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Expert in Electromagnetic Systems, Directed Energy, Radar, Electronic Warfare, New Technology Acquisition.
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Expert has researched the PV cell technologies now in production and in the pipeline. While promising incremental efficiency and cost improvements abound, several "completely different" approaches were found that can produce 80%-90% conversion efficiencies across broad spectral bands at roll-to-roll printed film costs. Suppliers of the design subsystems were contacted, informed of the new concept, and are presently aiming their work toward demonstration cells. If successful, this work will improve the national economics of both renewable and conventional energy generation by about a factor of 5.
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Expert has designed and built "smart" radars with full polarimetric and other advanced target discriminant identification capabilities for many years. These included 16, 86 and 94 GHz versions, designed for air surveillance, missile guidance and tank fire control, respectively. Also designed were combined radar/HPM weapons for ship and high value target defense. Ground penetrating radars include a 2cm-resolution deep mapper with GW output, and a UWB formation imager designed to guide a drillstring real time in thin coal seams. These were all technical "firsts" that provided employers and clients substantial market advantages.
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Expert has over 30 years experience identifying, locating and evaluating new product-enabling technologies. (Also, new product-threatening and "asymmetric" ones.) Areas have included remote sensing techniques, antenna beam control methods, counter-stealth approaches, industrial process controls, energy storage materials, anti-carjack systems, fuel conversion/transport approaches, synthesized electronic materials and many others. These were applied in large aerospace and commercial firms, Government-owned firms and medium-sized commercial enterprizes. Expert has organized and managed national workshops on new technology evaluation/impacts.
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Expert began application of HPM technologies to military scenarios in the 1970's, eventually starting 5 industry development groups, obtaining funding for them,designing products and building their test facilities. He co-chaired the first US national conference on HPM. Experience ranges from target effects optimization to systems engineering to components and packaging to prototypes and field demos. Along the way, propagation estimates, target coupling models, potential hardening and countermeasures were all developed. Direct observation of lab and field effects of full-scale products on targets (later including IED's) were made as early as 1979.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Bakersfield, California;
Salinas, California;
Santa Barbara, California;
and Santa Maria, California.
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Honors |
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1965
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MS
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Electrical Engineering
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Ohio State University
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Research Assistantship, Sigma Xi
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1964
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BS
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Electrical Engineering
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Case Western Reserve University
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Research Assistantships, 3 Scholarships
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1992 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Owner
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Founded firm to provide technical and business development consulting in electromagnetics, system engineering, radar, energy and remote sensing areas. Experience in over 15 countries.
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1989 to 1992
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Lockheed Martin
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Advanced Development and Technology Operation
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Manager, Advanced Electronic Programs
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Co-founded this new HQ division with a Norm Augustine charter to "Build the DARPA of Martin". Initiated programs in several then-cutting edge areas, obtained funding, trained staff, built facilities.
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1987 to 1989
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Alcoa Aluminum Company
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Alcoa Defense Systems
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Director, Advanced Electronic Projects
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Initiated, managed development projects in ECM, LO, Counter-LO and HPM areas.
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1983 to 1987
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Intelcom Radiation Technologies
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IRT
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Program Manager
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Built successful microwave group, labs, won several million dollars in funding.
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1982 to 1983
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Boeing Aerospace Company
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Kent,WA
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Chief Scientist
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Senior technical direction for Boeing's largest MMW missile seeker program.
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1978 to 1982
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General Dynamics Corporation
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Pomona
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Program Manager
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Initiated programs in ship defense radar, MMW guidance, electric guns, electronic materials.
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1976 to 1978
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Martin Marietta Corporation
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Orlando
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Engineering Specialist
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Helped build first precise MMW tank fire control radar, "STARTLE"
Synthesized MMW phased-array beam control materials, demonstrated antennas.
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1974 to 1976
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab
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Electronics
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Senior Electronics Engineer
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Built MMW gas spectrometer, patented cavity tuning concept.
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Associations/Societies
Life Senior Member, IEEE Fellow, MIT Electromagnetics Academy
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Licenses/Certifications
FCC Radiotelephone License, radar endorsement
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Professional Appointments
SPIE International Conference Chair (5 years)
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Awards/Recognition
IEEE Lecturer, China, 2001
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Publications and Patents Summary
Fourteen published papers, 6 patents granted, 2 pending.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert for consulting on 2.4 Ghz omni directional antenna design project.
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Expert is available for consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Infrared countermeasures system expert for consulting on litigation case involving IRCM systems.
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litigation consulting and support, forensic services, or any related expert witness services.
A few litigation needs include product liability, personal injury, economic loss, intellectual property
(patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), and insurance matters. Remember, your initial screening
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1992 to 1993
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Canada
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He was technical lead on this country's winning proposal for a national coastal (radar) surveillance system for Malaysia.
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1999 to 2001
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China
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Transferred production of a US-designed magnetic field survey instrument to Chinese factory.
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1998 to 2000
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Republic of South Africa
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Contacted RSA Government for introduction of French high tech manufacturing into the country. Brought French business and academic representatives to meet their RSA counterparts.
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French
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Can easily translate French written documents, writing them only fair, speaking now poor.
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Remote sensing satellites ("SPOT"), space-based radar, conformal antennas, oil & gas exploration/navigation/drilling, energy-independence national options/strategies, HPM sources and technologies, UWB radar hardware, extreme environment electronics, lightning protection, solar cells, missile seekers, ship defense radar, OTH radar, target ID radar.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your marketing research, industry research, and company
research needs. For research needs involving multiple experts or secondary research,
a Research Director can be assigned to coordinate the work into a custom report for you as a potentially quicker
and more cost effective alternative to doing this work yourself or hiring a boutique consultancy.
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Expert is free.
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Training/Seminars
Courses/Seminars: "System Engineering", "Microwave/HV Lab Safety", "Compact Radar Design", "Pulse Power Science", "RF/Microwave Propagation", "Antenna Design", "Marketing in Tough Times", "Vessel Traffic Control Systems", "Designing Electro-Active Materials", "Borehole Navigation Radar".
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Located, managed over 20 subcontractors, areas included high energy density capacitors, ultra-strong filament-wound gun barrels, HPM tubes, HPM cathodes/modeling, magnetic circuits/structures, target HPM vulnerability modeling, many others
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Other Skills and Services
On the ground knowledge of "best and brightest" players in remote sensing, many other technologies in over 15 countries. Business partners and contacts worldwide.
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