Expert Details
Feed Design, Airborne Antenna Design, Direction Finding Systems Design
ID: 729591
Texas, USA
· L/S Band monopuse/pseudo-monopulse tracking feed
· X-Band monopulse/pseudo-monopulse tracking feed
· C/X/Ku Band ground station communication feed
· C/Ku Band ground station communication feed with Ku-Band tracking capability
· High efficiency 9.3-meter reflector optics for above
· S/X Band monopulse/pseudo-monopulse tracking feed
· L/S Band communication feed
· S/X Band communication feed
· S/X Band monopulse/pseudo-monopulse tracking feed with high power S-Band transmit capability
· X/Ka Band ground station communication feed with Ka-Band tracking capability
Earlier in his career, he developed S and C-Band beacon antennas for the Project Mercury space capsule (1958), a UHF/L-Band feed for high power (60 mega-Watt pk/60 kiloWatt av) radar system at White Sands Missile Range (1963), and an L/S band SCM telemetry tracking feed for the Pacific Missile Range (1968). This was the first design to use coaxial cavities to produce monopulse tracking patterns.
In 2008, as a consultant, Expert designed a tri-band (L, S, and X-Band) feed using HFSS and OSU(NECREF) code. This feed was fabricated in accordance with his drawings. The feed was assembled, installed, and tested in an 8 ft. reflector in three days without requiring any physical modifications or adjustments to the HFSS/NECREF derived design. G/T requirements were exceeded in all three bands.
In 2010, as a consultant, he designed an SCM tri-band (L, S, and C-Band) telemetry tracking feed using HFSS and OSU(NECREF) code. The final development of this feed was completed and is now included in the company's tracking systems brochure. The feed was a featured design at the 2010 International Telemetry Conference. Since 2010, Expert has designed numerous feeds including an L/S and C-Band non-tracking feed, a high-performance C-Band feed, and a Ka-Band polarization diverse feed (selectable dual linear or dual circular). He recently designed a low-cost L/S and C-Band con-scan tracking feed (plug and play compatible with existing con-scan feeds) and a tri-band SCM Cassegrain tracking antenna.
Expert has recently designed, as a private consultant, several antennae feeds for TCS, Chatsworth, California, and a tri-band telemetry tracking feed for Orbit Communication Systems.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1958 | Degree: BSEE | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: Merrimack College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2000 to 2005 | Employer: Overwatch Systems | Title: Staff/Project Engineer | Department: Richardson Division |
Responsibilities:Responsible for the design and development of various satellite communication and telemetry tracking antennas and antenna systems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2000 | Employer: Target Microwave | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for the operation of the company, securing contracts, designing antennas and antenna systems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1996 | Employer: E-Systems | Title: Staff/Project Engineer | Department: Garland Division |
Responsibilities:Responsible for developing advanced state-of-the-art antennas and antenna systems for airborne ELINT systems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1984 | Employer: Texas Instruments | Title: Senior Member of Technical Staff | Department: Lewisville Division |
Responsibilities:Responsible for directing R and D activities related to anti-radiation missile systems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1968 to 1976 | Employer: UTL (a spinoff from LTV Electrosystems) | Title: Antenna Department Manager | Department: Dallas |
Responsibilities:Responsible for directing the development of antennas and microwave components used in airborne ELINT systems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1967 to 1968 | Employer: Philco-Ford | Title: Staff Engineer | Department: Aeronutronics |
Responsibilities:Responsible for antenna design and analysis related to ground-based communication and tracking systems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1961 to 1967 | Employer: LTV Electrosystems (later E-Systems) | Title: Design Engineer | Department: Antenna Department |
Responsibilities:Responsible for designing various airborne, ground-based radar and tracking antennas. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1958 to 1961 | Employer: Melpar | Title: Design Engineer | Department: Falls Church |
Responsibilities:Responsible for the design of microwave components and antennas needed in ground-based surveillance antennas. He also designed the S and C-Band beacon antennas for the Project Mercury spacecraft. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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| Years: 2009 to 2010 | Country / Region: Israel | Summary: Designed a tri-band telemetry feed for Orbital Communications. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| IEEE |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 8 patents and 6 publications. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Obtained a B.S.E.E. from Merrimack College, North Andover, Massachusetts, in 1958 and have accumulated more than 36 hours of graduate work in electrical engineering at the University of Virginia and Southern Methodist University. |
Fields of Expertise
antenna analysis, broadband antenna, coaxial waveguide, lens antenna, microwave antenna, microwave reflector antenna, monopulse direction finding, paraboloidal reflector, reflector antenna, transmitting antenna, waveguide, antenna design, aircraft antenna, antenna development, array antenna, feed antenna, microwave waveguide, device design, log-periodic antenna