
• 2001 – 2003, Six US Patents and multiple foreign patents in Satellite Communications for Connexion by Boeing.
| 1 month - Discovery | 400 euros | convert |
| 3 months - Bronze | 1050 euros | convert |
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| 12 months - Gold | 2950 euros | convert |